- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras15 (b 3, lb 5, nb 7)TOTAL384/8d (116.1 Overs, RR: 3.3)Did not bat: MK HollardFall of wickets: 1-157 (Tylor Trenoweth, 34.1 ov), 2-208 (Keenan Vieira, 52.1 ov), 3-220 (Liam Peters, 55.6 ov), 4-319 (Ludwig Kaestner, 83.6 ov), 5-341 (Christoffel Klijnhans, 92.2 ov), 6-346 (Emmanuel Motswiri, 95.4 ov), 7-379 (Sizwe Masondo, 109.6 ov), 8-381 (Atwell Mokgoloboto, 112.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB N van Zyl 17 5 60 1 3.52 0 0 T Ntini 22 2 68 1 3.09 0 1 T Totana 12 2 50 1 4.16 0 0 JH Coetzer 21 3 60 1 2.85 0 5 K Molefe 24.2 7 65 1 2.67 0 0 M Copeland 18.5 5 59 3 3.13 0 0 L Sizani 1 0 14 0 14 0 1
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras9 (b 7, lb 1, nb 1)TOTAL150/2 (50.1 Overs, RR: 2.99)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Lihle Sizani, 7.3 ov), 2-103 (Nathan Roux, 33.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MK Hollard 9.1 3 34 0 3.7 0 0 IHM Modimokoane 11 5 13 2 1.18 0 1 E Motswiri 10 4 30 0 3 0 0 A Mokgoloboto 13 2 49 0 3.76 0 0 KA Landsberg 6 1 13 0 2.16 0 0 K Vieira 1 0 3 0 3 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Limpopo , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
11,12,13,14 December 2025 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Match Referee
Points
Limpopo 11.22, Border 9
Close of Play
- Thu, 11 Dec - day 1 - no play
- Fri, 12 Dec - day 2 - Limpopo 1st innings 314/3 (L Kaestner 148*, CP Klijnhans 45*, 82 ov)
- Sat, 13 Dec - day 3 - Border 1st innings 150/2 (W Ruthven 70*, J Niemand 16*, 50.1 ov)
- Sun, 14 Dec - day 4 - no play
Match Notes
- No play on day 1 due to wet outfield
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