RESULT

MPR vs KZNI Commentary, 2 October, 2026

MPL

159/4 (20 ov)

KNI

142/10 (19.3 ov)

Mpumalanga Rhinos won by 17 runs

Over 20 22 Runs

MPL 159/4

B Brokensha 44(21) B van Niekerk 38(26)

Z Abrahams 1-42 (4)

1 19.6

Ziyaad Abrahams to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

4 19.5

Ziyaad Abrahams to Bryn Brokensha, Four,

1 19.4

Ziyaad Abrahams to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

6 19.3

Ziyaad Abrahams to Benjamin van Niekerk, Six,

4 19.2

Ziyaad Abrahams to Benjamin van Niekerk, Four,

6 19.1

Ziyaad Abrahams to Benjamin van Niekerk, Six,

Over 19 16 Runs

MPL 137/4

B Brokensha 39(19) B van Niekerk 21(22)

Chad Laycock 1-31 (4)

6 18.6

Chad Laycock to Bryn Brokensha, Six,

1 18.5

Chad Laycock to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

3 18.4

Chad Laycock to Bryn Brokensha, 3 runs,

1 18.3

Chad Laycock to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

1 18.2

Chad Laycock to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

4 18.1

Chad Laycock to Bryn Brokensha, Four,

Over 18 17 Runs

MPL 121/4

B Brokensha 25(15) B van Niekerk 19(20)

G Dukes 0-23 (3)

1 17.6

Gareth Dukes to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

1 17.5

Gareth Dukes to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

1 17.4

Gareth Dukes to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

4 17.3

Gareth Dukes to Bryn Brokensha, Four,

MPL

Scored 100 in 17.2 overs

100

4 17.2

Gareth Dukes to Bryn Brokensha, Four,

6 17.1

Gareth Dukes to Bryn Brokensha, Six,

Over 17 7 Runs

MPL 104/4

B Brokensha 9(10) B van Niekerk 18(19)

Z Abrahams 1-20 (3)

1 16.6

Ziyaad Abrahams to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

1 16.5

Ziyaad Abrahams to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

1 16.4

Ziyaad Abrahams to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

1 16.3

Ziyaad Abrahams to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

2 16.2

Ziyaad Abrahams to Benjamin van Niekerk, 2 runs,

1 16.1

Ziyaad Abrahams to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

Over 16 4 Runs

MPL 97/4

B Brokensha 6(7) B van Niekerk 14(16)

PM Patel-I 0-21 (4)

1 15.6

Parth Patel-I to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

1 15.5

Parth Patel-I to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

0 15.4

Parth Patel-I to Benjamin van Niekerk, no run,

1 15.3

Parth Patel-I to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

0 15.2

Parth Patel-I to Bryn Brokensha, no run,

1 15.1

Parth Patel-I to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

Over 15 5 Runs

MPL 93/4

B van Niekerk 12(13) B Brokensha 4(4)

Chad Laycock 1-15 (3)

1 14.6

Chad Laycock to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

1 14.5

Chad Laycock to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

1 14.4

Chad Laycock to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

1 14.3

Chad Laycock to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

1 14.2

Chad Laycock to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

0 14.1

Chad Laycock to Benjamin van Niekerk, no run,

Over 14 9 Runs

MPL 88/4

B van Niekerk 9(9) B Brokensha 2(2)

PM Patel-I 0-17 (3)

1 13.6

Parth Patel-I to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

4 13.5

Parth Patel-I to Benjamin van Niekerk, Four,

1 13.4

Parth Patel-I to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

1 13.3

Parth Patel-I to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

1 13.2

Parth Patel-I to Bryn Brokensha, 1 run,

1 13.1

Parth Patel-I to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

Over 13 9 Runs

MPL 79/4

Muhammed Mayet 22(14) B van Niekerk 2(5)

B Xenxe 1-15 (2)

Out

Muhammed Mayet 22(14)

c MN Erlank b B Xenxe

157.14

12.6 · Muhammed Mayet c MN Erlank b B Xenxe 22 (14) — Bamanye Xenxe to Muhammed Mayet, no run, c MN Erlank b B Xenxe,

1 12.5

Bamanye Xenxe to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

1 12.4

Bamanye Xenxe to Muhammed Mayet, 1 leg bye,

1 12.3

Bamanye Xenxe to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 run,

wd 12.3

Bamanye Xenxe to Benjamin van Niekerk, 1 wide,

1 12.2

Bamanye Xenxe to Muhammed Mayet, 1 run,

4 12.1

Bamanye Xenxe to Muhammed Mayet, Four,

Over 12 3 Runs

MPL 70/3

B van Niekerk 0(3) Muhammed Mayet 17(10)

PM Patel-I 0-8 (2)

0 11.6

Parth Patel-I to Benjamin van Niekerk, no run,

0 11.5

Parth Patel-I to Benjamin van Niekerk, no run,

0 11.4

Parth Patel-I to Benjamin van Niekerk, no run,

1 11.3

Parth Patel-I to Muhammed Mayet, 1 run,

wd 11.3

Parth Patel-I to Muhammed Mayet, 1 wide,

0 11.2

Parth Patel-I to Muhammed Mayet, no run,

0 11.1

Parth Patel-I to Muhammed Mayet, no run,

wd 11.1

Parth Patel-I to Muhammed Mayet, 1 wide,

Over 11 9 Runs

MPL 67/3

Ruben du Toit 26(22) Muhammed Mayet 16(7)

T Ndlovu 1-9 (1)

Out

Ruben du Toit 26(22)

c Chad Laycock b T Ndlovu

118.18

10.6 · Ruben du Toit c Chad Laycock b T Ndlovu 26 (22) — Thandolwami Ndlovu to Ruben du Toit, no run, c Chad Laycock b T Ndlovu,

1 10.5

Thandolwami Ndlovu to Muhammed Mayet, 1 run,

6 10.4

Thandolwami Ndlovu to Muhammed Mayet, Six,

1 10.3

Thandolwami Ndlovu to Ruben du Toit, 1 run,

MPL

Scored 50 in 10.2 overs

0 10.2

Thandolwami Ndlovu to Ruben du Toit, no run,

1 10.1

Thandolwami Ndlovu to Muhammed Mayet, 1 run,

Over 10 9 Runs

MPL 58/2

Muhammed Mayet 8(4) Ruben du Toit 25(19)

Chad Laycock 1-10 (2)

1 9.6

Chad Laycock to Muhammed Mayet, 1 run,

4 9.5

Chad Laycock to Muhammed Mayet, Four,

2 9.4

Chad Laycock to Muhammed Mayet, 2 runs,

1 9.3

Chad Laycock to Ruben du Toit, 1 leg bye,

1 9.2

Chad Laycock to Muhammed Mayet, 1 run,

Out

ZA Kathrada 21(31)

c MN Erlank b Chad Laycock

67.74

9.1 · ZA Kathrada c MN Erlank b Chad Laycock 21 (31) — Chad Laycock to Zakir Kathrada, no run, c MN Erlank b Chad Laycock,

Over 9 5 Runs

MPL 49/1

Ruben du Toit 25(18) ZA Kathrada 21(30)

PM Patel-I 0-5 (1)

2 8.6

Parth Patel-I to Ruben du Toit, 2 runs,

1 8.5

Parth Patel-I to Zakir Kathrada, 1 run,

1 8.4

Parth Patel-I to Ruben du Toit, 1 run,

1 8.3

Parth Patel-I to Zakir Kathrada, 1 run,

0 8.2

Parth Patel-I to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

0 8.1

Parth Patel-I to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

Over 8 7 Runs

MPL 44/1

ZA Kathrada 19(26) Ruben du Toit 22(16)

B Xenxe 0-7 (1)

1 7.6

Bamanye Xenxe to Zakir Kathrada, 1 run,

1 7.5

Bamanye Xenxe to Ruben du Toit, 1 run,

4 7.4

Bamanye Xenxe to Ruben du Toit, Four,

1 7.3

Bamanye Xenxe to Zakir Kathrada, 1 run,

0 7.2

Bamanye Xenxe to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

0 7.1

Bamanye Xenxe to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

Over 7 2 Runs

MPL 37/1

ZA Kathrada 17(22) Ruben du Toit 17(14)

Chad Laycock 0-2 (1)

1 6.6

Chad Laycock to Zakir Kathrada, 1 run,

0 6.5

Chad Laycock to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

0 6.4

Chad Laycock to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

0 6.3

Chad Laycock to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

1 6.2

Chad Laycock to Ruben du Toit, 1 run,

0 6.1

Chad Laycock to Ruben du Toit, no run,

Over 6 8 Runs

MPL 35/1

ZA Kathrada 16(18) Ruben du Toit 16(12)

Z Abrahams 1-13 (2)

2 5.6

Ziyaad Abrahams to Zakir Kathrada, 2 runs,

1 5.5

Ziyaad Abrahams to Ruben du Toit, 1 run,

wd 5.5

Ziyaad Abrahams to Ruben du Toit, 1 wide,

0 5.4

Ziyaad Abrahams to Ruben du Toit, no run,

4 5.3

Ziyaad Abrahams to Ruben du Toit, Four,

0 5.2

Ziyaad Abrahams to Ruben du Toit, no run,

0 5.1

Ziyaad Abrahams to Ruben du Toit, no run,

Over 5 11 Runs

MPL 27/1

ZA Kathrada 14(17) Ruben du Toit 11(7)

L Waqu 0-11 (1)

2 4.6

Liyema Waqu to Zakir Kathrada, 2 runs,

0 4.5

Liyema Waqu to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

4 4.4

Liyema Waqu to Zakir Kathrada, Four,

1 4.3

Liyema Waqu to Ruben du Toit, 1 run,

4 4.2

Liyema Waqu to Ruben du Toit, Four,

0 4.1

Liyema Waqu to Ruben du Toit, no run,

Over 4 4 Runs

MPL 16/1

ZA Kathrada 8(14) Ruben du Toit 6(4)

G Dukes 0-6 (2)

0 3.6

Gareth Dukes to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

0 3.5

Gareth Dukes to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

1 3.4

Gareth Dukes to Ruben du Toit, 1 run,

1 3.3

Gareth Dukes to Zakir Kathrada, 1 run,

1 3.2

Gareth Dukes to Ruben du Toit, 1 run,

1 3.1

Gareth Dukes to Zakir Kathrada, 1 run,

Over 3 5 Runs

MPL 12/1

Ruben du Toit 4(2) ZA Kathrada 6(10)

Z Abrahams 1-5 (1)

4 2.6

Ziyaad Abrahams to Ruben du Toit, Four,

0 2.5

Ziyaad Abrahams to Ruben du Toit, no run,

Out

G Tarr 2(6)

c L Waqu b Z Abrahams

33.33

2.4 · G Tarr c L Waqu b Z Abrahams 2 (6) — Ziyaad Abrahams to Garnett Tarr, no run, c L Waqu b Z Abrahams,

1 2.3

Ziyaad Abrahams to Zakir Kathrada, 1 run,

0 2.2

Ziyaad Abrahams to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

0 2.1

Ziyaad Abrahams to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

Over 2 2 Runs

MPL 7/0

ZA Kathrada 5(7) G Tarr 2(5)

G Dukes 0-2 (1)

1 1.6

Gareth Dukes to Zakir Kathrada, 1 run,

0 1.5

Gareth Dukes to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

1 1.4

Gareth Dukes to Garnett Tarr, 1 run,

0 1.3

Gareth Dukes to Garnett Tarr, no run,

0 1.2

Gareth Dukes to Garnett Tarr, no run,

0 1.1

Gareth Dukes to Garnett Tarr, no run,

Over 1 5 Runs

MPL 5/0

ZA Kathrada 4(5) G Tarr 1(1)

MN Erlank 0-5 (1)

0 0.6

Michael Erlank to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

0 0.5

Michael Erlank to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

4 0.4

Michael Erlank to Zakir Kathrada, Four,

0 0.3

Michael Erlank to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

0 0.2

Michael Erlank to Zakir Kathrada, no run,

1 0.1

Michael Erlank to Garnett Tarr, 1 run,

Out

L Waqu 0(1)

c G Tarr b J Hinrichsen

0.00

19.3 · L Waqu c G Tarr b J Hinrichsen 0 (1) — Jon Hinrichsen to Liyema Waqu, no run, c G Tarr b J Hinrichsen,

Out

CD Shekleton 50(46)

b J Hinrichsen

108.70

19.2 · CD Shekleton b J Hinrichsen 50 (46) — Jon Hinrichsen to Cameron Dean Shekleton, no run, b J Hinrichsen,

0 19.1

Jon Hinrichsen to Cameron Dean Shekleton, no run,

Over 19 8 Runs

KNI 142/8

Z Abrahams 2(4) CD Shekleton 50(44)

T Hlatuka 2-41 (4)

0 18.6

Thabile Hlatuka to Ziyaad Abrahams, no run,

1 18.5

Thabile Hlatuka to Cameron Dean Shekleton, 1 run,

1wd 18.5

Thabile Hlatuka to Ziyaad Abrahams, 2 wide,

1 18.4

Thabile Hlatuka to Cameron Dean Shekleton, 1 run,

2 18.3

Thabile Hlatuka to Cameron Dean Shekleton, 2 runs,

1 18.2

Thabile Hlatuka to Ziyaad Abrahams, 1 run,

1 18.1

Thabile Hlatuka to Cameron Dean Shekleton, 1 run,

Over 18 10 Runs

KNI 134/8

Z Abrahams 1(2) CD Shekleton 45(40)

J Hinrichsen 0-27 (3)

0 17.6

Jon Hinrichsen to Ziyaad Abrahams, no run,

1 17.5

Jon Hinrichsen to Cameron Dean Shekleton, 1 run,

1 17.4

Jon Hinrichsen to Ziyaad Abrahams, 1 run,

1 17.3

Jon Hinrichsen to Cameron Dean Shekleton, 1 run,

Out

PM Patel-I 1(6)

runout (J Hinrichsen / NM Dlamini)

16.67

17.2 · PM Patel-I runout (J Hinrichsen / NM Dlamini) 1 (6) — Jon Hinrichsen to Cameron Dean Shekleton, 1 run, runout (J Hinrichsen / NM Dlamini),

6 17.1

Jon Hinrichsen to Cameron Dean Shekleton, Six,

Over 17 12 Runs

KNI 124/7

PM Patel-I 1(6) CD Shekleton 36(36)

T Hlatuka 2-33 (3)

0 16.6

Thabile Hlatuka to Parth Patel-I, no run,

1 16.5

Thabile Hlatuka to Cameron Dean Shekleton, 1 run,

2 16.4

Thabile Hlatuka to Cameron Dean Shekleton, 2 runs,

wd 16.4

Thabile Hlatuka to Cameron Dean Shekleton, 1 wide,

6 16.3

Thabile Hlatuka to Cameron Dean Shekleton, Six,

1 16.2

Thabile Hlatuka to Parth Patel-I, 1 leg bye,

wd 16.2

Thabile Hlatuka to Parth Patel-I, 1 wide,

0 16.1

Thabile Hlatuka to Parth Patel-I, no run,

Over 16 6 Runs

KNI 112/7

PM Patel-I 1(3) CD Shekleton 27(33)

T Maupa 2-19 (4)

1 15.6

Themba Maupa to Parth Patel-I, 1 run,

0 15.5

Themba Maupa to Parth Patel-I, no run,

0 15.4

Themba Maupa to Parth Patel-I, no run,