f63483	KwaZulu-Natal Coastal v Eastern Province
	CSA 4-Day Series 2025/26 (Division 1)
Venue	Hollywoodbets Kingsmead, Durban on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th February 2026 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	KwaZulu-Natal Coastal won the toss and decided to field
Result	KwaZulu-Natal Coastal won by 2 wickets
Points	KwaZulu-Natal Coastal 20.06 (Batting 3.06, Bowling 3, slow over-rate -2); Eastern Province 9.1 (Batting 5.1, Bowling 4)
Umpires	LB Gcuma, TC Mokorosi
Referee	RN Birkenstock
Close of play day 1	Eastern Province (1) 323/6 (Muthusamy 79*; 90.2 overs)
Close of play day 2	KwaZulu-Natal Coastal (1) 249/8 (Mokoena 3*, Saulez 0*; 62 overs)
Close of play day 3	KwaZulu-Natal Coastal (2) 70/1 (Pillay 43*, van Staden 11*; 15.4 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Eastern Province first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JG Hermann	c Parsons b Mokoena	94	157	287	15	-	112
MM Litheko	b Mokoena	3	42	50	-	-	39
M Manack	c Simelane b Luus	15	43	58	3	-	37
MP Breetzke	lbw b Luus	5	12	12	1	-	10
+S Qeshile	c Viljoen b Luus	26	59	90	4	-	49
JP King	c Viljoen b Luus	86	129	200	10	1	83
*S Muthusamy	c Viljoen b Luus	113	144	207	13	2	91
PE Kruger	lbw b Parsons	6	23	31	-	-	17
MR Boast	c Viljoen b Mokoena	9	29	28	-	-	21
KP Mungroo	lbw b Parsons	3	5	5	-	-	3
GG Peters	not out	1	2	6	-	-	1
Extras	(2 b, 9 lb, 6 nb, 2 w)	19
Total	(all out, 496 minutes, 106.3 overs)	380
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Litheko, 11.2 ov), 2-49 (Manack, 23.1 ov), 3-56 (Breetzke, 25.4 ov), 4-126 (Qeshile, 43.1 ov), 5-187 (Hermann, 59.1 ov), 6-323 (King, 90.2 ov), 7-346 (Kruger, 97.3 ov), 8-375 (Boast, 104.2 ov), 9-378 (Mungroo, 105.2 ov), 10-380 (Muthusamy, 106.3 ov)

KwaZulu-Natal Coastal bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Bosch	17	1	68	0	1	3	74	9	1
Cele	17.4	6	42	0	1	-	85	5	-
Mokoena	19	4	48	3	-	1	91	6	-
Simelane	11	2	40	0	-	1	50	7	-
Luus	20.3	2	77	5	-	1	88	11	-
Parsons	19.2	0	81	2	-	-	67	6	2
Pillay	2	0	13	0	-	-	5	2	-

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KwaZulu-Natal Coastal first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TA Dithole	b Mungroo	37	56	79	6	-	40
S Pillay	c Manack b Peters	4	7	10	1	-	6
S van Staden	c Qeshile b Peters	52	73	125	10	-	53
K Zondo	c Mungroo b Peters	9	19	31	2	-	16
+H Viljoen	c Peters b Manack	69	111	175	8	-	75
E Bosch	c Qeshile b Kruger	5	12	24	-	-	8
A Simelane	c Hermann b Peters	38	38	59	6	1	23
G Phiri	c Boast b Manack	20	54	70	4	-	46
NH Mokoena	c Hermann b Peters	4	15	21	-	-	12
T Saulez	not out	2	11	20	-	-	9
T Luus	c Hermann b Muthusamy	0	6	5	-	-	6
Extras	(5 lb, 8 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 318 minutes, 65.4 overs)	253
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (Pillay, 1.6 ov), 2-72 (Dithole, 15.6 ov), 3-99 (Zondo, 22.3 ov), 4-112 (van Staden, 26.4 ov), 5-123 (Bosch, 31.2 ov), 6-196 (Simelane, 44.1 ov), 7-242 (Viljoen, 58.4 ov), 8-247 (Phiri, 60.5 ov), 9-252 (Mokoena, 64.2 ov), 10-253 (Luus, 65.4 ov)

Eastern Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Boast	11	0	68	0	-	-	42	12	1
Peters	14	2	67	5	-	5	57	10	-
Muthusamy	20.4	4	52	1	-	1	96	6	-
Mungroo	10	2	33	1	-	2	48	5	-
Kruger	8	2	25	1	-	-	37	4	-
Manack	2	0	3	2	-	-	9	-	-

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Eastern Province second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JG Hermann	c Viljoen b Bosch	2	9	11	-	-	7
MM Litheko	c Viljoen b Luus	30	65	93	4	-	50
M Manack	c Viljoen b Bosch	6	9	10	1	-	7
MP Breetzke	not out	91	128	231	13	1	84
+S Qeshile	c Viljoen b Bosch	9	14	26	2	-	11
JP King	b Bosch	84	101	131	14	-	65
*S Muthusamy	did not bat
PE Kruger	did not bat
MR Boast	did not bat
GG Peters	did not bat
KP Mungroo	did not bat
Extras	(15 lb)	15
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 254 minutes, 54.2 overs)	237
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Hermann, 2.3 ov), 2-10 (Manack, 4.6 ov), 3-58 (Litheko, 19.2 ov), 4-83 (Qeshile, 24.3 ov), 5-237 (King, 54.2 ov)

KwaZulu-Natal Coastal bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Bosch	12.2	2	25	4	-	-	60	3	-
Mokoena	9	2	37	0	-	-	38	6	-
Luus	12	1	56	1	-	-	49	9	1
Simelane	10	0	47	0	-	-	40	8	-
Pillay	5	0	33	0	-	-	13	5	-
Saulez	6	0	24	0	-	-	24	3	-

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KwaZulu-Natal Coastal second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TA Dithole	c Qeshile b Boast	12	22	36	2	-	18
S Pillay	c Qeshile b Muthusamy	111	163	262	14	-	105
S van Staden	b Mungroo	61	134	181	7	-	97
K Zondo	c Mungroo b Peters	71	103	158	12	-	69
+H Viljoen	lbw b Boast	3	11	13	-	-	10
G Phiri	c Qeshile b Mungroo	4	21	30	1	-	20
E Bosch	c Breetzke b Peters	53	66	78	8	1	46
A Simelane	not out	21	13	36	3	1	6
NH Mokoena	c Manack b Muthusamy	1	14	12	-	-	13
T Saulez	not out	7	13	13	-	-	9
T Luus	did not bat
Extras	(10 b, 10 lb, 5 nb, 1 w)	26
Total	(8 wickets, 417 minutes, 92.3 overs)	370
Fall of wickets:
1-48 (Dithole, 6.6 ov), 2-179 (van Staden, 48.1 ov), 3-217 (Pillay, 57.5 ov), 4-224 (Viljoen, 60.4 ov), 5-242 (Phiri, 66.6 ov), 6-327 (Zondo, 84.5 ov), 7-342 (Bosch, 86.4 ov), 8-346 (Mokoena, 89.3 ov)

Eastern Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Boast	18.3	4	89	2	1	4	77	12	1
Peters	14	1	82	2	-	-	51	13	1
Kruger	9	3	28	0	-	-	43	5	-
Mungroo	12	2	40	2	-	-	49	5	-
Hermann	3	0	5	0	-	-	13	-	-
Muthusamy	35	4	98	2	-	1	153	10	-
Manack	1	0	8	0	-	-	4	2	-

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Notes
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal full substitute: G Phiri for BR Parsons (after 41.1 overs of the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal first innings)
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal full substitute: T Saulez for OA Cele (after 41.1 overs of the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal first innings)
--> Day 1 Lunch: Eastern Province (1) 80/3 (Hermann 43*, Qeshile 8*; 31 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Eastern Province (1) 169/4 (Hermann 87*, King 21*; 55 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: KwaZulu-Natal Coastal (1) 58/1 (Dithole 28*, van Staden 22*; 11 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: KwaZulu-Natal Coastal (1) 137/5 (Viljoen 15*, Simelane 6*; 35 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Eastern Province (2) 82/3 (Breetzke 30*, Qeshile 9*; 24 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Eastern Province (2) 218/4 (Breetzke 82*, King 78*; 52 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: KwaZulu-Natal Coastal (2) 189/2 (Pillay 97*, Zondo 6*; 50 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: KwaZulu-Natal Coastal (2) 292/5 (Zondo 61*, Bosch 19*; 81 overs)
--> Eastern Province first innings: 50 in 23.2 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 100 in 36.4 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 150 in 48.3 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 200 in 62.5 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 250 in 75.6 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 300 in 86.2 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 350 in 98.6 overs
--> Eastern Province score at 100 overs in the first innings was 355-7
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal first innings: 50 in 8.4 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal first innings: 100 in 22.4 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal first innings: 150 in 37.1 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal first innings: 200 in 46.1 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal first innings: 250 in 62.4 overs
--> Eastern Province second innings: 50 in 16.2 overs
--> Eastern Province second innings: 100 in 31.2 overs
--> Eastern Province second innings: 150 in 40.2 overs
--> Eastern Province second innings: 200 in 49.6 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal second innings: 50 in 7.2 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal second innings: 100 in 22.3 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal second innings: 150 in 38.5 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal second innings: 200 in 53.4 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal second innings: 250 in 72.3 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal second innings: 300 in 81.4 overs
--> KwaZulu-Natal Coastal second innings: 350 in 90.3 overs
--> G Phiri made his debut in First-Class matches
--> T Saulez made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JG Hermann (1) 50 in 83 balls with 9 fours
--> JP King (1) 50 in 78 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> S Muthusamy (1) 50 in 71 balls with 7 fours
--> S Muthusamy (1) 100 in 129 balls with 13 fours and 1 six
--> S van Staden (1) 50 in 64 balls with 10 fours
--> H Viljoen (1) 50 in 88 balls with 6 fours
--> MP Breetzke (2) 50 in 76 balls with 8 fours
--> JP King (2) 50 in 70 balls with 10 fours
--> S Pillay (2) passed his previous highest score of 26 in First-Class matches
--> S Pillay (2) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> S Pillay (2) 50 in 57 balls with 8 fours
--> S Pillay (2) 100 in 149 balls with 13 fours
--> S van Staden (2) 50 in 107 balls with 6 fours
--> K Zondo (2) 50 in 83 balls with 8 fours
--> E Bosch (2) 50 in 64 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> NH Mokoena achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed MR Boast in the Eastern Province first innings (previous best was 2-50)
--> T Luus achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Eastern Province first innings (previous best was 5-90)
--> JG Hermann (32) and S Qeshile (17) added 50 in 82 balls for the Eastern Province 4th wicket in the first innings
--> JG Hermann (25) and JP King (25) added 50 in 77 balls for the Eastern Province 5th wicket in the first innings
--> JP King (19) and S Muthusamy (31) added 50 in 91 balls for the Eastern Province 6th wicket in the first innings
--> JP King (38) and S Muthusamy (63) added 100 in 152 balls for the Eastern Province 6th wicket in the first innings
--> TA Dithole (24) and S van Staden (23) added 50 in 59 balls for the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> H Viljoen (27) and A Simelane (24) added 50 in 62 balls for the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal 6th wicket in the first innings
--> MP Breetzke (20) and JP King (26) added 50 in 74 balls for the Eastern Province 5th wicket in the second innings
--> MP Breetzke (35) and JP King (61) added 100 in 134 balls for the Eastern Province 5th wicket in the second innings
--> MP Breetzke (57) and JP King (83) added 150 in 173 balls for the Eastern Province 5th wicket in the second innings
--> S Pillay (24) and S van Staden (26) added 50 in 94 balls for the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> S Pillay (47) and S van Staden (47) added 100 in 192 balls for the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> K Zondo (25) and E Bosch (19) added 50 in 76 balls for the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal 6th wicket in the second innings

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