Botswana v Eswatini
Group B, match 2 · Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone · 20 Jul 2025
Botswana won by 111 runs
Botswana innings170/420 overs
Eswatini innings59/820 overs · target 171
The worm
BotswanaEswatini
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Botswanawicket
Eswatiniwicket
Botswana innings 170/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Mophakedi | run out (Ntombizodwa Mkhatshwa/N Mabila) | 54 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 110.2 |
| O Kgeresi | b L Mamba | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 |
| G Matome | c L Mamba b T Dlamini | 44 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 129.4 |
| W Moutswi | b LS Simelane | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 121.4 |
| T Shadrack | not out | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 137.5 |
| A Mokgotlhe | not out | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 233.3 |
| Extras | 25 | |||||
| Total | 4 wickets, 20 overs | 170 | ||||
Did not bat: G Setshwane, O Keitsemang, M Phiase, P Mapotsane, K Inakale
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (O Kgeresi, 4.2 ov), 98-2 (G Matome, 12.6 ov), 122-3 (L Mophakedi, 15.6 ov), 143-4 (W Moutswi, 17.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Dlamini | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| T Dlamini | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| L Mamba | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| N Mabila | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| N Mamba | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LS Simelane | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 12.00 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 26 | L Mophakedi 12, O Kgeresi 5 |
| 2 | 74 | 52 | L Mophakedi 21, G Matome 44 |
| 3 | 24 | 18 | L Mophakedi 21, W Moutswi 1 |
| 4 | 21 | 12 | W Moutswi 16, T Shadrack 5 |
| Unbroken | 27 | 12 | T Shadrack 6, A Mokgotlhe 14 |
Eswatini innings 59/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ntombizodwa Mkhatshwa | lbw b G Setshwane | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.9 |
| W Ginindza | b G Matome | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| M Dlamini | c & b W Moutswi | 20 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 48.8 |
| LN Shabalala | b W Moutswi | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| ZN Shabalala | b G Setshwane | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
| N Mabila | run out (T Shadrack/G Setshwane) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| N Mamba | c L Mophakedi b T Shadrack | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| T Malinga | b G Matome | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| L Mamba | not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| T Dlamini | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Extras | 19 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets, 20 overs | 59 | ||||
Did not bat: LS Simelane
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (Ntombizodwa Mkhatshwa, 1.6 ov), 18-2 (W Ginindza, 6.1 ov), 54-3 (M Dlamini, 16.3 ov), 55-4 (LN Shabalala, 16.6 ov), 57-5 (N Mabila, 17.2 ov), 57-6 (ZN Shabalala, 17.3 ov), 58-7 (T Malinga, 18.1 ov), 58-8 (N Mamba, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Shadrack | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2.25 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| G Setshwane | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3.00 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| G Matome | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| A Mokgotlhe | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| W Moutswi | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3.00 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| M Phiase | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| K Inakale | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 12 | Ntombizodwa Mkhatshwa 8, W Ginindza 1 |
| 2 | 8 | 25 | W Ginindza 0, M Dlamini 6 |
| 3 | 36 | 62 | M Dlamini 14, LN Shabalala 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | LN Shabalala 0, ZN Shabalala 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | ZN Shabalala 2, N Mabila 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | ZN Shabalala 0, N Mamba 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | N Mamba 0, T Malinga 1 |
| 8 | 0 | 8 | N Mamba 0, L Mamba 0 |
| Unbroken | 1 | 3 | L Mamba 0, T Dlamini 1 |
Match details
- Toss
- Botswana, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- L Mophakedi
- Ground
- Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Botswana
- Season
- 2025
- Umpires
- A Jacobs, S Dambanevana
- Match referee
- J Chibhabha
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1494125