Eastern Storm vs South Africa Emerging Players, 53rd Match, CSA T20 Challenge 2026
Eastern Storm won by 4 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
EAS vs SA-E Scorecard
South Africa Emerging Players 145/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ombesa Matshac Britz b Lekhoana | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.6 |
| Armaan Manackc Herrmann b Amaan Khan | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 115.8 |
| Joshua van Biljonc Lekhoana b Classen | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Jason Rowlesc Britz b Snyman | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| Vihan Pretoriusrun out (Gopalan) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140.0 |
| Kamo Phiric Herrmann b Lekhoana | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78.6 |
| Markus Bakkerb Simelane | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 171.4 |
| Schalk Engelbrechtnot out | 27 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 128.6 |
| Bandile Mbathab Gopalan | 30 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 187.5 |
| Jaydon Brookernot out | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 |
| Extras | 3 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaan Khan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Chad Classen | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Thabiso Lekhoana | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 11.00 |
| Tumelo Simelane | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Aryan Gopalan | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Jurie Snyman | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 |
Eastern Storm 146/6 (16 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabelo Sekhukhunec Bakker b Engelbrecht | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Ronan Herrmannc Rowles b Bakker | 33 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Christopher Britzc Pretorius b Engelbrecht | 26 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 136.8 |
| Jurie Snymanlbw b Rowles | 36 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 138.5 |
| Dewan Maraisnot out | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 137.5 |
| Juan Lubberun out (Mbatha) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Aryan Gopalanc van Biljon b Rowles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| Amaan Khannot out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 13 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandile Mbatha | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Schalk Engelbrecht | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Jaydon Brooker | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Markus Bakker | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Jason Rowles | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| Ayabonga Tongo | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
Match info
- Match
- Eastern Storm vs South Africa Emerging Players, 53rd Match
- Series
- CSA T20 Challenge 2026
- Format
- T20
- Date
- Sunday, 25 October 2026
- Start
- 4:30 PM IST · 1:00 PM local
- Venue
- Willowmoore Park, Benoni
- Result
- Eastern Storm won by 4 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
EAS vs SA-E Recent Form and Head to Head
- LEAS vs KZN22 Oct 2026 · KwaZulu-Natal Inland Tuskers won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
- WKNI vs EAS14 Oct 2026 · Eastern Storm won by 18 runs
- LTIT vs EAS11 Oct 2026 · Titans won by 99 runs
- LBOL vs EAS8 Oct 2026 · Match tied (Boland won the Super Over)
- LMPR vs SA-E22 Oct 2026 · Mpumalanga Rhinos won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
- LSA-E vs KNI18 Oct 2026 · Knights won by 54 runs
- LSA-E vs BOL11 Oct 2026 · Boland won by 3 wickets
- LTIT vs SA-E7 Oct 2026 · Titans won by 8 wickets
Head to head
These teams have not met in a T20 match on our records.
EAS vs SA-E Team Records
At Willowmoore Park
First T20 match here on our records.
Batting first and chasing
Average first-innings score155
Average first-innings score160
Last 5 T20 results with a result.
In CSA T20 Challenge 2026
Average score158
Top scorerJurie Snyman 206
Top wicket-takerJurie Snyman 5
Average score159
Top scorerVihan Pretorius 137
Top wicket-takerMarkus Bakker 5
EAS vs SA-E Key Players
Top performers from their last match
- Ronan HerrmannBatSR 1505134 balls
- Jurie SnymanBatSR 1243125 balls
- Thabiso LekhoanaBowlEcon 6.02/244 overs
- Tumelo SimelaneBowlEcon 7.51/152 overs
- Armaan ManackBatSR 1556542 balls
- Schalk EngelbrechtBatSR 1703420 balls
- Markus BakkerBowlEcon 6.31/254 overs
- Zakwan PatelBowlEcon 8.71/263 overs
Players in form
Batting
- Jurie Snyman5 inns · best 95 · SR 150206runs
- Ronan Herrmann5 inns · best 54 · SR 121134runs
- Kabelo Sekhukhune4 inns · best 41 · SR 14699runs
Bowling
- Jurie Snyman5 inns · econ 7.65wickets
- Chad Classen5 inns · econ 8.94wickets
- Thabiso Lekhoana2 inns · econ 8.13wickets
Batting
- Vihan Pretorius3 inns · best 53 · SR 138137runs
- Adnaan Lagadien5 inns · best 106 · SR 157130runs
- Ombesa Matsha4 inns · best 53 · SR 11989runs
Bowling
- Markus Bakker2 inns · econ 7.35wickets
- Lleyton Troskie3 inns · econ 7.44wickets
- Divan de Villiers4 inns · econ 10.23wickets
EAS vs SA-E Pitch Report
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
This is a ground where bowlers stay in the game, and totals at Willowmoore Park are usually on the low side.
Across the last 4 T20 matches here, the side batting first has averaged 124, with chasing teams averaging 105. A score of 115-130 looks like par on this surface. Chasing has been the smarter option, with the side batting second winning 3 of the last 4 decided games.
The last 4 first-innings scores here, newest first: 149/9 (EAS, lost), 77/9 (LIM-W, lost), 133/5 (EAS-W, won), 103 (EAST). First-innings totals here have ranged from 77 to 149 in that time.
Whoever wins the toss should be tempted to field first.