Lions vs North West Dragons, 23rd Match

Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

North West Dragons tied with Lions (North West win Super Over by 2 wickets) (Lions 181/7 & 7/2, North West Dragons 181/6 & 8/0).

Match report

Lions (HL) faced North West Dragons (NWD) in the 23rd Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Play began on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 at 11:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.

Lions won the toss and chose to bowl.

North West Dragons made 181/6 in 20 overs, with Janneman Malan top-scoring on 56 from 43 balls. Evan Jones was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 25. Lions made 181/7 in 20 overs, with Rassie van der Dussen top-scoring on 66 from 45 balls. Jade De Klerk was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 12. Lions made 7/2 in 0.5 overs, with Rassie van der Dussen top-scoring on 6 from 2 balls. Ruan de Swardt was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 7. North West Dragons made 8/0 in 0.5 overs, with Lesiba Ngoepe top-scoring on 7 not out from 3 balls.

Result: North West Dragons tied with Lions (North West win Super Over by 2 wickets).

The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.

North West Dragons · 1st innings: 181/6 (20 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Ludwich Schuldc Beyers Swanepoel b Evan Jones211431150
Raynard Van Tonderb Beyers Swanepoel11711157.14
Janneman Malanc Connor Esterhuizen b Evan Jones564334130.23
Wihan Lubbec Onkgomoditse Richard Seletswane b Rafeeq Patel10131076.92
Diego Rosierc Rafeeq Patel b Siya Plaatjie161501106.67
Lesiba Ngoepec Connor Esterhuizen b Rafeeq Patel6510120
Ruan de Swardtnot out452033225
Onke Nyakunot out8410200

Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Jade De Klerk, Caleb Seleka, Alfred Mothoa

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Siya Plaatjie403318.25
Beyers Swanepoel4055113.75
Evan Jones402526.25
Rafeeq Patel402626.5
Morteza Manack302107
Reeza Hendricks1018018

Lions · 1st innings: 181/7 (20 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Rassie van der Dussenrun out664543146.67
Reeza Hendricksc Raynard Van Tonder b Jade De Klerk231930121.05
Onkgomoditse Richard Seletswanec Janneman Malan b Alfred Mothoa15180183.33
Beyers Swanepoelb Jade De Klerk8101080
Connor Esterhuizenb Jade De Klerk01000
Mitchell Van Buurenc Wihan Lubbe b Ruan de Swardt10901111.11
Evan Jonesnot out541825300
Wandile Makwetuc Ludwich Schuld b Ruan de Swardt01000

Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Morteza Manack, Siya Plaatjie, Rafeeq Patel

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Ruan de Swardt403528.75
Onke Nyaku3048016
Alfred Mothoa4046111.5
Jade De Klerk401233
Caleb Seleka201708.5
Wihan Lubbe302107

Lions · 2nd innings: 7/2 (0.5 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Evan Jonesc Wihan Lubbe b Ruan de Swardt02000
Connor Esterhuizennot out1100100
Rassie van der Dussenc Ludwich Schuld b Ruan de Swardt6201300

Extras: 0 · Did not bat: Reeza Hendricks, Onkgomoditse Richard Seletswane, Mitchell Van Buuren, Wandile Makwetu, Beyers Swanepoel, Morteza Manack, Siya Plaatjie, Rafeeq Patel

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Ruan de Swardt0.50728.4

North West Dragons · 2nd innings: 8/0 (0.5 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Lesiba Ngoepenot out7310233.33
Wihan Lubbenot out120050

Extras: 0 · Did not bat: Ludwich Schuld, Janneman Malan, Raynard Van Tonder, Diego Rosier, Ruan de Swardt, Onke Nyaku, Jade De Klerk, Caleb Seleka, Alfred Mothoa

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Evan Jones0.50809.6

Latest overs

  1. Over 1 (NWD, Evan Jones): 8 runs, 8/0 – 1 • 1 4 2
  2. Over 1 (HL, Ruan de Swardt): 7 runs, 7/2 – W 6 1 W •
  3. Over 19 (HL, Alfred Mothoa): 6 runs, 180/7 – 6
  4. Over 20 (HL, Ruan de Swardt): 5 runs, 174/7 – W W 1 2 2
  5. Over 19 (HL, Alfred Mothoa): 1 runs, 169/5 – 1
  6. Over 20 (HL, Ruan de Swardt): 2 runs, 168/5 – 2