KZN-Inland fast bowler Chad Laycock took five wickets in the 19th over against the Titans in the Pro20 Cup, finishing with 6 for 26, the best figures in the competition's history, though Titans still won by 21 runs.
On Tuesday 13 October 2026, at the City Oval in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal Inland fast bowler Chad Laycock took five wickets in a single over against the Titans in the CSA Pro20 Cup. ESPNcricinfo reports that he finished with 6 for 26, the best figures in Pro20 Cup history.
| At a glance | Detail |
|---|---|
| Match | KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs Titans, CSA Pro20 Cup (YesPlay Pro20 Cup) |
| Date and venue | Tuesday 13 October 2026, City Oval, Pietermaritzburg |
| Laycock's figures | 6 for 26, a career best |
| The over | Five wickets in the 19th over, four of them off four successive deliveries |
| Titans' innings | Went from 193 for 4 to 204 all out |
| Result | Titans won by 21 runs; KZN Inland finished on 183 for 6 chasing 205 |
The 19th over
With the Titans on 193 for 4, Laycock dismissed Leus du Plooy first, then Dayyaan Galiem, Aphiwe Mnyanda, Janco Smit and Esosa Aihevba off four successive deliveries. The Titans, who had been cruising, finished on 204 all out.
The records
ESPNcricinfo reports that Laycock is the first bowler to take five wickets in one over in South African T20 cricket, and the first to take four wickets in four consecutive deliveries in a South African T20 match. He is the fourth man, and the first South African, to take five in an over in men's T20 cricket, after Bangladesh's Al-Amin Hossain, India's Abhimanyu Mithun and Indonesia's Gede Priandana.
His 6 for 26 also beats Beuran Hendricks' 6 for 29 from 2014 as the best figures in Pro20 Cup history.
How the innings began
Laycock's first wicket was Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who made 81 off 36 balls before falling in the ninth over. Pretorius and Sinethemba Qeshile (46) had shared a 112-run opening stand, and Dewald Brevis added 33 as the Titans built a platform that the 19th over then disrupted.
A record in a losing cause
KZN Inland could not turn the collapse into a win. Chasing 205, they finished on 183 for 6, with Laycock contributing an unbeaten 31 with the bat. The Titans won by 21 runs, which extended their unbeaten run in the competition to six matches at the top of the table.
The story comes from ESPNcricinfo's report. Read the full piece on ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo.
Also reported by SuperSport, published 14 October 2026. SuperSport.
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