Boland beat the Titans in a super over in the CSA Pro T20 Cup at Boland Park, Paarl, on 25 October 2026, after one of the closest finishes in domestic T20 cricket. Both sides finished on 137: Boland made 137 for 9 from their 20 overs, and the Titans replied with 137 for 8, sending the match to a super over that Boland won.

Botha holds Boland together

Lehan Botha was the anchor of Boland's innings, finishing unbeaten on 52 from 47 balls, while Jhedli van Briesies made 26 from 29. The Titans' bowling was led by Eathan Bosch, who took four wickets for 22 runs, and Tabraiz Shamsi, who took three for 24. That Boland still reached 137 despite losing nine wickets owed much to Botha's composure at the end of the innings.

A tie after 40 overs is rare, and this one was shaped by two bowling attacks that kept striking whenever a batting side threatened to pull away, keeping the scores locked to the final ball.

Why a super over matters

A super over is cricket's tie-breaker: each side faces one over, and the higher score wins. It rewards nerve as much as skill, because a single boundary or a single wicket can decide a match that 40 overs could not. For Boland, winning the shootout after being held to 137 turns a match they might have lost into two points and a story their supporters will remember.

For the Titans, the defeat is harder to take because they matched Boland run for run and still left Paarl with nothing: one over, played under the sharpest pressure of the day, decided everything.