Eastern Cape Linyathi vs Dolphins, 9 October 2026: archived venue, time and result
This archived record covers Eastern Cape Linyathi (Border) vs Dolphins on Friday, 9 October 2026. The FairPlay provider snapshot listed St George's Park in Gqeberha and a 4:30 pm IST start (1:00 pm South Africa time); the dated official event record and BBC scorecard identify Buffalo Park in East London. The supplied dated audit and BBC scorecard report Dolphins won by 7 wickets: Eastern Cape Iinyathi 128/7, followed by Dolphins 129/3 in 15.2 overs. The venue and team-spelling differences remain labelled as source differences rather than silently rewritten.
Where was Eastern Cape Linyathi vs Dolphins listed?
For the archived 9 October fixture, the provider snapshot lists St George's Park in Gqeberha, while the dated official event listing and BBC scorecard identify Buffalo Park in East London. The provider schedule recorded 4:30 pm IST, equal to 1:00 pm SAST. The dated scorecard evidence reports Dolphins 129/3 in 15.2 overs after Eastern Cape Iinyathi made 128/7, a 7-wicket win; no single venue is presented as certain because the supplied records conflict.
Source conflict — St George's Park, Gqeberha (provider snapshot); Buffalo Park, East London (dated official/BBC records)
Source conflict — Gqeberha (provider snapshot); East London (dated official/BBC records), South Africa
The supplied records conflict: the FairPlay provider snapshot names St George's Park, Gqeberha, while the dated official event listing and BBC scorecard name Buffalo Park, East London. The official/local records label the competition Pro20 Cup, whereas the provider snapshot says CSA T20 Challenge. These are retained as source-labelled differences, not presented as a silently certain correction.
Eastern Cape Linyathi vs Dolphins: time, teams and venue
| Match detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Teams | ECEastern Cape Linyathi (Border) vs DODolphins |
| Match date | 9 October 2026 |
| Start in India | |
| Stadium / ground | Source conflict — St George's Park, Gqeberha (provider snapshot); Buffalo Park, East London (dated official/BBC records) |
| City / area | Source conflict — Gqeberha (provider snapshot); East London (dated official/BBC records) |
| Country | South Africa |
| Format | T20 |
| Competition | Source conflict — CSA T20 Challenge (provider snapshot); Pro20 Cup (dated official/local records) |
| Start at the venue | 1:00 pm SAST, Friday, 9 October 2026 (archived schedule) |
What does the archived 9 October record show?
This page is an archived record of a match scheduled for Friday, 9 October 2026, not a live preview. The FairPlay provider schedule recorded 4:30 pm Indian Standard Time, or 1:00 pm in South Africa. The supplied dated audit and BBC scorecard report the completed result as Dolphins 129/3 in 15.2 overs after Eastern Cape Iinyathi made 128/7, so Dolphins won by 7 wickets.
The source labels matter. The provider record uses “Eastern Cape Linyathi (Border)” and “CSA T20 Challenge”; the dated official/local event evidence uses the spelling “Eastern Cape Iinyathi” and calls the competition the Pro20 Cup. This article keeps the provider identity in the preserved article fields while making the spelling and competition differences explicit.
Which venue do the dated records identify?
The provider snapshot lists St George's Park in Gqeberha. The dated official event listing and BBC scorecard identify Buffalo Park in East London. Because those supplied records disagree, the fixture venue is shown as a source conflict rather than described as an unquestionable correction.
St George's Park is a real cricket ground in central Gqeberha, and the supplied Cricket South Africa and SA20 pages provide background about that ground. That location and history are context for the provider listing only; they do not establish that this match was played there.
What format and competition are recorded?
The provider identifies the fixture as T20, meaning each side was scheduled for one innings of up to 20 overs, subject to the applicable playing conditions and interruption adjustments. The competition label is not uniform: the provider says CSA T20 Challenge, while the dated official/local records say Pro20 Cup. T20 is therefore retained as the format, with the competition naming conflict shown instead of guessed away.
The supplied evidence does not establish the playing XIs, captains, toss decision, pitch report or weather. None is inferred from the team names, venue records or reported result.
What time was recorded for Indian viewers?
The historical provider schedule recorded a 4:30 pm IST start on Friday, 9 October 2026, equivalent to 1:00 pm SAST. BBC's dated listing gives 12:00 UK time; on that date, this converts to 1:00 pm in South Africa and 4:30 pm in India. The time records therefore agree after conversion even though the venue records differ.
That time is retained as the archived scheduled start, not as a promise of a future live score. The supplied dated scorecard evidence reports the result above; this edit does not claim a new real-time recheck or add a fabricated result-check timestamp.
How should the venue and result be read together?
For this archived item, read the venue as a documented conflict: St George's Park/Gqeberha in the provider snapshot versus Buffalo Park/East London in the dated official and BBC records. Read the result as the exact dated report supplied in the audit: Eastern Cape Iinyathi 128/7, Dolphins 129/3 in 15.2 overs, Dolphins by 7 wickets.
No current pitch assessment, weather call, expected XI, scoring projection or unverified official confirmation is added. A traceable Wikimedia photograph remains only a conditional archival source and must not be read as a photograph of this fixture.
Eastern Cape Linyathi vs Dolphins: source match record
This dated article does not establish a current live state. The separate provider match record may contain a reported scorecard or an unavailable-data notice. Its source and timestamp, not this archived schedule, determine what can be shown.
Open the source match recordYour questions about Eastern Cape Linyathi vs Dolphins
Where was Eastern Cape Linyathi vs Dolphins recorded as being played?
The supplied records conflict. The FairPlay provider snapshot names St George's Park, Gqeberha; the dated official event listing and BBC scorecard name Buffalo Park, East London. This article keeps both source labels and does not pretend the conflict is resolved.
What time was Eastern Cape Linyathi vs Dolphins scheduled to start in India?
The archived provider schedule recorded 4:30 pm IST on Friday, 9 October 2026, equal to 1:00 pm SAST. BBC's 12:00 UK listing converts to the same South Africa and India times on that date.
What result do the dated records report?
The supplied dated audit and BBC scorecard report Dolphins won by 7 wickets: Eastern Cape Iinyathi made 128/7, and Dolphins reached 129/3 in 15.2 overs. This is presented as the exact supplied source report, not as a new midnight or live recheck.
What format and competition are recorded for the match?
The format is recorded as T20. Competition naming differs by source: the FairPlay provider snapshot says CSA T20 Challenge, while the dated official/local event evidence says Pro20 Cup. The article does not collapse that source conflict into an unsupported single label.
Sources and match updates
Schedule snapshot checked . This is a dated editorial record; it is not a live update. Any later result is attributed separately to its cited source.
- FairPlay upcoming cricket schedule listing, fixture 71396
- Cricket South Africa, St George's Park stadium pagehttps://cricket.co.za/stadium/st-georges-park/
- SA20, Welcome to St George's Parkhttps://www.sa20.co.za/st-georges-park-home-of-sunrisers-eastern-cape
- BBC Sport scorecard, Eastern Cape Iinyathi vs Dolphins — dated venue and result recordhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-244313
- Cricket South Africa ticket listing, Eastern Cape Iinyathi vs Hollywoodbets Dolphins — dated venue, time and competition recordhttps://tickets.cricket.co.za/event/eastern-cape-iinyathi-vs-hollywood-bets-dolphins-ast701
- The Herald, Dolphins result report at Buffalo Park — dated local result recordhttps://theherald.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-10-09-dolphins-halt-iinyathi-s-two-year-unbeaten-t20-run-at-buffalo-park/
- Wikimedia Commons, Sahara Oval St George's archival photograph — conditional context only, not match evidencehttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sahara_Oval_St_George%27s,_uploaded_2005.jpg