Chad Laycock Takes 5 Wickets in Over. Image Credits: Gallo ImagesSouth Africa bowler Chad Laycock picked up four wickets in four successive deliveries, doing so in match number 34 of the CSA Pro20 Cup 2026 season. In the process, the paceman became the first player to attain the feat in South African T20 cricket.He also surpassed a decade-old record of Beuran Hendricks by picking up the best-ever bowling figures in the history of the tournament.Chad Laycock picks up five wickets in an over in record T20 spellKwaZulu-Natal Inland fast bowler Chad Laycock picked up exceptional bowling figures of 6-26 against the Titans in match number 34 of the CSA Pro20 Cup 2026 season at the City Oval in Pietermaritzburg on October 13.The speedster now holds the competition record of notching up the best bowling figures in CSA Pro20 Cup history. He surpassed the previous record set by Beuran Hendricks, who claimed figures of 6-29 back during the 2014 edition of the tournament.ALSO READTemba Bavuma's Captaincy Undefeated Streak Ends As Australia Crush South AfricaNotably, Laycock claimed five of those wickets within the space of his single over, which also happened to be the penultimate over of the Titans innings. He has now become the first player to claim five wickets in a single over in South African T20 cricket, and the fifth overall to do so in T20 history.Moreover, the uncapped South Africa fast bowler also picked up four wickets in successive deliveries through the course of his five-wicket over in Pietermaritzburg. Following his penultimate over burst, the Titans crashed from 193-4 to 195-9 in the space of just six deliveries. Domestic Cricket South Africa @DomesticCSA Chad Laycock With A FIVE-WICKET Penultimate Over! 🙌 The Tuskers fast bowler produced an unbelievable spell of 6/26 in just four overs against the Momentum Multiply Titans in yesterday’s YesPlay Pro20 Cup match, including a staggering FIVE WICKETS IN A SINGLE OVER in the 19th Oct 14, 2026, 1:26 PM Chad Laycock dismissed Dayyaan Galiem before knocking over Aphiwe Mnyanda, Janco Smit and Esosa Aihevba for first-ball ducks en route to his record-breaking figures of 6-26. Needless to say, the speedster also became the first cricketer in history to scalp four wickets off consecutive balls in South African T20 competition. Who is Chad Laycock?Chad Laycock, born in 2003, is a South African fast-bowling all-rounder who plays for the KwaZulu-Natal Inland team in South African domestic cricket. Notably, prior to his record six-wicket haul, the fast bowler had snared only two T20 wickets in his prior 15 appearances in the format. As of now, his bowling average in T20s reads an astonishing 13.50. However, the youngster is yet to make his international debut for South Africa, and he is also yet to taste SA20 cricket in the country.ALSO READEngland Not Eyeing Jack Leach's Return vs Bangladesh Despite County Heroics
