Western Province 73%. Knights 27%.
Pro20 Cup 2026/27, match 6Sunday 27 September 2026, 6:00pm SASTNewlands, Cape Town
Par is the total defended about half the time. The recent average covers 18 innings since Sept 2023.
10 of 18 won chasing over the last three years. All-time 55% (42 of 77). SA20, CSA T20 Challenge, T20Is, Mzansi Super League and IPL.
of games in dry weather at South African grounds were shortened (27 of 496).
Western Province are favoured, with a win chance of 73% and a paper edge of about 16 runs over Knights. That gap comes from both batting and bowling: Province are 7.2 runs better with the bat and 9 runs better with the ball. Knights are the weaker side on paper, with a team strength of 22.2 runs below average against Province's 6 runs below average.
Province are projected to make 159 batting first, Knights 148, against a par score of 164. Chasing has been the way here: chasers have won 10 of the last 18 games. The sharpest angle is Knights' batting, rated 12.4 runs below average, with Gihahn Cloete and Lesego Senokwane both out of form.
355 runs, SR 152, 13 sixes in the last 10. Rated +2.6 runs a game with the bat.
Rated 2.6 runs better than an average batter. He has 355 runs at a strike rate of 151.7 in his last 10 T20 matches, with 13 sixes, and his form is only one month old.
12 wkts, econ 7.91 in the last 10. Rated +1.7 runs a game with the ball.
Rated 1.7 runs better than an average bowler and 1.1 runs better with the bat. He has 12 wickets at an economy of 7.91 in his last 10 T20 matches, and his form is two months old.
10 wkts, econ 10.18 in the last 10. Rated +1.0 runs a game with the ball.
Rated 1 run better than an average bowler. He has 10 wickets in his last 10 T20 matches, though his economy in that window is 10.18. His form is three months old.
151 runs, SR 96, 3 sixes in the last 10. Rated −3.5 runs a game with the bat.
Rated 3.5 runs worse than an average batter. He has 151 runs at a strike rate of 96.2 in his last 10 T20 matches, and that form is 23 months old.
229 runs, SR 112, 3 sixes in the last 10. Rated −3.2 runs a game with the bat.
Rated 3.2 runs worse than an average opener. He has 229 runs at a strike rate of 111.7 in his last 10 T20 matches, and that form is 23 months old.
2 wkts, econ 10.67 in the last 1. Rated −2.5 runs a game with the ball.
Rated 2.5 runs worse than an average bowler and 2.3 runs worse with the bat, on limited data. He has played one T20 match, taking 2 wickets at an economy of 10.67.
Cape Town, South Africa · 22 CSA T20 matches here
reached par (164). Median 156.
Recent CSA T20 first innings average 160; games here have scored in line with their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 148, 2018–2022 173, 2023 onward 158.
Newlands, Sunday 27 September: no rain expected during the hours of play.
The forecast for Newlands on Sunday is dry, with no rain expected during the hours of play and a low rain risk. At South African grounds, only 5% of games in similar dry weather were shortened or washed out. Rain should not be a factor. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at South African grounds.
During play: 13.4 °C on average, humidity 68%, wind 24 km/h gusting to 77. Humidity climbs from 62% to 74%; at South African grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
| Batting position | Player and last 10 | Bat | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Smithkeeper234 runs, SR 125 | −2.0 | – |
| 2 | Valentine Kitime116 runs, SR 98 (form 23 months old) | −3.0 | – |
| 3 | Josh van Heerden2 overs355 runs, SR 152; 6 wkts, econ 6.98 | +2.6 | −0.6 |
| 4 | Eddie Moore293 runs, SR 119 (form 23 months old) | −0.2 | – |
| 5 | David Bedinghamunsigned198 runs, SR 130 | +0.1 | – |
| 6 | Kyle Verreynneunsigned184 runs, SR 107 | +0.3 | – |
| 7 | Mihlali Mpongwana4 overs171 runs, SR 106; 12 wkts, econ 8.34 (form 23 months old) | −2.0 | −1.8 |
| 8 | George Linde4 overs12 wkts, econ 7.91 | – | +1.7 |
| 9 | Oliver Whitehead2 overs1 wkts, econ 10.50 (form 23 months old) | – | −1.2 |
| 10 | Kyle Simmonds4 overs8 wkts, econ 6.22 (form 19 months old) | – | +0.1 |
| 11 | Nandre Burger4 overs10 wkts, econ 10.18 | – | +1.0 |
| Batting position | Player and last 10 | Bat | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesego Senokwane229 runs, SR 112 (form 23 months old) | −3.2 | – |
| 2 | Jacques Snyman2 overs280 runs, SR 154; 2 wkts, econ 7.70 | +1.2 | −1.1 |
| 3 | George van Heerden107 runs, SR 188 (form 30 months old) | +0.3 | – |
| 4 | Gihahn Cloetekeeper151 runs, SR 96 (form 23 months old) | −3.5 | – |
| 5 | Seth Fledermaus4 overs2 wkts, econ 10.67 (form 23 months old) | −2.3 | −2.5 |
| 6 | Tiaan van Vuuren3 overs84 runs, SR 118; 1 wkts, econ 9.80 (form 20 months old) | −1.4 | −2.7 |
| 7 | Ruan Haasbroek4 matches, 28 runs off 28 balls (form 55 months old) | −1.2 | – |
| 8 | Dane Piedt4 overs5 wkts, econ 6.07 | −0.9 | −0.1 |
| 9 | Malusi Siboto4 overs15 wkts, econ 9.53 (form 23 months old) | – | −2.2 |
| 10 | Junaid Dawood3 overs12 wkts, econ 8.00 (form 23 months old) | – | −1.3 |
| 11 | Isaac Dikgale3 matches, 38 runs off 26 balls (form 46 months old) | – | – |