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Warriors v North West: North West won by 7 wickets

Warriors 129-6; our pre-match call 61%. North West 131-3; our pre-match call 39%.

Pro20 Cup 2026/27, match 2

North West won by 7 wickets

Friday 25 September 2026, 2:00pm SASTSuperSport Park, CenturionNeutral ground: the Warriors are the designated home side

Prediction locked in 25th September, 10:47 UTCWhen we've said 60–70%, the favourite won 289 of 481

The sides

MeasureWarriorsNorth West
XI caps451T20s between the XI363T20s between the XI
Top-seven average24.5T20 batting24.0T20 batting

When Warriors bat

+0.08 an over
PowerplayOvers 1–6+0.01MiddleOvers 7–15+0.11DeathOvers 16–20+0.13

When North West bat

+0.02 an over
PowerplayOvers 1–6+0.14MiddleOvers 7–15−0.14DeathOvers 16–20+0.14

Warriors bat first

First innings181
North West short by34 runs
61%Warriors win
39%North West win

North West bat first

First innings177
Warriors chase in18.3 overs
61%Warriors win
39%North West win

Warriors favoured by about 6 runs; bowling gives them the edge

Warriors are favoured, with a win chance of 61% and a paper strength about 6 runs above North West. The edge comes mostly from bowling: Warriors are 3.8 runs better with the ball and 2.4 runs better with the bat. Both sides rate below average overall, but North West's bowling is the weaker unit at 10.7 runs worse than average.

Warriors are projected to make 181 batting first, North West 177, against a par score of 180. The recent league first-innings average is 160 from 60 innings, while the recent average here is 185 from 21 innings since 2023. Teams batting first have won 13 of the last 21 here, and the sharpest angle is that 170–189 totals have been defended 59% of the time (10 of 17).

What total is safe?

First inningsDefended
Under 1507%2 of 27
150–16950%6 of 12
170–18959%10 of 17
190–20960%3 of 5
210+75%12 of 16

The case for Warriors

  • Rated 3.8 runs better than North West with the ball, led by Senuran Muthusamy at 1.5 runs better than an average bowler.
  • Rated 2.4 runs better with the bat, with Jordan Hermann and Matthew Breetzke both positive.

Batting standout

JH

Jordan Hermann

234 runs, SR 139, 9 sixes in the last 10. Rated +0.4 runs a game with the bat.

Rated 0.4 runs better than an average opener. He has 234 runs at a strike rate of 139.3 with 9 sixes in his last 10 T20 matches, and 137 runs from 113 balls at this ground.

Bowling standout

Senuran Muthusamy

Senuran Muthusamy

11 wkts, econ 7.31 in the last 10. Rated +1.5 runs a game with the ball.

Rated 1.5 runs better than an average bowler. He has 11 wickets at an economy of 7.31 in his last 10 T20 matches, and his career economy is 7.07.

The case for North West

  • Dian Forrester is in form: 185 runs at a strike rate of 137 and 9 wickets at an economy of 7.64 in his last 10 T20 matches.
  • Wihan Lubbe and Rubin Hermann have recent T20 runs, and the side has a projected first-innings score of 177.

Batting standout

Dian Forrester

Dian Forrester

185 runs, SR 137, 10 sixes in the last 10. Rated +1.0 runs a game with the bat.

Rated 1 run better than an average batter. He has 185 runs at a strike rate of 137 and 10 sixes in his last 10 T20 matches, plus 9 wickets at an economy of 7.64.

Bowling weaknesses

Daryn Dupavillon

Daryn Dupavillon

11 wkts, econ 10.12 in the last 10. Rated −2.5 runs a game with the ball.

Rated 2.5 runs worse than an average bowler. He has 11 wickets but an economy of 10.12 in his last 10 T20 matches, and his career economy is 8.92.

MN

Mthiwekhaya Nabe

8 wkts, econ 10.42 in the last 10. Rated −2.6 runs a game with the ball.

Rated 2.6 runs worse than an average bowler. He has 8 wickets at an economy of 10.42 in his last 10 T20 matches, and his career economy is 8.88.

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