Western Province 175-4; our pre-match call 70%. Boland 174-7; our pre-match call 30%.
Pro20 Cup 2026/27, match 37
Western Province won by 6 wickets
Wednesday 14 October 2026, 6:00pm SASTNewlands, Cape Town
| Measure | Western Province | Boland |
|---|---|---|
| XI caps | 550T20s between the XI | 240T20s between the XI |
| Top-seven average | 27.1T20 batting | 17.9T20 batting |
Western Province are favoured, with a 70% win chance. They are stronger on paper by about 27 runs, built mainly on a batting edge of about 21 runs, with a bowling edge of about 6. Their projected first-innings score is 163, while Boland's is 146. Boland's batting is the weakest unit, rated about 26 runs worse than an average T20 batting line-up.
The par score here is 164, and the recent average first-innings score at this ground is 167 from 19 innings since 2023. Chasing has been the better option: 11 of the last 19 games here were won by the side batting second. The sharpest angle is Boland's batting: they are without a single positive batting rating in the top order, and their most recent form is old.
404 runs, SR 152, 14 sixes in the last 10. Rated +2.3 runs a game with the bat.
Rated 2.3 runs better than an average batter. He has 404 runs at a strike rate of 151.9 in his last 10 T20 matches, with 14 sixes, and also bowls, rated 0.7 runs worse than average with limited data.
13 wkts, econ 7.63 in the last 10. Rated +1.6 runs a game with the ball.
Rated 1.6 runs better than an average bowler and 1.1 runs better than an average batter. He has 13 wickets at an economy of 7.63 and 190 runs at a strike rate of 152 in his last 10 T20 matches.
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 career economy is 8.46.
195 runs, SR 116, 3 sixes in the last 10. Rated −3.4 runs a game with the bat.
Rated 3.4 runs worse than an average opener. He has 195 runs at a strike rate of 116.1 in his last 10 T20 matches, but that form is 24 months old.
92 runs, SR 103, 2 sixes in the last 10. Rated −4.2 runs a game with the bat.
Rated 4.2 runs worse than an average opener with limited data. He has 92 runs at a strike rate of 103.4 in his last 10 T20 matches, and that form is 24 months old.
17 wkts, econ 9.47 in the last 10. Rated −1.1 runs a game with the ball.
Rated 1.1 runs worse than an average bowler. He has 17 wickets in his last 10 T20 matches, but his economy in that window is 9.47, and his career economy is 8.91.