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Boland vs Knights Predictions - Boland to come out on top against the Knights in a Pro20 Cup match

Nigel Williams

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Boland favored due to home advantage and balanced squad.
Capell and Mahima in great form for Boland; Snyman and Piedt key for Knights.
Boland finished 2nd last season, Knights finished bottom.

Boland vs Knights Predictions

Boland are favoured against the Knights in a Pro20 Cup match, primarily due to home-ground advantage at Boland Park in Paarl and a well-balanced squad featuring experienced domestic campaigners.

Boland vs Knights Predictions
Head-to-Head
Boland Form
Knights Form
Team news

Boland's Siyabonga Mahima has taken 7 wickets in his last 5 matches.
Boland's Blayde Capell has scored 21, 60* & 94 in his last 3 matches.
Boland have won 1 of their 3 matches against the Knights.
Knights' Dane Piedt has taken 8 wickets in his last 4 matches.
Knights' Jacques Snyman has scored 21, 36, 156 & 82 in his last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

Boland have won one of the three meetings with the Knights.

Boland Form

Boland lost to the table-topping Warriors in the 2025/26 T20 Challenge final in a dramatic Super Over after the match ended in a tie at Boland Park in Paarl.

Boland posted 142/6 in their 20 overs with Lehan Botha top-scoring with 51 off 45 balls, and Ferisco Adams adding 32 off 24.

In response, the Warriors scored 142/5 in their 20 overs, with Siyabonga Mahima the standout bowler with 3/24.

The Super Over decider saw the Warriors score 16 runs off Ferisco Adams, and in reponse Boland were restricted to 6/1, sealing the title for the Warriors.

Blayde Capell has scored 21, 60* & 94 in his last 3 matches, while Siyabonga Mahima has taken 7 wickets in his last 5 matches.

Boland finished second in the 2025/26 T20 Challenge table, winning six of their seven matches.

Knights Form

The Knights lost by five wickets to Western Province in their opening 2026/27 Pro20 Cup match at Newlands, Cape Town in their previous match.

The Knights batted first and put up a total of 168/7 in their 20 overs, aided by solid middle-order contributions by Jonathan Bird (41 off 26 balls), Ruan Haasbroek (39 off 31 balls), Emmanuel Motswiri (30* off 20 balls), and Jacques Snyman (21 off 14 balls).

Western Province chased down the 169-run target, scoring 169/5 with 2 balls to spare, driven by a match-winning knock by Daniel Smith (86* off 46 balls).

The Knights' Jacques Snyman, Tiaan van Vuuren, Dane Piedt, and Malusi Siboto picked up a wicket apiece.

Jacques Snyman has scored 21, 36, 156 & 82 in his last five innings, while Dane Piedt has taken eight wickets in his last four matches.

The Knights finished bottom of the 2025/26 T20 Challenge table, winning one of their seven matches.

Team news

Boland's Probable XI: Neil Brand, Blayde Capell, Gavin Kaplan, Ruan Terblanche, Clyde Fortuin (c/wk), Ferisco Adams, Lehan Botha, Ethan-John Cunningham, Siyabonga Mahima, Lizaad Williams, Glenton Stuurman.

The Knights' Probable XI: Jacques Snyman, Jonathan Bird, Cole Abrahams, George Van Heerden, Gihahn Cloete, Ruan Haasbroek, Tiaan van Vuuren, Emmanuel Motswiri, Malusi Siboto, Dane Piedt (c), Mbongiseni Mhlanga.

Verdict

Boland v Knights

oland are favoured against the Knights in Pro20 Cup, primarily due to home-ground advantage at Boland Park in Paarl and a well-balanced squad featuring experienced domestic campaigners.

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