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Boland vs Warriors CSA T20 Challenge Predictions - Roelofsen to power Boland to the title

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Grant Roelofsen has scored 24, 28, 32, 29 & 28 in his six innings in the series.
Matthew De Villiers (394 runs, ave 78.80) is 1st in the CSA T20 Challenge runs list.
Can Boland beat the Warriors to clinch their second CSA T20 Challenge title?

Warriors' Sinethemba Qeshile cuts against Pakistan (Getty Images).

Boland vs Warriors Predictions

Boland topped the series table after pulling off six wins from their seven games, losing only to the Warriors in the group stages. They gained revenge by beating the Warriors in their playoff match. The Warriors have a far stronger batting lineup, but Boland have earned their place in the final through brilliant bowling. I’m backing them to tie the Warriors down to a low score.

Boland’s Grant Roelofsen has scored 2217 runs in 82 T20 innings.
Boland’s Lehan Botha (205 runs, ave 41.00) is 5th in the CSA T20 Challenge runs list.
Warriors’ Matthew De Villiers has scored 49*, 54, 50 & 96* in his last 4 innings.
Warriors’ JP King (203 runs, ave 50.75) is 6th in the CSA T20 Challenge runs list.

Head-to-Head

Boland have won three and lost three of their last six matches against the Warriors, including three wins in their last four matches.

Boland Form

Boland qualified for the final after beating the Warriors in Qualifier 1 by five runs.

Gavin Kaplan scored 53* off 46 balls against the Warriors, backed by Jhedli van Briesies, who scored 44* off 26 balls on the back of innings of 22 and 22. Lehan Botha has scored 42*, 21 and 25 in his last five innings, while Clyde Fortuin has scored 49, 30, 50, 20 and 21 in his eight innings in the series.

Boland’s bowlers have led the charge for the wine-farmers in the series, with their top trio filling the top three spots on the wicket-taking lists. Imran Manack (15 wickets, ave 11.86) is in first place, followed by Glenton Stuurman (14 wickets) and Keith Dudgeon (13 wickets).

Boland Team News

Boland’s top-order has hit a more consistent note in their last match, which could play a huge factor in winning the final.

Warriors Form

After winning three matches on the bounce, the Warriors went down to Boland by five runs in Qualifier 1. Qualifier 2 against the Dolphins was rained-off, putting the Warriors through to the final based on the final league table placing.

The Warriors have three batters in the top seven on the series runs list. Matthew De Villiers and JP King have been the two leading run-scorers, followed by Muhammad Manack, who has scored 43, 26, 54 and 52 in his last six innings.

The Warriors have a well-rounded bowling attack, with five of their bowlers fitting places nine to 16 on the wickets list. Kerwin Mungroo is in ninth place with nine wickets (ave 20.33), ahead of 10th place Aphiwe Mnyanda (nine wickets, ave 20.55). Thomas Kaber has taken eight wickets (including 2/16, 2/18 and 1/28 in his last three matches), while Wesley Bedja and CJ King have both taken seven wickets in the series.

Warriors Team News

Warriors are in good form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.

Verdict

Boland v Warriors

I am backing Boland to win. I am also backing Grant Roelofsen to top score for Boland.

Matthew De Villiers is a good bet to top score for Warriors.

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