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Dolphins vs Western Province CSA T20 Challenge Eliminator Predictions - Jason Smith to send Western Province packing

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Jason Smith scored 68* off 19 balls against the Titans.
Daniel Smith hit five sixes and 11 fours in his 55-ball 103* against the Lions.
Can the Dolphins avenge their Group defeat by beating Province in the Eliminator?

Anrich Nortje is among the wickets again (Getty Images).

Dolphins vs Western Province Predictions

Not much separates the sides, but the Dolphins picked up an extra win in the group stages and come into the match on the back of consecutive wins. Western Province were on a great run of three wins on the bounce before losing their last group game at home to the battling Lions. I am backing the Dolphins for their home advantage.

Dolphins vs Western Province Predictions
Head-to-Head
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Dolphins Team News
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Western Province Team News

Dolphins’ Jason Smith hit nine sixes and two fours in his 68* vs the Titans.
Dolphins’ Marques Ackerman scored 49 off 28 balls against the Lions.
Western Province’s Daniel Smith has scored 80, 28 & 103* in his 6 innings in the series.
Western Province’s Edward Moore has scored 105, 41* & 23 in his last 4 innings.

Head-to-Head

The Dolphins have won three and lost two of their last five matches against Western Province. Western Province won their group match against the Dolphins a fortnight ago in Cape Town.

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The Dolphins secured back-to-back wins when they beat the Lions by two wickets in their last group match.

Marques Ackerman scored three 50s and a century in red-ball cricket before he joined the Dolphins in the last group match, scoring a powerful 49. Khaya Zondo has made good starts at the top of the order in his last five innings, without pushing on to a big score (20, 43, 25 and 21).

Anrich Nortje and Eathan Bosch are joint-seventh in the tournament’s wicket list with nine wickets apiece. Andile Simelane took 3/13 against the Warriors but has an economy rate this season of 10.25 runs per over.

Dolphins Team News

There are no injury reports from the Dolphins squad.

Western Province Form

Western Province’s three-match winning streak ended when they lost to the Lions at home in their last group match.

Daniel Smith has produced some devastating innings for his side in the tournament this season on the back of rich form in the red-ball game. He is third in the tournament’s runs list with 228 runs at an average of 45.60. Joshua van Heerden has scored 58, 29*, 43 and 19 in his last four innings.

George Linde is top of the tournament’s Best Bowling Economy list, with an economy rate of 5.08 runs per over. He has also scored 28 and 29 in his last two innings. Mthiwekhaya Nabe took 4/19 in the win over the Titans, while Josh Breed is 4th in the wickets list this season (10 wickets, average 18.50).

Western Province Team News

Western Province are in good form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team. They need their top-order to build on their good starts as they look to progress through the playoffs.