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Warriors vs Dolphins CSA T20 Challenge Qualifier 2 Predictions - Smith to send Warriors packing

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Jason Smith hit nine boundaries in his 41-ball 58 in the Eliminator against Western Province.
Matthew De Villiers (394 runs) is 1st in the CSA T20 Challenge runs list.
Can the Dolphins beat the Warriors to earn their passage into the final?

Matthew Breetzke and Jason Smith batting for South Africa (Getty Images).

Warriors vs Dolphins Predictions

Both sides did well in the group stages, but the Dolphins have a psychological advantage after beating the Warriors by seven wickets in their group match. The Dolphins are also on a winning run of three matches, which includes their victory over Western Province in the Eliminator. The Warriors lost their last match in Qualifier 1 to Boland by five runs.

Warriors vs Dolphins Predictions
Head-to-Head
Warriors Form
Warriors Team News
Dolphins Form
Dolphins Team News

Dolphins’ Jason Smith hit nine sixes in his 19-ball 68* against the Titans.
Dolphins’ Tshepang Dithole scored 39 off 27 balls against Western Province.
Warriors’ Matthew De Villiers hit three sixes in his 64-ball 96* against Boland.
Warriors’ Muhammad Manack scored 52 off 28 balls against Boland.

Head-to-Head

The Dolphins have won three and lost two of their last five matches against the Warriors.

Warriors Form

The Warriors suffered their first defeat in four matches when they lost to Boland by five runs in Qualifier 1.

Matthew De Villiers has scored 49*, 54, 50 and 96* in his last four innings. JP King (203 runs, ave 50.75) is 5th on the runs list, including 46 and 56* in his last four innings. Muhammad Manack has scored 26, 54 and 52 in his last four innings.

Kerwin Mungroo (ave 18,00) and Aphiwe Mnyanda (ave 20.00) are joint 9th on the series wickets list with nine wickets apiece. Mnyanda has returned figures of 3/19 and 4/23 in his last five matches.

Warriors Team News

There are no injury reports from the Warriors squad.

Dolphins Form

The Dolphins made it three wins from their last three matches when they beat Western Province by 15 runs.

Jason Smith is the man in form with the bat, scoring a 41-ball 58 against Western Province in the Eliminator following scores of 68* and 23 in his previous two innings. Gomolemo Phiri is the Dolphins’ leading scorer in the series with 152 runs (ave 30.40). Tshepang Dithole has scored 39, 22 and 39 in his last four innings.

Eathan Bosch is 3rd on the series wickets list with 13 (ave 14.46), taking 4/21 against Western Province in the Eliminator. Anrich Nortje is joint 5th on the series wickets list with 11 wickets (ave 21.18) from his eight matches, including 2/20 against Western Province in the Eliminator.

Dolphins Team News

The Dolphins are in good form with the ball but will be hoping for a wider spread of runs from their top-order.

Verdict

Warriors v Dolphins

I am backing the Dolphins to win. I am also backing Jason Smith to top score for the Dolphins and Anrich Nortje to be their best bowler.

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

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