The two best teams from the CSA T20 Challenge 2025 tournament will be up for their toughest battle when they face each other in the Qualifier 1 match on Tuesday at Boland Park. Warriors It is quite sure that the Warriors are the second-best team in the tournament currently, but they suffered a disappointing defeat against the Boland by 5 runs in Qualifier 1. Boland batted first and posted 176 for 3 with the help of Gavin Kaplan's half-century. Later, the Warriors were only able to score 171 runs in their 20 overs. Matthew de Villiers outscored everyone with his unbeaten 96 runs, but unfortunately couldn't take his team across the winning line. Dolphins The Dolphins have had a mixed season this time, but they roared back with three back-to-back victories. They are coming into this game after defeating Western Province by 15 runs in the Eliminator match. While batting first, they posted 141 runs for 8 wickets, thanks to the half-century from Jason Smith (58). Later, they restricted the opponents to just 126/9 in the second innings, securing a morale-boosting victory. WAR vs DOLPH T20 Match Details WAR vs DOLPH CSA T20 Challenge Match Details Match Warriors vs Dolphins Qualifier 2 T20 Match Date and Time Friday, November 28; 4:30 p.m. IST Venue TBC Broadcasting and live streaming TV - NA; Live Stream - Cricket South Africa YouTube channel WAR vs DOLPH T20 Pitch Report The surface at St George’s Park has historically favoured the batters, and it is likely to continue in this match as well. The pitch offers a good track with good bounce that helps batters build long innings. The surface generally supports high scores, with a relatively high average first innings total. The average first inning total here is 142, which is likely to go higher in this match. BOL vs DOLPH T20 Weather Report There are chances of heavy rain in the starting hours of the match, which might even push it end it without any results. The temperature is likely to be between 18-21°. WAR vs DOLPH Head-to-Head Records WAR vs Dolphins head-to-head (in T20s) Match Played 31 Won by Warriors 14 Won by Dolphins 14 Tied 1 No Result 2 WAR vs DOLPH Qualifier 2 Probable XI Warriors: Modiri Liteko, Muhammad Manack, Matthew de Villiers (c), JP King, Patrick Kruger, Matthew Breetzke (wk), Thomas Kaber, Aphiwe Mnyanda, Christopher King, Wesley Bedja, Kerwin Mungroo Dolphins: Khaya Zondo, JJ Smuts (c), R Pillay, Marques Ackerman, Anrich Nortje, Aryan Gopalan, Gomolemo Phiri (wk), Zeden Mohamed, Eathan Bosch, J Smith, Andile Simelane Players To Watch Out For In the WAR vs DOLPH Qualifier 2 Match Matthew de Villiers | Warriors: The right-hand batter is one of the best in-form players in this format for the Warriors team. He is currently sitting at the top of the highest run-scorers list of the tournament with 394 runs in just 7 innings at an impressive average of 78.8. He scored an unbeaten 96 runs in the last match against Boland. His last four innings read 96*, 50, 54, 49*. He is one player to watch out for. Jason Smith | Dolphins: The right-hand batter is one of the best attacking players for the team, proving his ability by scoring the highest runs for the team in the last match. He has scored 149 runs so far in just 3 games at a strike rate of 196. and has registered two half-centuries in three games. His power-hitting ability has been commendable, especially in this format. He is one player to watch out for. WAR vs DOLPH T20 Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last three T20 matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bowl twice and bat once. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch The team batting first at this venue has won 65 out of the total 137 T20 matches played here, while the teams batting second have won 67 games. This trend suggests that teams should prefer to bowl first and focus on restricting their opponents ' under-par score. WAR vs DOLPH Today's Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: Warriors (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 42-50 Dolphins Total: 175-185 Match Winner: Dolphins Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Dolphins (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 48-55 Warrios Total: 165-170 Match Winner: Dolphins Who will win today's WAR vs DOLPH T20 match? In the last five head-to-head encounters between these two teams, the Dolphins have dominated the Warriors with 3 victories, while the Warriors have only registered two. Earlier in this season, Dolphins had registered a dominant victory over the Warriors as well, making them favourites to win this game.