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Sunday, 8 November 2026 brings a lopsided Super Eights clash to SuperSport Park as Titans fight for their CSA T20 Challenge lives against an already-eliminated Dolphins outfit. The hosts have the firepower and the motive, while Dolphins bring butterfingers and a top order allergic to the powerplay.
Warriors come to Willowmoore Park on Sunday 8 November needing a bonus-point win to make their semi-final place certain. Eastern Storm are out of contention but have spoiled better-placed sides before. The morning clouds over Benoni may have the loudest say of all.
DP World Lions bring an unbeaten run to Cape Town on 7 November 2026 to face a Western Province side fighting to keep their CSA T20 Challenge hopes alive. With the visitors top of the table and Gerald Coetzee released from Test duty, Province's fragile top order faces a serious examination.
Boland Rocks host South Western Districts in the CSA T20 Challenge Super Eights on Saturday, 7 November 2026. The visitors top the form table with two wins from two, while I am backing the hosts to take charge on their own turf in Paarl.
Eastern Storm bring Super Eights cricket home to Willowmoore Park on Friday, 6 November, still looking for their first points of the stage. Dolphins arrive with Keshav Maharaj back, a washout behind them and no room left for another slip in the semi-final race.
Warriors host Boland Rocks on November 5, 2026, with both sides looking to build on winning starts to the Super Eights. The home attack has repeatedly controlled matches, but Boland arrive after chasing 175 against the Dolphins.
The final T20I in Sharjah comes on Sunday, November 1, under the lights. Afghanistan cannot lose the series and keep rescuing shaky starts through their middle order. Zimbabwe are without Brad Evans and need someone to stand next to Sikandar Raza.
The Wanderers hosts a fiery Jukskei Derby tomorrow, Sunday, November 1, as the unbeaten DP World Lions welcome the Titans in the CSA T20 Challenge Super Eights. Bookmakers love the visitors, yet the hosts own this turf and their batters are tearing bowling attacks apart.
Sunday, 1 November brings CSA T20 Challenge Super Eights action to Kingsmead as Dolphins host Boland Rocks. With Ottneil Baartman firing and Keshav Maharaj potentially returning, I am backing the home side to boss their own backyard.
New Zealand host India at Seddon Park on November 1, 2026, after an emphatic Auckland win revived their challenge. Glenn Phillips’ fitness, India’s bowling balance and the possibility of dew shape a finale that demands a fresh reading of the conditions.
The defending champions start their Super Eights at home against Western Province on Saturday, 31 October, at 18:00 local time. Warriors have been strangling batting line-ups at St George's Park. Province bring a top order that chased 195 earlier this month, and a spin attack that can take the pace out of the powerplay.
Afghanistan won the opener by 37 runs and can wrap up the series in Sharjah on Thursday, 29 October. Zimbabwe have already shown their seamers can rattle the Afghan top order. They now have to stop the middle overs from deciding the game for them.
On Thursday, 29 October, the Garden Route Badgers open their Super Eights campaign at home in Oudtshoorn against a Titans side that has spent the season posting totals well beyond 200. Andile Phehlukwayo, on loan from the Titans, lines up against his own franchise, and the hosts' batting has to find runs it has rarely found this season.
Afghanistan and Zimbabwe trade 50-over whites for T20 colours on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, as their three-match series kicks off in Sharjah. Having just bullied the visitors in the ODI tri-series final, Ibrahim Zadran's newly minted side look ready to turn the screws all over again.
Western Province visit KwaZulu-Natal Inland on 25 October 2026 as clear favourites for the final Pool B round. Their batting offers several routes to victory, but a changed bowling group gives the hosts an opening at City Oval.
Pool B's top two collide at Boland Park on Sunday, October 25, with both sides already locked into the Super Eights. Unbeaten Titans bring a terrifying batting line-up to Paarl, and I am backing them to tear through Boland's repair-job merchants.
Easterns face South Africa Emerging at Willowmoore Park on 25 October 2026 with their Super Eights hopes dependent on victory and help elsewhere. Jurie Snyman’s all-round influence gives them an edge, but Emerging’s reshaped batting brings a fresh challenge.
On Sunday, 25 October, the North West Dragons host Northern Cape at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom, needing a bonus-point win to reach the CSA T20 Challenge Super Eights. The hosts are clear favourites on paper, yet the Heat's knack for late stubbornness makes a dominant margin far from automatic.
Eastern Cape Linyathi host Warriors at Buffalo Park on October 24, 2026, with the visitors already through to the Super Eights and the hosts eliminated. Warriors’ disciplined attack meets a batting side whose recent improvement still leaves questions about acceleration.
Knights host Mpumalanga at Mangaung Oval on 24 October 2026, with the visitors protecting fourth place in Pool B. Jonathan Bird’s recent runs give the hosts reason to challenge a market that makes the Rhinos only narrow favourites.
