Head-to-Head

Rocks (Boland) have won the last three head-to-head meetings with Dolphins. The latest clash, in November 2025, finished tied before ROC took the Super Over to settle it. In that game, the teams couldn’t be split across the full contest, and the decider was required to separate them. Earlier in October 2024, ROC won via the D/L method by a narrow margin of four runs. Back in March 2024, Rocks won by four wickets with three balls remaining, underlining how often these games have been decided late.

RORocks (Boland) 134/8

HDDolphins 134/10

2025-11-14 · Match tied (Rocks (Boland) won the Super Over)

HDDolphins 83/5

RORocks (Boland) 167/4

2024-10-19 · Rocks (Boland) won by 4 runs (D/L method)

HDDolphins 158/4

RORocks (Boland) 163/6

2024-03-24 · Rocks (Boland) won by 4 wickets (With 3 balls remaining)

Dolphins

This is HD’s first match of the tournament, but their recent run elsewhere includes two wins from their last three outings. Most recently, Dolphins beat South Western Districts by ten wickets with 25 balls remaining in a D/L game after SWD batted first. That result showed how quickly HD can close a chase when the target is manageable. The one setback in that stretch was a six-wicket loss to Warriors, with the opposition getting home with 30 balls still in hand.

HDDolphins 56/0

SWSouth Western Districts 51/4

2026-10-23 · HD won by 10 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) (D/L method)

HDDolphins 116/10

WAWarriors 117/4

2026-10-20 · WAR won by 6 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)

HDDolphins 148/3

NWNorth West Dragons 144/5

2026-10-13 · HD won by 7 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)

Rocks (Boland)

ROC come in off a sequence that has already tested their nerve and their control of games. Their latest match against Titans went all the way to a Super Over, and Rocks came out on top after the scores were level. A week earlier, they beat Mpumalanga Rhinos by 39 runs after batting first, a win built around defending a total. The only slip in their last three was a six-wicket defeat to Western Province, decided with a single ball remaining.

RORocks (Boland) 137/9

MTTitans 137/8

2026-10-25 · Rocks (Boland) won in superover

RORocks (Boland) 141/6

MRMpumalanga Rhinos 102/10

2026-10-17 · Rocks (Boland) won by 39 runs

RORocks (Boland) 174/7

WPWestern Province 176/4

2026-10-14 · WP won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Expected Lineups

HD ROC

Dolphins are expected to lean on a core that includes David Miller alongside batters such as Jason Smith, Khaya Zondo and Marques Ackerman. The likely XI also features a bowling group led by Ottneil Baartman and Keith Dudgeon, with Bryce Parsons offering an allround option. Grant Roelofsen is the specialist wicketkeeper in the projected side, but the official XI is still to come.

Best players

CareeriCareer impact per match: runs + wickets + strike-rate, across the player's whole record. Higher is better.FormiThe same impact score over the player's last 5 matches — current form rather than career. Higher is better.

Ottneil Baartman

Bowler

30.236.2

Keith Dudgeon

Bowler

3034.9

Bryce Parsons

Allrounder

29.431.9

ROC’s projected group is built around a bowling-heavy spine, with Lehan Botha and Glenton Stuurman among the leading names by impact. Gavin Kaplan is the wicketkeeper in the expected XI, while Ferisco Adams and Ruan Terblanche give the side multiple allround options. The final call on the playing combination will only be clear once the official XI is released.

Best players

CareeriCareer impact per match: runs + wickets + strike-rate, across the player's whole record. Higher is better.FormiThe same impact score over the player's last 5 matches — current form rather than career. Higher is better.

Lehan Botha

Bowler

29.327.3

Glenton Stuurman

Bowler

27.927.2

Gavin Kaplan

Wicketkeeper

26.329.5

Key Stats

Prediction

The models are split, but the average leans towards HD at 55% to 45%, with individual calls ranging from HD at 48% to 59%. Bookmakers also shade it towards HD: 54% (odds 1.75) versus ROC at 46% (odds 2.00). That leaves a 1.2 percentage-point model-vs-market edge in favour of HD (55% model average vs 54% market for HD). The Key Stats card is dead even at HD 2 - 2 ROC, setting up a contest where small swings matter. ROC hold the recent head-to-head advantage, while the projections and player-form metrics in the data lean towards HD, so execution from the leading impact bowlers and the top-order batting groups is likely to decide it.