Moore confident ahead of T20 Challenge opener against Dragons

November 2025

NEWLANDS – World Sports Betting Western Province Men have shifted their focus to the CSA T20 Challenge, which gets underway this week, as the Boys in Blue prepare to welcome the North West Dragons to WSB Newlands on Sunday.

The match is set to start at 12h00 and will be broadcast live on SuperSport.

Last season’s leading run-scorer and opening batter, Eddie Moore, says preparations have been going well and the team is eager to kick off their T20 campaign on a strong note.

The 32-year-old will be looking to build on the fine form he displayed last season and continue his consistency at the top of the order.

“I’m really looking forward to the CSA T20 Challenge when our campaign kicks off on Sunday,” said Moore.

“In preparation for the tournament, we’ve gone through some internal warm-up matches which have been really competitive and there’s been some real talent on show. We’ll have a few more top up sessions before Sunday which will fine tune the skills before we kick things off.”

“Even though I was leading run scorer last year I’ve got to park that bus and start fresh this year. I want to stay true to myself and make sure I can add value in runs during the high-pressure situations and lead the team in that department.”

Although he admits the Boys In Blue didn’t have the best run in last season’s competition, finishing in third place, Moore remains confident that things will be different this time around, with the team determined to go all the way.

“I think we’ve had a little bit of difficulty in the T20 competition over the last three years or so and having gotten to the semi’s last season we’re really looking to compete, and we have a clear goal of playing in the final this year and making the province fans proud,” he said.

“As a team we’ve been playing some good cricket and we’re doing the small things right but going into the shorter format we’ll need to identify the big moments that will give us positive outcomes.”

Western Province are no strangers to facing the Dragons in the T20 Challenge, and Moore acknowledges that it won’t be an easy encounter. However, he remains confident that the team has what it takes to rise to the occasion and start their campaign on a strong note.

“With only 7 games in the competition we want to start on a good note and if we can get two positive results at the start, we’ll be able to carry that momentum through the tournament and I’m sure we’ll edge one step closer to our goal,” he adds.

“Playing the Dragons at home on Sunday, I think even in the four-day competition, they’ve got a good squad going, and we know in T20 cricket, they’ve got a few big hitters and a few match winners in their team.

“So, it’ll be a good challenge first up, but like I said, if we can get over the line in the first game and then hopefully the second one and catch a bit of momentum and it’ll be good for our chemistry.”

WSB Western Province Squad:

Juan James, Joshua van Heerden, Beuran Hendricks, Edward Moore, Jody Lawrence, Josh Breed, Valentine Kitime, Mthiwekhaya Nabe, Bongile Mfunelwa, Kyle Verreynne (w/k-captain), Daniel Smith (w/k), Jiveshan Pillay, Dane Paterson, Oliver Whitehead, Raeeq Daniels, Abdallah Buyoumy, Mbulelo Dube, Kashief Joseph Asakhe Tsaka.