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Toss Winner - Eastern won the toss and choose to bowl first
Knights beat Eastern by 8 runs
High-flying Knights host Eastern on Saturday!
We are backing Knights to win!
| Tournament: | CSA T20 Knock Out Competition, 2025 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | OUTsurance Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 23.1°C|Partly cloudy |
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The CSA T20 Knock-Out Competition is well underway and this clash between Knights and Easterns in Bloemfontein on Sunday is the 15th contest of the tournament.
Knights are challenging at the top of the table and after suffering their first defeat against Border in match seven bounced back with a four wicket win over Mpumalanga on Wednesday.
At the other end of the ladder sit Eastern who saw their opening game of the tournament finish as a no-result but have since lost a one-over eliminator and been beaten by Border.
Eastern need to start winning and this will be a tough game to get their first victory in!
KNG
130/10 in 18.5 6.9
CSAKC
Knights beat Northern Cape by 93 runs
223/4 in 20.0 11.15
197/10 in 59.4 3.3
CSAFS
Knights beat Eastern Storm by 8 wickets
31/2 in 10.0 3.1
EASTN
After any defeat in any sport in any tournament, the next game becomes the most important and Knights found a way to get back to winning ways by beating Mpumalanga by four wickets with one ball remaining earlier this week.
Playing at the White River, it was a tough outing for the bowlers on both sides with only 12 wickets falling and both teams posting scores of 179+!
Johannes van Dyk and Malusi Siboto will both come into this game after picking up two wickets each in the last match although Mbongiseni Mhlanga is likely to be the most economical with his accurate bowling.
With the bat, Cole Abrahams and Ruan Haasbroek both come into this match after making half-centuries in the last game.
Jacques Snyman, Gihan Cloete (wk), Ruben du Toit, Cole Abrahams, Richard Maree, Ruan Haasbroek, Seth Fledermaus, Johannes van Dyk, Malusi Siboto (c), Sithembile Langa, Mbongiseni Mhlanga
Seth Flerdermaus, Jacques Snyman, Patrick Botha, Ruan Haasbroek, Gihahn Cloete, Isaac Dikgale, Johannes Van Dyk, Malusi Siboto, Ruben Maree, Sithembile Langa, Rilee Rossouw, Cole Abrahams, Sisanda Magala, Mbongiseni Mhlanga, Ruben du Toit
Although Easterns were once again beaten in their last match, there are some positives which they can bring with them when they make the trip over to Bloemfontein for this fixture.
With the bat, Jurie Snyman, who looks at home batting at number three, will be looking to produce a second half-century in as many innings after he hit six fours and a six against Border.
Kabelo Sekhukhune and captain Grant Thomson are two other capable batters.
With the ball, the opening pair of Tumelo Simelane and Andrew Rasemene will be key to the hopes of Eastern if they are to turn the table upside down and get their first win of the campaign.
Kabelo Sekhukhune, Christopher Britz, Jurie Snyman, Brayden Hicks (wk), Grant Thornton (c), Ernest Kemm, Dewan Marais, Amaan Khan, Mekyle Pillay, Andrew Rasemene, Tumelo Simelane
Amaan Khan, Brayden Hicks , Dewan Marais, Kabelo Sekhukhune, Christopher Britz, Ernest Kemm, Grant Thomson, Jurie Snyman, Andrew Rasemene, Juan Lubbe, Tumelo Simelane, Mekyle Pillay, Kaylan Archery
According to the weather forecast, it could be a wet day in Bloemfontein with low cloudy skies predicted. It will be warm though so any stops in the rain could allow the pitch to be quickly readied!
The Manguang Oval remains one of the better batting surfaces in South African cricket so whoever bats first we expect to look to post a total in excess of 165-170.
Both teams will want to bowl first as Eastern have struggled with the bat in both of their games this season. It should not be a tough decision for either captain at the toss!