Knights vs Warriors, CSA T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 14 February 2022

kng vs warriors Match Prediction & Analysis

CSA T20 league is up and running with teams fighting hard for points and also in search of finding their best XI. Currently 4 teams are level in terms of points and are separated by just NRR & no. of matches at the top. But, Knights and Warriors are currently reeling at the bottom half of the points table. Warriors after a win in opening match succumbed to back-to-back losses in next 2 matches while Knights have lost all their matches played till date. Both teams are searching for momentum and win in this match will be a big boost for them going ahead in the league phase.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Knights Preview

Knights failed to chase down 152 runs as they were bundled out for 124 runs in the last game. Farhaan Behardien (31 runs) and Miguel Pretorius (27 runs) tried for recovery act from 75/5 but were not really close to chase. Their batters are yet to score a fifty and has only three 30+ scores in the 3 matches played so far.

Patrick Kruger and Heerden claimed 2 wickets each in the match in the middle overs. Miguel Pretorius and Jacques Snydman chipped in with a wicket each. They used 7 different bowlers and faired pretty decently to restrict the opposition to 151/6 in the match. They gave 49 runs in the last 5 overs which is an area of concern.

Top players to bet on: Farhaan Behardien, Patrick Kruger, Miguel Pretorius

Knights Predicted Playing XI:

Patrick Kruger, Raynard van Tonder, Jacques Snyman, Pite van Biljon (c), Farhaan Behardien, Mangaliso Mosehle (wk), Jason Raubenheimer, Migael Pretorius, Nealan van Heerden, Gregory Mahlokwana, Alfred Mothoa

Knights Actual Playing XI:

Jacques Snyman, CP Klijnhans, Nealan van Heerden, Raynard van Tonder, Gerald Coetzee, Mbulelo Budaza, PJ van Biljon, Farhaan Behardien, Mangaliso Mosehle, Alfred Mothoa, Patrick Kruger

Warriors Preview

Warriors were set a steep chase of 211 runs in the last game. JJ Smuts (47 runs) tried to build momentum after they lost 3 quick wickets in powerplay. Tristin Stubbs put on an excellent display of batting with 80 runs off 31 balls with 8 sixes and his team ended with 191 runs in the 20 overs falling short of the target.

Their bowlers failed to restrict the opposition in last 2 matches giving runs at over 160+ runs easily. JJ Smuts had a brilliant day with the ball with figures of 4-0-22-1 while all the remaining bowlers went for runs at over 10 RPO. Their bowlers need to strengthen their game in this match to trouble the opposition batters.

Top players to bet on: JJ Smuts, Tristin Stubbs, Mthihewakeyo Nabe

Warriors Predicted Playing XI:

Wihan Lubbe, Matthew Breetzke, JJ Smuts, Lesiba Ngoepe, Tristan Stubbs, Diego Rosier, Sinethemba Qeshile (c & wk), Alindile Mhletywa, Mthiwekhaya Nabe, Lizo Makhosi, Stefan Tait

Warriors Actual Playing XI:

kyle jacobs, Wihan Lubbe, Tristan Stubbs, Stefan Tait, Akhona Mnyaka, Mthiwekhaya Nabe, Sinethemba Qeshile, Diego Rosier, Matthew Breetzke, JJ Smuts, Lesiba Ngoepe

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Port Elizabeth will have a bright and sunny weather on the match day with just no chances of precipitation. We expect a full match with no weather interruptions. 

Venue Details

Port Elizabeth is expected to be slow down as the tournament progresses and batters will struggle to time the ball effectively. Batters will struggle score freely until they are settled on this pitch. We expect the average scores to be around 140-160 runs on this pitch.

Toss: To Bat

The pitch is showing signs of wear and tear and is slightly slowing down owing to a lot of amtches played on it. We expect both captaisn to bat first if the win the toss in this match.