North West vs Knights, CSA T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 10 February 2022

nwest vs kng Match Prediction & Analysis

CSA T20 league is one of the oldest domestic T20 competitions taking place in South African circuit from 2003-04. Knights lost their opening match against Dolphins and will be eager to win this match and get their first points on the table. On the other hand, Northwest beat Lions comfortably to get their first victory on board. Both teams will look to play to their potential and get some momentum ahead in the league phase. We expect a tough competition between these 2 quality teams in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

North West Preview

North West top order collapsed to 79/6 inside 15 overs with no player in the top 6 crossing the 20-run mark. Pongolo (27 runs) and Duan Jenson (32 runs) then played a counter-attacking 57-run partnership to take their team to a competitive total of 136 runs in their 20 overs.

Their bowling unit restricted the opposition to 125/5 effectively in the chase to win the match by 11 runs. Johannes Diseko and Caleb Seleka claimed 2 wickets each in the match and gave runs at less than 6 RPO. Duan Jenson, Senuran Muthusamy, and Nono Pongolo chipped in with combined economical figures of 9-0-58-1.

Key Players to bet on: Pongolo, Duan Jenson, Wesley Marshall

North West Predicted Playing XI:

Wesley Marshall, Heino Kuhn, Dwaine Pretorius, Nicky van den Bergh (c & wk), Senuran Muthusamy, Lesego Senokwane, Nono Pongolo, Duan Jansen, Caleb Seleka, Johannes Diseko, Chad Classen

North West Actual Playing XI:

Chad Classen, Wesley Marshall, Heino Kuhn, Nono Pongolo, Nicky van den Bergh, Senuran Muthusamy, Dwaine Pretorius, Johannes Diseko, Lesego Senokwane, Caleb Seleka, Duan Jansen

Knights Preview

Knights ended with 128/5 in their 20 overs as their batters failed to capitalize on the starts effectively. Van Tonder (38 runs), Pite Van Biljoin (25 runs), and Farhaan Behardien (36 runs) scored crucial runs for the team. Their batting unit need to be more aggressive and score more runs consistently at a good strike rate in this match.

Their bowlers were left with too little runs to restrict the opposition. Patrick Botha and Alfred Mothoea picked up a wicket each in the match. Migaul Pretorius and Gregory Mahlokwana bowled economically while Jacques Snyman and Van Heerden went for runs at over 8.5 RPO in the match.

Key players to bet on: Farhaan Behardien, Patrick Botha, Van Tonder

Knights Predicted Playing XI:

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

Knights Actual Playing XI:

Jacques Snyman, Gregory Mahlokwana, Raynard van Tonder, Gerald Coetzee, Migael Pretorius, PJ van Biljon, Farhaan Behardien, Mangaliso Mosehle, Jason Raubenheimer, Alfred Mothoa, Patrick Kruger

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Port Elizabeth is expected to have a good sporting track slightly inclined in favour of the bowlers. Batters will struggle score freely until they are settled on this pitch. We expect the average scores to be around 130-150 runs on this pitch.

Venue Details

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. 

Toss: To Bowl

Teams winning the toss has lost all the 4 matches played so far with teams batting first and second having a 2-2 win-loss record so far. We expect both captains to bowl first if they win the toss.