North West vs Rocks, CSA T20 2022-23, Today Match Prediction 29 October 2022

nwest vs rocks Match Prediction & Analysis

CSA T20 Challenge is coming to the final stages of the league phase with just 2-3 matches remaining for every team. Titans have almost qualified for the semi finals while Western province are out of the qualification race. Rocks are currently sitting in the fourth position and will look to add further more points to keep themselves in a good position. Northwest after winning their opening match went downhill losing all their remaining matches. They even were pushed to the last position after their recent loss to the Western province. they need to win this match to keep their qualification hopes alive.

TEAMS PREVIEW

North West Preview

Northwest lost their previous match agaisnt Western province by 27 runs. Wesley marshall waged a lone battle at the top with his 30 runs off 19 runs with wickets falling around him continuously. Senuran muthusamy (39 runs) and Duan Juansen (25 runs) liftd their team from 60/5 at half-way mark but could not trouble the 165-run chase as they finished with just 137 runs in their 20 overs.

Duan Jensen bowled superbly and had figures of 4-0-26-2 while Hardus Coetzer gave good support with 2-0-12-1. Their other bowlers went for runs at over 8 to 9 RPO as their team gave away 164 runs in the 18 overs rain shortened game. 

KEY PLAYERS: Duan Jansen, Senuran Muthusamy, Wesley Marshall

North West Predicted Playing XI:

Wesley Marshall, Heino Kuhn (c & wk), Lesego Senokwane, Shaylen Pillay, Delano Potgieter, Senuran Muthusamy, Duan Jansen, Renaldo Meyer, Caleb Seleka, Kerwin Mungroo, Hardus Coetzer

North West Actual Playing XI:

Wesley Marshall, Khanya Cotani, Heino Kuhn, Delano Potgieter, Eldred Hawken, Senuran Muthusamy, Lesego Senokwane, Caleb Seleka, Renaldo Meyer, Duan Jansen, Kerwin Mungroo

Rocks Preview

Rocks fell agonizingly close by 4 runs in their last encounter against Knights. Their top order failed to make a big score after their starts and they were struggling at 59/4 in the 8th over. Their lower order trio of Michael Copeland (36 runs off 21 balls), Hardus Viljoin (20 runs off 12 balls), and Imran manack (30 runs off 18 balls) staged a brisk comeback but failed to ace the crunch final overs to lose the match.

Their bowlers were taken for 179 runs in their 20 overs last night. B Xenxe was the best bowler on display last night with figures of 4-0-30-4 while Hardus Viljoin was the most economical bowler with figures of 4-0-24-0. Imran manack and Von berg picked up a wicket each but went for runs at over 9 RPO in the last game.

KEY PLAYERS: Hardus Viljoin, Michael Copeland. B Xenxe

Rocks Predicted Playing XI:

Janneman Malan, Leus du Plooy, Valintine Kitime, Clyde Fortuin (wk), Farhaan Behardien, Michael Copeland, Ferisco Adams (c), Hardus Viljoen, Bamanye Xenxe, Shaun von Berg, Imran Manack

Rocks Actual Playing XI:

Bamanye Xenxe, Shaun von Berg, Christiaan Jonker, Leus du Plooy, Farhaan Behardien, Imran Manack, Khwezi Gumede, Hardus Viljoen, Janneman Malan, Mickey Copeland, Clyde Fortuin

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch has started to do a few uneven bounce and turn as many matches are already played on these surfaces already. The weather had rains over the past week and might make some disturbances in this match too. 

Venue Details

Potchefstroom is the only venue where the matches are being played this year. We expect the average score in this match to be around 160-170 runs. 

Toss: To Bat

Both captains might opt to bat first on this pitch with slowness creeping in owing to the used nature. Chasing will become difficult on this pitch.