North West vs Titans, CSA T20 2022, Today Match Prediction

nwest vs titans Match Prediction & Analysis

CSA T20 league is coming to business end of the season with just 4 league matches remaining. Three teams have already sealed their spot in the top-4 while Dolphins, North West, and Warriors are fighting for the last spot. North West started the season by winning their first 2 matches but later succumbed to losses in their next 3 matches. They have an upper hand in the qualification race with a bonus point currently. Titans on the other hand after losing their first match won their next 5 matches and have already qualified for the play-offs.

TEAMS PREVIEW

North West Preview

North West scored just 135/8 in their 20 overs in their last game. Van der Bergh (52 runs) and Pretorius (39 runs) scored vital runs with the bat to lead their team after 2 quick wickets with 72-run partnership. Their lower middle order suffered a collapse from 99/2 as they scored just 36 runs off last 5 overs and lost 6 wickets.

Their bowlers failed to restrict the opposition in the chase last night. Senuran Muthusamy, Caleb Seleka, and Delano Potgeiter chipped in with a wicket each in the match. They used 9 different bowling options in the last game but were not able to win the match. Pretorius, Diseko, and Hawken were economical with the ball in the last game.

Key players to bet on: Dwaine Pretorius, Senuran Muthusamy, Van den Bergh

North West Predicted Playing XI:

Wesley Marshall, Senuran Muthusamy, Nicky van den Bergh (wk), Taheer Isaacs, Dwaine Pretorius, Delano Potgieter, Nono Pongolo (c), Ndumiso Mvelase, Johannes Diseko, Eldred Hawken, Caleb Seleka

North West Actual Playing XI:

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

Titans Preview

Titans scored chased down 144 runs with ease in the last match. Thenis de Bruyn (37 runs) and Quinton de Kock (43 runs) kicked off their chase with 79-run opening partnership. Heinrich Klassen (33* runs) and Dewald Brevis (26 runs) have chipped in with vital cameos with the bat to complete the chase comfortably with 7 wickets remaining.

Their bowling unit restricted the opposition to 140/5 to win the match last night. Lizaad Williams was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-0-21-2 in the match. Junior Dala, Shamsi, and Dewald Brevis chipped in with a wicket each. Aaron Phangiso and Gqamane chipped in with a combined spell of 6-0-50-0 and competed their quota of 20 overs.                                  

Key players to bet on: Dewald Brevis, Lizaad Williams, Quinton De Kock

Titans Predicted Playing XI:

Quinton de Kock (wk), Dewald Brevis, Theunis de Bruyn (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Sibonelo Makhanya, Donavon Ferreira, Ayabulela Gqamane, Junior Dala, Aaron Phangiso, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi

Titans Actual Playing XI:

Ayabulela Gqamane, Lizaad Williams, Quinton de Kock, Sibonelo Makhanya, Aaron Phangiso, Dewald Brevis, Heinrich Klaasen, Theunis de Bruyn, Tabraiz Shamsi, Donavon Ferreira, Junior Dala

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

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.

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 Bat

The pitch slowing down owing to the number of matches and we expect teams to bat first owing to slow nature in the coming matches.