South Africa Emerging Players vs Eastern Storm, CSA Provincial One-Day Cup 2023 Division 2, Today Match Prediction 25 September 2023

rsaep vs estorm Match Prediction & Analysis

The new season of the CSA Provincial One Day Challenge Division Two 2023 and all teams are looking forward to putting their best foot forward and making a push for the first division on the CSA Provisional One Day challenge.

The Eastern Storm may not have started well but they made a really good comeback in the last game as they won the game by 3 runs. They will want to carry on the momentum and win this game.

South Africa Emerging Players would be extremely low on morale as they are the only team who are yet to pick up a win in the competition. They have been very poor and will want to bounce back as soon as possible.

TEAMS PREVIEW

South Africa Emerging Players Preview

Eastern Storm would have wanted to win their last game after the loss in the first game. With a close win last time around, they will want to capitalize on that form and try and get on a winning run.

After winning the toss, Eastern Storm decided to bat first. Despite a terrible start, they managed to come back in the game stitching up several partnerships, and ended up with a score of 249. Aron Visser was the top scorer with 66 runs, with valuable contributions from the middle order.

The bowling department were under pressure for the entire game as the opposition were well on course of winning the game. The bowlers picked up wickets at regular intervals and ensured that they were in the game. They bowled out the opposition for 246 runs, winning the game by 3 runs. Divan Posthumus picked up 3 wickets for 35 runs. 

Key Players: Aron Visser, Divan Posthumus, Wesley Marshall, Mark Pearse

South Africa Emerging Players Predicted Playing XI:

Mark Pearse, Wesley Marshall, Kabelo Sekhukhune, Danie Rossouw(w), Shaylen Pillay, Shane Dadswell(c), Aron Visser, Divan Posthumus, Andrew Rasemene, Chad Classen, Tumelo Simelane

Eastern Storm Preview

South Africa Emerging Players have not got off to the best start to the competition as they have lost both the games they have played in. However, they will want to get off on the points table with a win as well.

South Africa Emerging Players lost the toss and were put into bat first. They got off to a decent start but kept losing wickets at regular intervals. However,  Andile Simelane played a blinder of a knock which propelled their score to 288. Andile Simelane scored 110 off 72 balls.

The batting department had a huge task on their hands, and they would need nothing less than a miracle to pull off this chase. Despite a good start, they fell quite far from the target as they were bowled out for 240 runs, within 37.5 overs. Ronan Hermann was the top scorer with 83 runs off 82 balls.

Key Players: Ronan Hermann, Andile Simelane, Romashan Pillay, Nathan Steyn

Eastern Storm Predicted Playing XI:

Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Thebe Gazedi, Ronan Hermann, Richard Seletswane, Musawenkosi Twala(w), Andile Simelane, Romashan Pillay, Schalk Engelbrecht(c), Nathan Steyn, Martin Khumalo, Dewan Marais

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be on the warmer side, with no chance of rain on match day. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 34°C - 27°C range.

Venue Details

Willowmoore Park in Benoni will be hosting this game and has a capacity of 20,000. This pitch will produce some good wickets and there will be some good high-scoring games in this venue.

Toss: To Bowl

The team that will win the toss would opt to bowl first. With the tournament just underway teams are still figuring out their batting lineup and structure. History of this ground also suggests that teams who bowl first have a higher chance of winning.