Titans vs Lions-NO, CSA T20 2022, Today Match Prediction

titans vs lions 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. Titans are sitting comfortably with 3 consecutive wins after the opening match loss. They will look to continue their winning streak in this match too. Lions on the other hand are reeling at the bottom half with just one win in their 4 matches and any further loss will dent their qualification chances. 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

Titans Preview

Titans scored chased down 137 runs with ease in the last match. Thenis de Bruyn (24 runs) and Quinton de Kock (26 runs) lead their batting line-up with 53-run opening partnership. Makhanya (21* runs) and Dewald Brevis (46 runs) have chipped in with vital cameos with the bat to complete the chase comfortably with 7 wickets remaining.

Their bowling unit failed to restrict the opposition to 134/4 in 19 overs to win the match last night. Lizaad Williams, Junior Dala, and Gqamame claimed 4 wickets between them and gave just 59 runs of their 9 overs in the match. Aaron Phangiso chipped in with an economical spell of 4-0-19-0 and restricted the opposition batters effectively.                      

Key players to bet on: Dewald Brevis, Junior Dala, 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, Heinrich Klaasen, Sibonelo Makhanya, Aaron Phangiso, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Theunis de Bruyn, Tabraiz Shamsi, Donavon Ferreira, Junior Dala

Lions-NO Preview

Lions were bowled out for just 116 runs in the 161-run chase in their last game. Reeza Hendricks (46 runs), Dadswell (29 runs), and Sisanda Magala (21 runs) scored crucial runs with the bat to lead their team while the remaining 8 batters failed to cross single digit scores and had just 13 runs in the match.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition to a moderate score of 160/4 in their 20 overs. Myoli, Siboto, and Hendricks chipped in with a wicket each and had combined bowling figures of 9-0-63-3 in the match. Magala leaked runs at over 10 RPO despite picking up a wicket in late overs.

Key players to bet on: Reeza Hendricks, Dadswell, Malusi Siboto

Lions-NO Predicted Playing XI:

Joshua Richards, Reeza Hendricks, Shane Dadswell, Mitchell Van Buuren, Dominic Hendricks, Ruan Haasbroek (wk), Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Fortuin, Malusi Siboto (c), Ayavuya Myoli, Codi Yusuf

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