Cricket Free Tips | CSA T20 Challenge 2021, Play-Off: Lions vs Warriors

The Play-off match of the CSA T20 Challenge 2021 will be held at Kingsmead in Durban, played between Lions and Warriors. The match will be kicked off on 27th February (Saturday) at 18:30 (GMT+6). 

Whoever wins this game will go into the finals. The last time that these two sides met, the Lions got the better of the Warriors. After their second-place finish in the points table, the Lions would be high on confidence. They have won 4out of their 5 games and will be ready to head into the finals.

On the other hand, the performance of the Warriors  has been average throughout the tournament. They have been presented with a golden opportunity to progress into the finals, but it will not be an easy task to beat the Lions. Warriors have to show their best performance if they want to win this match.

Weather
There will be a clear sky during the game. It is expected to have 24 percent chances of rainfall, and the temperature will stay around 24 degree Celsius.

Pitch
The pitch is balanced, but it helps the bowlers in the 2nd innings. So, it is highly likely that whoever team who won the toss would choose to bat first.

Average first innings score: 141 (Last 5 games played on this venue)
Chasing Teams Records: 1 Win, 4 Lost, 0 Tied  (Based on last 5 games)

Probable Playing XIs

Lions:
Temba Bavuma (c), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Reeza Hendricks, Bjorn Fortuin, Rassie van der Dussen, Wiaan Mulder, Sisanda Magala, Aaron Phangiso, Beuran Hendricks

Warriors:
Sinethemba Qeshile (C & WK), Anrich Nortje, Gihahn Cloete, Triston Stubbs, Marco Marais, Marco Jansen, Lesiba Ngeope, JJ Smuts, Ayabulela Gqamane, Lizo Makosi, Tshepo Ntuli, Mthiwekhaya Nabe.

Lions vs Warriors Dream11:
Rassie van der Dussen (C), Mthiwekhaya Nabe (VC), Sinethemba Qeshile, Reeza Hendricks, Triston Stubbs, Gihahn Cloete, JJ Smuts, Wiaan Mulder, Ayabulela Gqamane, Bjorn Fortuin, Kagiso Rabada

It is advisable to select Reeza Hendricks as the C or VC in any one of your Dream11 teams. As predicted, the Lions will win this game!