WPR vs LIS Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Oct 31, 2022
Tournament: CSA T20 Challenge, 2022.
Date: October 31, 2022
Format: T20
Venue: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Time: 16:00
Lions will take on Western Province in the 26th game of the CSA T20 Challenge for 2022 later tomorrow. This match between Western Province and Lions will be played at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom in South Africa.
WPR vs LIS Team Previews
Western Province
Western Province is positioned a couple of points above the North West team at the bottom of the points table. Western Province had to make a difficult beginning to the tournament and they have 6 points from the six games they have played. Their only victory in the competition so far has come in the game against North West on Thursday in the 19th game of the CSA T20 Challenge for 2022. This game was also played in Potchefstroom. The only Western Province batsman that reached the double figures in their defeat against Dolphins was George Linde on Saturday.
George Linde is an experienced left-handed batsman that hit 30 runs from 33 balls with just a single four and a single six. He is also the leading run-getter for Western Province with 131 runs to his credit. In their last encounter Dolphins made light work of the Western Province bowling attack. Keegan Peterson was dismissed early with a fall ball zero. However, Grant Roelofsen had no such issues and finished the match unbeaten on 29 runs from 30 balls. One of the leading wicket-takers for Western Province is Tshepo Moreki. So far, he has picked up 7 wickets in the competition for 103 runs.
George Linde has scored 147 runs for Western Province in the last nine games he has played for them. He has scored these runs with an average of 16.33 and a strike rate of 101.37. Another batter who has done a good job for Western Province in the competition is Daniel Smith with 165 runs from 6 matches at an average of 27.50 and a strike rate of 111.48. The most effective bowler for Western Province has been Junaid Dawood who has picked up 10 wickets in 9 matches while bowling at an economy rate of 6.72 and a strike rate of 15.00.
Western Province Playing 11
Daniel Smith, Gavin Kaplan, Mihlali Mpongwana, Kyle Verreynne, Aviwe Mgijima, George Linde, Abdullah Bayoumy, Beuran Hendricks, Tshepo Moreki, Nandre Burger, Junaid Dawood.
Lions
Even though the Lions have played one game less than Western Province, they have a better net run rate. Although after playing a smaller number of games they are level on points with Western Province with just a solitary victory in five games. They have lost just one game from their last three but that defeat was also against the Dolphins on Wednesday. The Lions could have managed a lot better than posting 163 runs on the board against the Dolphins. They were in an excellent position at 137 for 2 with more than 3 overs to go.
All the Lions' top 4 batsmen scored between 27 and 42 runs. Mitchell van Buuren managed to score 4 boundaries and one six in his effort in this game. The Lions managed to take just a single wicket in the 17th match of the CSA Challenge. Their medium pacer Codi Yusuf dismissed Grant Roelofsen for 44 runs from just 40 balls. Before this game, Yusuf had managed to take only one other wicket in the competition. Unfortunately for Lions their leading wicket-taker Lutho Sipamla had to miss the match. Sipamla is expected to be back for this match.
Mitchell Van Buuren has been the top performer for Lions in CSA T20 Challenge with 233 runs from his last 10 games. He has scored these runs with an average of 33.29 and a strike rate of 122.63. Wiaan Mulder has also done a good job for the Lions scoring 154 runs in the last 5 games with a strike rate of 136.28 and an average of 51.33. The most successful bowler for the Lions has been Malusi Siboto. He has picked up 11 wickets from his last 10 matches at an economy rate of 7.44 and strike rate of 16.63. There are some good all-rounders on show here with Evan Jones being one of the batting all-rounders for the Lions.
Lions Playing 11
Glen Adams, C Delport, Ryan Rickelton, Dominic Hendricks, Mitchell Van Buuren, Evan Jones , Malusi Siboto, Codi Yusuf, Tladi Bokako, Ayavuya Myoli, Wiaan Mulder.
WPR vs LIS Toss Prediction
The pitch on offer at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom will aid the batters for the most part. But we have seen in the past that spinners do get some help from the track as the game progresses further. So, the skipper that wins the toss might wish to bat first at this venue and set a target for the opposition. It will be a lot easier than trying to chase a target on a track that has something in it for the bowlers.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
This game between Lions and Western Province will be played at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. It was observed that spinners got more help from the track as the competition wore on. You can again expect the top spinners from either side to be dominant on this track. They will find as much joy from the pitch as the faster bowlers.
WPR vs LIS Betting Tips
Both these sides are lying at the bottom of the table at the moment. None of these teams has done too well in the competition. But Western Province has a slightly better team and will be more confident as a result to win this game. We will bet with Western Province to win this game and improve their position in the points tally.
Bonus Cricket Bets
This is a T20 match and Western Province has a decent batting order at the top of the order. You can bet on them to score in the excess of 65 runs in their first ten overs.
Van Buuren is one of the batters that is in good form at the moment. You can bet on him to come good in this game and score more than 21 runs.
Cameron Delport is the batter to watch out for the Lions. You can bet on him to emerge as the leading run-getter for Lions in this game.
We are eager to know what you think of our match predictions, if there is anything we can do better or if you want to let us know your own predictions for the match.