Lahore Lions vs Perth Scorchers Prediction

Lahore Lions will be determined to win their last pool game against Perth Scorchers with a big margin which can place them in the top four. They have played three matches, lost the first, the second was abandoned, won the third one and accumulated six points. They have secured a net run rate of +0.255 while Chennai Super Kings have already grabbed 10 points from four games with a net run rate of +0.945. Perth Scorchers just clinched one encounter out of three and they can get the third position in the pool subject to winning the next match.

Players to watch

Lahore Lions were struggling at 4-34 vs Dolphins when the game was taken over by Umar Akmal and Saad Nasim. They shared a 92 runs partnership off just 53 balls and stabilised the position of their team with their individual contribution of 73 and 43. Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed can be dangerous batsmen on their day whereas the bowling department will revolve around Aizaz Cheema, Adnan Rasool, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Hafeez.

Adam Voges, Craig Simmons, Sam Whiteman and Mitchell Marsh are the top batsmen of Perth Scorchers while Nathan Coulter-Nile is a vital all-rounder. Joel Paris, Jason Behrendorff, and Yasir Arafat should be more accurate to get positive results.

Time & Venue

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 @ 10:30 GMT, 16:00 local at M Chinnaswammy Stadium, Bangalore.

Weather

A nice weather in Bangalore after quite a few days with temperatures around 20-31ᵒC.

Toss

The winning side can bat first and set the target for the rival team.

The Pitch

It is going to be slow track in the beginning as far as batting is concerned and later will be normal during the innings.

Teams

Lahore Lions – Mohammad Hafeez (C), Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Saad Nasim, Umar Akmal, Agha Salman, Wahab Riaz, Asif Raza, Mustafa Iqbal, Adnan Rasool, Aizaz Cheema.

Perth Scorchers – Adam Voges (C), Craig Simmons, Sam Whiteman, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ashton Turner, Yasir Arafat, Michael Beer, Jason Behrendorff, Joel Paris.

Prediction

Lahore Lions are in a position to clinch the forthcoming game.