Cape Cobras v Lions Prediction

Cape Cobras continued their journey towards the prosperity while defeating Dolphins by a hefty margin of seven wickets. They have won four games out of six, lost one while another ended without any result and have attained 19 points at a net run rate of +0.217. Lions tasted their first defeat of the event when the bottom line team, Titans, won the previous game by 27 runs (D/L method). They have grabbed 22 points from six matches and enjoy a best run rate of +0.788. Earlier, Lions outplayed Cape Cobras on 14^th November in the pool game, won it comfortably by a margin of 47 runs and will try to repeat their performance while the latter will go for a revenge.

Players to watch

Richard Levi powered 54 off 27 mere balls for Cape Cobras vs. Dolphins in the last match whereas Kieron Pollard, Andrew Puttick and Omphile Ramela are accumulating useful runs. George Linde and Ferisco Adams were the main wicket taker with 3 and 2 while Kieron Pollard and Mthokozisi Shezi are bowling nicely.

Jean Symes was the highest scorer of Lions against Titans for 57 and Dwaine Pretorius managed 27. Chris Gayle, Neil McKenzie and Alviro Petersen are already enjoying their form with the bat whereas their bowling department is covered by Eddie Leie, Hardus Viljoen, Chris Morris and Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

Time & Venue

Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 14:00 GMT, 16:00 local at Newlands, Cape Town.

Weather

A reasonable weather throughout the day with the temperatures around 15-23ᵒC.

Toss

The skippers from both sides have opted to field majority of times during the tournament.

The Pitch

The previous game played on November 7, at Newlands between Cape Cobras and Dolphins was a one sided affair and the bowlers along with batsmen of the former side scored a lot of runs as compared to the latter side. That reflects the behaviour of the strip which will be ideal for bowlers and batsmen with perfect technique.

Teams

Cape Cobras – Justin Ontong (C), Richard Levi, Andrew Puttick, Omphile Ramela, Dane Vilas, Kieron Pollard, Sybrand Engelbrecht, George Linde, Ferisco Adams, Dane Paterson, Mthokozisi Shezi.

Lions – Neil McKenzie (C), Alviro Petersen, Chris Gayle, Temba Bavuma, Jean Symes, Thami Tsolekile, Dwaine Pretorius, Chris Morris, Eddie Leie, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Hardus Viljoen.

Prediction

Lions will most probably repeat their previous performance against Cape Cobras.