Lions vs Cape Cobras Match Prediction
Apr 07, 2019
18:00 IST / 12:30 GMT
Wanderers Stadium - Johannesburg, South Africa
LIO
COB
LIO vs COB Betting Tips
- The Lions have the home advantage in their favor and they have won four of their last six matches played at this ground.
- Cape Cobras have a superior overall head-to-head record against the Lions. However, they have lost three of their last four matches against them.
- Cape Cobras have more batting strength than the Lions with the likes of Janneman Malan, Pieter Malan and Zubayr Hamza at the top.
LIO vs COB Win Probability
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Our Prediction
Cape Cobras are favorites to win
Who Will Win LIO vs COB, CSA T20 Challenge 2019?
The third fixture of the CSA T20 Challenge 2019 will see the Lions take on Cape Cobras. The match will be played on April 7 at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 2:30 PM local time.
LIO vs COB, CSA T20 Challenge 2019: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Sky Sports Cricket, SuperSport, Sky Sport NZ
Live Streaming: Bet365, SuperSport Live
LIO vs COB Toss Prediction
The pitch at the Wanderers generally tends to favor the side batting second which is why the toss-winning captain will probably prefer to chase here.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and predictions for Lions vs Cape Cobras, CSA T20 Challenge 2019...
Lions Team News & Playing 11
LIO Team News
The Lions are yet to officially announce their captain for this year's CSA T20 Challenge. Temba Bavuma, however, is likely to be bestowed with the responsibility of leading the team this season. The hosts are expected to open their batting with Rassie van der Dussen and Reeza Hendricks while Beuran Hendricks and Bjorn Fortuin could share the new ball.
LIO Key Players
Rassie van der Dussen and Reeza Hendricks will be the key batsmen for the Lions and it will be up to these two to ensure that their team gets into a strong position. Hendricks finished as the tournament's best batsman in the previous season while van der Dussen also had a couple of good hits. Temba Bavuma and Ryan Rickelton are two other batsmen in this line-up who will be expected to score big. The Lions will look to the likes of Dwaine Pretorius, Wiaan Mulder and Bjorn Fortuin to deliver the goods for them with the ball. Mulder took seven wickets last time and he will look to start off with a good performance. Pretorius, however, will be the danger man with the new ball.
LIO Recent Form
The Lions had a forgetful season last time as they finished fifth on the points table with just two wins from ten matches. Their campaign was greatly affected by the weather as four of their matches ended in wash outs. Their last completed game came against the Warriors. That too was a rain-truncated encounter which the Lions lost by four runs (D/L method).
Lions Predicted Playing 11
Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Omphile Ramela, Dwaine Pretorius, Wiaan Mulder, Malusi Siboto, Bjorn Fortuin, Beuran Hendricks, Aaron Phangiso
Cape Cobras Team News & Playing 11
COB Team News
The captain of Cape Cobras for the 2019 CSA T20 Challenge has not been confirmed as of yet. Janneman Malan and Pieter Malan are likely to open the batting with Zubayr Hamza coming in next at number three. Kyle Verreynne will probably be doing the glove-work behind the stumps. Dane Paterson, Ferisco Adams and Aviwe Mgijima will form the team's pace attack while George Linde and Dane Piedt will be the two spin options in the side.
COB Key Players
Janneman Malan, Pieter Malan and Zubayr Hamza are the big guns in this batting line-up and the Cobras will want at least two of them to fire in this match. Janneman and Pieter have been performing well in the domestic tournaments and so the team will be having high expectations on them. Dane Paterson, George Linde and Dane Piedt will be the go-to men for the Cobras when it comes to bowling. Linde had a pretty good tournament last time with eight wickets at an economy of 8.70 and the left-arm spinner is more likely to finish with the best figures against the Lions.
COB Recent Form
Cape Cobras did alright in the previous edition of the tournament, finishing third on the points table at the end of the league stage with five wins and four losses. They got off to a shaky start with defeats in their first three matches but then bounced back strongly to win their next five matches on the trot. Their semi-final match against the Dolphins was abandoned due to rain which resulted in their elimination as they were positioned one place behind the Dolphins in the standings.
Cape Cobras Predicted Playing 11
Janneman Malan, Pieter Malan, Zubayr Hamza, Jason Smith, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Aviwe Mgijima, Mthiwekhaya Nabe, George Linde, Ferisco Adams, Dane Paterson, Dane Piedt
LIO vs COB Team Form in Last Five Matches
LIO : NR L NR NR NR
COB : NR L W W NR
Lions vs Cape Cobras Head to Head
Lions and Cape Cobras have played 22 matches against each other in the South African domestic twenty20 tournaments with the former winning 9 of those and the latter 12. One of the matches has resulted in a tie.
The Lions have beaten the Cobras three times in their previous four head-to-head encounters and they even did the double over them in the 2016 season.
Matches Played: 22; Lions Won: 9; Cape Cobras Won: 12; Tie: 1
Lions vs Cape Cobras Betting Odds
The Lions are favorites to win this third match of the CSA T20 Challenge 2019 at odds of 1.72 on Betway, 1.80 on Bet365 and 1.71 on Betrally. Cape Cobras are the bookmakers' underdogs for this game and they are being offered at a higher price of 1.90 on Betrally and 2 on both Betway and Bet365.
🏆 Lions vs Cape Cobras Prediction
The Lions have the advantage of playing at their home ground and have won four of the last six matches they have played here. They also have the upper hand in the fact that they have beaten the Cobras thrice in their last four attempts in the T20 format. The Cobras, however, look more balanced as a unit and have more batting firepower at the top of the order. Unlike the hosts, the visitors have two quality spinners in Dane Piedt and George Linde which is a major difference between the two teams. The Lions may have fared well against the Cobras in the recent past, but we feel the latter have a better chance of winning this time around.
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