WEP vs ROC T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, CSA T20 Challenge 2022
Western Province and Rocks clash at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth on Friday afternoon in the second Semi-Final of the 2022 CSA T20 Challenge. Western Province ended the group stage in 2nd place after five wins and two defeats. Rocks won four games and lost three. Read on as we preview this knockout match. The fixture begins at 14:30 local time.
Western Province set the pace through much of the group stage but have lost their last two matches. If they can recapture their form then they will be very hard to beat.
Rocks ended their run of four successive victories with defeat against Knights on Tuesday. They will need to be at their best if they want to have a chance of reaching the final.
Western Province vs Rocks T20 Live Streaming
Star Sports will show this game in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In South Africa it will be broadcasted on Super Sport. In the UK, you will be able to watch the game on FreeSportsTV.
CSA T20 Challenge 2022 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ and Super Sport.
WEP vs ROC Match Toss Prediction
Western Province won the toss and chose to field first on Wednesday before suffering a huge defeat. We expect both skippers to bat first if they win the toss.
WEP vs ROC Pitch Report
Any score above 170 will be very hard to chase on this wicket. Pace bowlers and top quality spinners are both finding assistance from this surface.
Weather Report
The temperature will be between 25 and 26 degrees throughout this game with cloud cover and high levels of humidity.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Western Province vs Rocks, CSA T20 Challenge 2022
Western Province Team News & Playing 11
WEP Team News
Yaseen Vallie came into the Western Province side to bolster the batting XI for the game against Dolphins. However, the move did not work with Wayne Parnell’s side dismissed for 83. We do not expect to see the batting weakened ahead of this game and expect to see an unchanged XI.
WEP Key Players
- Dane Vilas - The experienced keeper-batter has been very successful across the globe in T20 cricket. He took 2 catches against Dolphins on Wednesday.
- Richard Levi - The opening batter hit over 100 runs in his first two innings of the tournament. However, he has struggled since returning from illness.
- George Linde - the left-arm spinner has been a strong contributor with bat and ball during this campaign. He dismissed Keegan Petersen and Marques Ackerman against Dolphins.
WEP Team Form
Western Province have lost successive games in the CSA T20 Challenge 2022.
Western Province Predicted Playing 11
Richard Levi, Jonathan Bird, Tony de Zorzi, Dane Vilas (wk), George Linde, Aviwe Mgijima, Yaseen Vallie, Wayne Parnell (c), Mihlali Mpongwana, Beuran Hendricks, Junaid Dawood
Rocks Team News & Playing 11
ROC Team News
Hlomla Hanabe and Hardus Vijoen were both left out of the Rocks XI for their final group stage game against Knights with Christiaan Jonker and Valentine Kitme replacing them. We expect Jonker to retain his place but for Viljoen to come in for Kitme in this match.
ROC Key Players
- Pieter Malan - The 32 year-old captain is second only to Tristan Stubbs in the run scorers list in the tournament. He has hit 3 half-centuries.
- Shaun von Berg - The bowling all-rounder has picked up 9 wickets from six games with his dismissals costing 11.00 on average.
- Ziyaad Abrahams - The right-arm fast bowler has taken 8 wickets in the last two matches and, amongst others, dismissed both openers against Knights.
ROC Team Form
Rocks had been in excellent form but lost their last match.
Rocks Predicted Playing 11
Janneman Malan, Pieter Malan (c), Clyde Fortuin (wk), Ferisco Adams, Michael Copeland, Christiaan Jonker, Hardus Viljoen, Shaun von Berg, Imran Manack, Siyabonga Mahima, Ziyaad Abrahams
Western Province vs Rocks Betting Odds
Western Province are favourites with the bookies to win this game and proceed to the final.
Who will win Western Province vs Rocks T20 Match?
Dane Vilas and Pieter Malan are the leading run-scorers on both sides. Both players have a batting average of 40 and above in the tournament.
Western Province vs Rocks Betting Rate
🏆 Western Province vs Rocks Prediction
Both teams come into this game after losing recent matches so it will be a case of whichever is able to bounce back will go forward to the final. Rocks have won plenty of close games across the tournament but we are backing Western Province to get the victory in this match.
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