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Lions vs Titans Predictions - Rickelton to end Titans’ golden run

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 23 Apr 2024

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Simon Lewis 23 Apr 2024

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Lions vs Titans tips for Wednesday’s CSA T20 Challenge semi-final at Johannesburg (06:00 PM SAST)
Ryan Rickelton has scored 73, 53* & 52 runs in his last four innings.
Can the Titans make it five wins in a row by beating the Lions in the CSA T20 Challenge semi-final at Johannesburg?

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Ryan Rickelton hits to leg against the West Indies. (credit: Richard Huggard/Gallo Images)

Lions vs Titans Predictions

The Lions have been brilliant all season and finished their group fixtures in incredible form, winning six of their last seven matches. The Titans went through a tough stretch of eight games with only one win, but they ended their season with four wins on the bounce.

Lions’ Ryan Rickelton (385 runs) is 4th in the CSA T20 Challenge runs list.
Lions’ Reeza Hendricks has scored 90, 31 & 48 in his last 5 innings.
Titans’ Lhuan-dre Pretorius has scored 58, 29, 29 & 52 in his last 6 innings.
Titans’ Sibonelo Makhanya has scored 52, 60, 28, 50*, 21* & 24 in his last 8 innings.

Head-to-Head

The Titans have won three of the last five matches between the two sides. The Lions won the other two matches. The Lions won the first group match between the two sides this season by just one run… and the Titans won the return fixture by two wickets.

Lions Form

The Lions’ five-match winning streak was broken by a two-wicket loss to the Titans before they met KZN-Inland in their last Group match.

A brilliant bowling display from Lutho Sipamla (2/25, econ 6.25), Bjorn Fortuin (2/19, econ 4.75) and Nqabayomzi Peter (3/15, econ 3.75) restricted KZN-Inland to 132/9 off their 20 overs.

Zubayr Hamza (49 off 38 balls) and Rassie van der Dussen (51* off 35 balls) powered the Lions to victory with 15 balls to spare. The win ensured the Lions finished top of the table, securing them a home semi-final.

Lions Team News

Lions are in good form with bat and ball, but they might look to change their batting order around or bring a big hitter in as they look for the edge over the Titans.

Titans Form

The Titans went into their final group match on the back of three wins in a row. They travelled to Cape Town to play Western Province, with the winner securing the fourth semi-final place.

Junior Dala (3/13, econ 3.25) and Corbin Bosch (3/21, econ 5.25) led a superb bowling performance that saw Province restricted to 113/9 off their 20 overs.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius got the Titans off to a blistering start, scoring 52 off 32 balls, to power his side into the semi-final with 6.4 overs to spare.

Titans Team News

Titans are in good form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.

Verdict

Lions v Titans

I am backing the Lions to win. I am also backing Ryan Rickelton to top score for the Lions.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius is a good bet to top score for the Titans.

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