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Lions vs Titans Predictions - Pretorius and Shamsi to get the Titans over the line in Pro20 Cup Super Eights clash

Nigel Williams

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Titans are favoured to win based on their superior group-stage record.
Lions are unbeaten in their last five matches and van der Dussen is in strong form.
Lions have won three of their last five meetings with the Titans.

Lions vs Titans Predictions

The Titans are favourites because of their stronger group-stage record in South Africa's domestic T20 cricket, making them a consistent market favourite. The Titans entered the Super Eights carrying a stronger overall group-phase record of 6 wins and only 1 loss (28 points).

Lions vs Titans Predictions
Head-to-Head
Lions Form
Titans Form
Team news

Lions' Rassie van der Dussen has scores of 46*, 47*, 44 & 46 in his last 5 innings.
Lions' Codi Yusuf has taken 7 wickets in his last 5 matches.
Lions are unbeaten in their last five matches.
Lions have won 3 of the last 5 matches against the Titans, with 1 match abandoned.
Titans have won 3 of their last 5 matches.
Titans' Lhuan-dre Pretorius has scores of 44, 81, 80, 27 & 188* in his last six innings.
Titans' Tabraiz Shamsi has figures of 1/28, 3/24, 1/34, 3/21, 1/24 & 2/23 in his last 6 matches.

Head-to-Head

Lions have won three of the five matches against the Titans, with one match abandoned.

Lions Form

The Lions defeated the Eastern Storm (Easterns) by nine wickets with 12 balls remaining in a Pro20 Cup Super 8 match at the DP World Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

Lions won the toss and elected to field with Easterns posting 198/6 in their 20 overs. Siya Plaatjie (2/48), Bjorn Fortuin (2/33), and Codi Yusuf (1/40) were the pick of the bowlers.

Lions chased down the target with Neil Timmers (107* off 55 balls) and Zubayr Hamza (45 off 26 balls) putting on a rapid opening stand, and Rassie van der Dussen (48* off 27) finishing the match with consecutive sixes to seal the 9-wicket win.

Rassie van der Dussen has scores of 46*, 47*, 44, and 46 in his last five innings, while Codi Yusuf has taken seven wickets in his last five matches.

Lions are first in the Super Eights with 15 points, having won 3 of their last 4 matches with one no-result.

Titans Form

The Titans lost by three wickets with nine balls remaining to South Western Districts in the Pro20 Cup Super Eights match at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Titans posted 157/6 in 20 overs. Lhuan-dre Pretorius top-scored with a quickfire 44 off 20 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes), supported by Dayyaan Galiem (33* off 21) and Duan Jansen (27* off 23).

Dayyaan Galiem picked up 2/16 in 3 overs, and Duan Jansen took 2/41, but it was not enough to defend the modest target, as South Western Districts scored 158/7 in 18.3 overs.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius has scores of 44, 81, 80, 27 & 188* in his last six innings, while Tabraiz Shamsi has figures of 1/28, 3/24, 1/34, 3/21, 1/24 & 2/23 in his last six matches.

Titans are third in the Super Eights with 10 points, having won two of their last four matches.

Team news

The Lions' Probable XI: Reeza Hendricks, Zubayr Hamza, Rassie van der Dussen, Mitchell van Buuren (c), Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Delano Potgieter, Bjorn Fortuin, Codi Yusuf, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lutho Sipamla.

The Titans' Probable XI: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Dewald Brevis, Donovan Ferreira (c), Dayyaan Galiem, Sinethemba Qeshile, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, Duan Jansen, Junior Dala, Tsepo Ndwandwa, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Verdict

Lions v Titans

The Titans are favourites because of their stronger group-stage record in South Africa's domestic T20 cricket.

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Nigel combines a love of business and sport as one of the leading experts on South African sport.

Since a young age, he played football, cricket, golf, tennis and squash, and is an avid Arsenal supporter.

His initial foray into the business world was in the financial industry, completing various diploma’s including financial and investment management and credit management, and held various positions in banking.

He subsequently worked on the Leadership media publication and the Global Africa Network Media Trade and Investment platforms, before switching to sport.