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Lions vs Western Province Predictions - Lions backed for victory against Western Province in Pro20 Cup semi-final

Nigel Williams

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Lions are tipped to win against Western Province in the Pro20 Cup semi-final.
Lions finished second in the Super Eights, showing strong form and squad depth.
Western Province won their last meeting, but Lions have a better recent head-to-head record.

Lions vs Western Province Predictions

Lions are favourites to defeat Western Province in their Pro20 Cup semi-final after a strong Super Eights campaign. Despite losing their previous meeting with Western Province, the Lions have the batting depth and bowling attack to turn the tables and are backed to win at odds of 1.66.

Lions vs Western Province Predictions
Head-to-Head
Lions Form
Western Province Form
Team News

Lions finished 2nd in the Super Eights with 23 points, winning 5, and losing 1 of their 7 matches, with 1 no-result.
Lions defeated Boland by 5 wickets in their previous match.
Lions' Mitchell van Buuren scored an unbeaten 60 off 48 balls against Boland.
Lions' Bjorn Fortuin and Nqaba Peter took 2 wickets each against Boland.
Lions have won 3 of their last 5 meetings with Western Province.
Western Province finished 3rd in the Super Eights with 20 points, winning 4 and losing 2 of their 7 matches, with 1 no-result.
Western Province defeated South Western Districts by 5 wickets in their previous match.
Western Province's Josh Breed has taken 13 wickets in the competition.

Head-to-Head

Lions have won three of their last five meetings with Western Province, including a Super Over victory in March 2024.

However, Western Province won their most recent encounter by nine runs at Newlands in Cape Town on 7 November 2026.

Lions Form

The Lions defeated Boland by five wickets in their final Pro20 Cup Super Eights match at Boland Park in Paarl on 11 November 2026.

Boland posted 134/8 in their 20 overs, with Bjorn Fortuin (2/27) and Nqaba Peter (2/23) the pick of the Lions' bowlers.

In response, the Lions slipped to 49/5 before Mitchell van Buuren (60* off 48 balls) and Morteza Manack steadied the innings. The Lions reached 135/5 with two balls remaining to secure victory.

The Lions lost to Western Province by nine runs in their previous match, having scored 169/6 in pursuit of 179. Before that, they defeated the Titans by 15 runs and Easterns by nine wickets.

The Lions finished second in the Super Eights with 23 points, winning five and losing one of their seven matches, with one no-result.

Western Province Form

Western Province defeated South Western Districts by five wickets in their final Pro20 Cup Super Eights match at Newlands in Cape Town on 10 November 2026.

South Western Districts were bowled out for 99 in 19.3 overs, with Dane Paterson and Tshepo Moreki taking two wickets each.

Western Province reached 105/5 in 14.3 overs, with Kyle Verreynne top-scoring with an unbeaten 35 off 34 balls, supported by captain George Linde (27 off 16 balls).

Western Province defeated the Lions by nine runs in their previous match, posting 178/9 before restricting the Lions to 169/6. Kashief Josephs scored 55 off 39 balls, while Kyle Verreynne contributed 46 off 22 balls.

Western Province finished third in the Super Eights with 20 points, winning four and losing two of their seven matches, with one no-result.

Team News

Lions' Probable XI: Richard Seletswane, Neo Timmers, Rassie van der Dussen, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Mitchell van Buuren, Morteza Manack, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin (c), Nqaba Peter, Codi Yusuf, Siya Plaatjie.

Western Province's Probable XI: Jiveshan Pillay, Kashief Josephs, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Daniel Smith, George Linde (c), Mihlali Mpongwana, Oliver Whitehead, Josh Breed, Sithembiso Gobeni, Tshepo Moreki, Dane Paterson.

Verdict

Lions v Western Province

Lions are favourites after a strong Super Eights campaign. Despite losing their previous meeting with Western Province, the Lions have the batting depth and bowling attack to turn the tables and are backed to win at odds of 1.66.

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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.