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The toss and begin of the CSA 4-Day Sequence ultimate encounter between the DP World Lions and the Momentum Multiply Titans has been delayed to a moist outfield. Umpires are attributable to examine the sector at 11:00. The 2 are crossing swords on the DP World Wanderers.
The encounter is a rematch of the CSA T20 Problem ultimate. The Lions romped to an eight-wicket win in that contest. The Dominic Hendricks-captained aspect shall be seeking to full a double towards their neighbours from throughout the Jukskei.
The Lions are additionally aiming to elevate their second consecutive four-day title. Within the 2023/24 season, Delano Potgieter scored a complete of 236 runs to set them up for the title. He made 81 within the first innings and compiled an unbeaten 155 within the third innings because the Lions put up an unassailable rating. Tshepo Moreki and Bjorn Fortuin took two five-wicket hauls within the match.
Fortuin additionally starred within the Lions’ victory earlier within the season. The bowling allrounder creamed an excellent century and took three wickets within the 153-run win within the season opener.
Like final yr, the Lions completed their marketing campaign on the summit of the log. They received three of their seven video games, drew one other three, and suffered one washout. They’re the one crew that completed the group stage with out struggling a loss.
“There’s a good protecting of grass on the wicket and I anticipate it to be somewhat on the sluggish aspect over the primary couple of days, after which as the sport goes on it ought to get barely faster. However I anticipate it to be sporting as a result of it’s the Wanderers,” Dominic Hendricks, the Lions captain, shared.
The Gauteng aspect’s batting has not been as excellent as they’d have appreciated. They registered solely 4 centuries and two of them got here off Bjorn Fortuin’s bat. The opposite two got here from Dominic Hendricks and Joshua Richards. Their most constant batter has been Zubayr Hamza with 5 half-centuries.
The Lions owe a lot of their success to the incisiveness of their bowling assault. Codi Yusuf, Lutho Sipamla, and Tshepo Moreki have complemented one another nicely. The trio is most adroit of their dwelling situations. Moreki, Yusuf, and Sipamla have all taken 19 wickets apiece within the four-day competitors this season, at low averages, which reveals how nicely they’ve dovetailed as a unit.
The house aspect will want them to be at their finest towards a Titans batting unit that appears to be peaking in time for the ultimate. Captain Neil Model, wicketkeeper Rivaldo Moonsamy, Dewald Brevis, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius have had a great run in latest outings.
The Titans will want this trio to indicate up and for the remainder of the batting order to assist them on their hunt for the four-day title. Junior Dala has been sensible with the ball and can want assist from the remainder of the bowling assault.
Dala shall be main a comparatively inexperienced assault. The Titans are lacking Matthew Boast attributable to a aspect pressure. Nonetheless, the guests have Dayyaan Galiem’s expertise and now have useful replacements in Janco Smit and Lesego Kokohlabana.
LIONS: TBA
TITANS: TBA
