Lions vs Titans Predictions - Hamza to topple the Titans in season opener

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Last updated: 26 Sep 2024

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Zubayr Hamza scored 49 off 38 balls in his previous T20 innings.
The Titans face the challenge of getting back to winning ways.
CSA T20 Challenge clash set for Friday at 06:00 PM SAST.

Zubayr Hamza cuts against the Netherlands (credit: Phil Magakoe / Getty Images)

Lions vs Titans Predictions

Defending champions the Lions look good to start the defence of their title with a win over the Titans, who they beat in last season’s semi-final.

Lions’ Zubayr Hamza has scored 41* & 49 in his last 2 whiteball innings.
Lions’ Mitchell van Buuren has scored 25, 37* & 23* in his last 6 whiteball innings.
Titans’ Dewald Brevis has scored 46, 23, 56, 27 & 39 in his last 9 whiteball innings.
Titans’ Lhuan-dre Pretorius has scored 58, 29, 29 & 52 in his last 7 whiteball innings.

Head-to-Head

The Lions have won two of the last three matches between the two sides, including the most recent match, which was the April final. The Titans have won three of the last five matches between the teams.

Lions Form

The Lions' last competitive T20 match was the final of this competition at the end of April, when they beat the Dolphins by seven wickets with more than two overs to spare.

Codi Yusuf (2/16) and Bjorn Fortuin (2/24) were the pick of the bowlers as the Lions did well to restrict the Dolphins to 165/8 off their 20 overs.

Reeza Hendricks (73* off 52 balls) was the backbone of the innings, supported well by Wiaan Mulder (55 off 26 balls) as the Lions raced to a seven-wicket win.

Lions Team News

The Lions squad has looked in good form during the pre-season.

Titans Form

The Titans failed to defend their title from 2022/23, losing to the Lions by eight wickets in the 2023/24 semi-final.

The Titans got off to a strong start thanks to Jack Lees' 64 off 43 balls, but with only one other batter reaching double figures, their innings finished lamely on 131/9 off the rain-reduced 18 overs.

David Wiese (1/17) struck early to get the key wicket of Reeza Hendricks, but the Lions' top-order was on fire and raced home for the loss of just two wickets and with 20 balls to spare.

Titans Team News

There are no injury reports from the Titans squad.

Verdict

Lions v Titans

I am backing the Lions to win. I am also backing Zubayr Hamza to top score for the Lions.

Dewald Brevis is a good bet to be the Titans' best batter.

Lions Win

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