Preview:
Four new teams have been added for this year’s edition, owing to covid-19 concerns all the games will be played at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. A total of 28 league matches will be played followed by the Semi-Finals and Finals.
Western Province will take on Rocks in the 1st match of the tournament, both sides are making their debut in the CSA T20 Challenge. Western Province has got plenty of experienced players in their line-up with the likes of Wayne Parnell, Beuran Hendricks, George Linde, and Tony de Zorzi. Rocks on the other are a formidable side on paper. Pieter Malan, Janneman Malan are the prominent players for them.
Match Details:
Western Province vs Rocks, Match 1
Venue: St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
Date & Time: February 7th at 1:30 PM IST and 10:00 AM Local Time
Pitch Report:
St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth has hosted more than 40 international games to date. The wicket is conducive for the pacers and even the batters can score runs if they do play long. The par score on this wicket is between 150-160 and bowling first is a good option.
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Probable Playing XIs for WEP vs ROC:
Western Province
Dane Vilas, Richard Levi, Mohammad Yaseen Vallie, Tony de Zorzi, Jonathan Bird, Wayne Parnell, George Linde, Kyle Simmonds, Beuran Hendricks, Basheeru-Deen Walters, Tshepo Moreki
Rocks
Clyde Fortuin (wk), Pieter Malan, Janneman Malan, Christiaan Jonker, Cebo Tshiki, Ferisco Adams, Shaun von Berg, Michael Copeland, Hardus Viljoen, Ziyaad Abrahams, Achille Cloete
Top Picks for WEP vs ROC Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Western Province
Tony de Zorzi has played 44 domestic T20s so far and he has scored 796 runs at an average of 20.94 which includes a century and a half-century.
Richard Levi is known for his aggressive batting at the top of the order. He has played over more than 200 T20s and even represented South Africa in 13 T20Is.
Top Picks – Rocks
Janneman Malan made an excellent start to his career at the highest level for South Africa. He is in pretty good form having scored 99 runs in the first-class game against North West.
Pieter Malan has played all forms of cricket at the domestic level and also represented South Africa in 3 Tests. In his 43 T20s, he has scored 1267 runs at an average of 38.39.
WEP vs ROC Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | T20 Stats |
| Tony de Zorzi | 796 runs |
| Richard Levi | 5468 runs |
| Janneman Malan | 1694 runs |
| Pieter Malan | 1267 runs and 2 wickets |
| Wayne Parnell | 222 wickets and 1694 runs |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for WEP vs ROC Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Dane Vilas, Tony de Zorzi, Pieter Malan, Janneman Malan (c), Wayne Parnell (vc), Shaun von Berg, George Linde, Ferisco Adams, Hardus Viljoen, Basheeru-Deen Walters, Ziyaad Abrahams
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for WEP vs ROC Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Clyde Fortuin, Richard Levi, Christiaan Jonker, Tony de Zorzi (c), Pieter Malan (vc), Janneman Malan, Wayne Parnell, George Linde, Hardus Viljoen, Beuran Hendricks, Basheeru-Deen Walters
WEP vs ROC Probable Winners:
Rocks are expected to win this match.
