Preview:
North West Dragons will take on Rocks in the 17th match of the CSA One Day Cup 2021/22 on Friday. North West Dragons are extending their unbeaten streak in this tournament. They have won 3 of their 4 matches played where the other match was abandoned due to rain. In a close contest, they beat Knights in their previous game by 3 wickets in the final ball of the match. They occupy the top spot in the standings with 15 points.
Rocks, on the other hand, are coming into this match on the back of a loss against Lions by 6 wickets. Their sole victory in this competition came against Knights by 4 wickets. They occupy the 6th spot in the standings with 6 points.
Match Details:
North West Dragons vs Rocks, Match 17
Venue: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Date & Time: March 25th at 4:30 PM IST and 1:00 PM Local Time
NWD vs ROC, Match 17 Pitch Report:
Close to 470 runs have been scored and 19 wickets had fallen in the last match played here which shows both batters and bowlers had their chances. We can expect another balanced surface for this match as well. Batting first is a good option.
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NWD vs ROC, Match 17 Probable Playing XIs:
North West Dragons
Lesego Senokwane, Wesley Marshall, Shaylen Pillay, Christopher Britz, Senuran Muthusamy, Delano Potgieter, Duan Jansen, Khanya Cotani (wk), Nono Pongolo (c), Caleb Seleka, Eldred Hawken
Rocks
Pieter Malan (c), Stiaan van Zyl, Ruan Terblanche, Clyde Fortuin (wk), Michael Copeland, Christiaan Jonker, Ferisco Adams, Shaun von Berg, Siyabonga Mahima, Zakhele Qwabe, Ziyaad Abrahams
Top Picks for NWD vs ROC Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – North West Dragons
Senuran Muthusamy is on a roll in this tournament. In 3 matches, he has scored 179 runs at an average of 59.66 and even picked up 2 wickets as well.
Lesego Senokwane scored an important half-century in the last match against Knights which set the game up front for North West. In 3 matches in this tournament, he has scored 85 runs at an average of 28.33.
Top Picks – Rocks
Pieter Malan came back to his form with an excellent century in the previous game against the Lions and got out after scoring 104.
Stiaan van Zyl is a highly experienced player. He has amassed 146 runs in the last 3 matches at an average of 48.66 with the highest score of 109.
NWD vs ROC Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 179 runs and 2 wickets |
| Lesego Senokwane | 85 runs |
| Delano Potgieter | 73 runs and 3 wickets |
| Pieter Malan | 125 runs |
| Stiaan van Zyl | 146 runs |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NWD vs ROC Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Clyde Fortuin, Stiaan van Zyl, Pieter Malan (c), Lesego Senokwane (vc), Wesley Marshall, Senuran Muthusamy, Delano Potgieter, Christopher Britz, Nono Pongolo, Siyabonga Mahima, Caleb Seleka
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NWD vs ROC Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Khanya Cotani, Stiaan van Zyl (vc), Christiaan Jonker, Pieter Malan, Michael Copeland, Lesego Senokwane, Senuran Muthusamy (c), Delano Potgieter, Ziyaad Abrahams, Duan Jansen, Caleb Seleka
NWD vs ROC Probable Winners:
North West Dragons are expected to win this match.
