Probable XI –
Lions –
Dominic Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Shane Dadswell, Joshua Richards, Mitchell van Buuren, Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Fortuin, Kagiso Rapulana, Malusi Siboto, Ayavuya Myoli, Tladi Bokako / Tshepo Ntuli
North West Dragons –
Nicky van der Bergh, Heino Kuhn, Wesley Marshall, Lesego Senokwane, Ndumiso Mvelase, Dwaine Pretorius, Senuran Muthusamy, Delano Potgieter, Eldred Hawken, Caleb Seleka, Johannes Diseko
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Dominic Hendricks
2. Reeza Hendricks
3. Heino Kuhn
4. Wesley Marshall
5. Dwaine Pretorius(C)
6. Senuran Muthusamy
7. Sisanda Magala(VC)
8. Bjorn Fortuin
9. Malusi Siboto
10. Eldred Hawken
11. Tladi Bokako
– Dwaine Pretorius looks safest captain choice as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl atleast 2-3 overs.
– Taking punt on Sisanda Magala as VC who can come handy with bat at middle order and take a couple of wickets by bowling in death overs.
– Can take Caleb Seleka at the place of birth Malusi Siboto while bowling in second innings.
– Dominic Hendricks can give some good fantasy points with the help of bat and gloves.
– Senuran Muthusamy and Bjorn Fortuin are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Dominic Hendricks/Nicky van der Bergh
2. Reeza Hendricks(VC)
3. Wesley Marshall
4. Lesego Senokwane
5. Dwaine Pretorius(C)
6. Senuran Muthusamy
7. Sisanda Magala
8. Bjorn Fortuin
9. Malusi Siboto
10. Eldred Hawken
11. Ayavuya Myoli
– Reeza Hendricks looks another good VC choice as he might go big especially while batting in first innings.
– Dropped Heino Kuhn who hasn’t looked in good touch considering his failures in most of the last 10 T20 innings.
– Lesego Senokwane might be a decent punt as he’s expected to bat at two down and bowl part time overs.
– Can take anyone from Dominic Hendricks or Nicky van der Bergh as both are expected to bat at top of the order and handle wk duties for respective teams.
– Ayavuya Myoli can get a couple of wickets by bowling in death overs especially if Lions gets to bowl in first innings.
– Must try Senuran Muthusamy as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league consistency his All-rounder role.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dominic Hendricks
2. Reeza Hendricks
3. Lesego Senokwane
4. Wesley Marshall
5. Dwaine Pretorius
6. Kagiso Rapulana
7. Delano Potgieter(C)
8. Sisanda Magala/Bjorn Fortuin
9. Malusi Siboto
10. Eldred Hawken(VC)
11. Caleb Seleka
– Sisanda Magala can be picked while bowling first and Bjorn Fortuin in Vice-versa scenario.
– Delano Potgieter looks an open captain choice as he can come handy with bat if top order batters doesn’t do well and expected to bowl part time overs too.
– Ndumiso Mvelase might be a good GL pick at the place of Wesley Marshall especially while batting in first innings.
– Kagiso Rapulana can be another good GL pick considering his hitting ability at down the order and a couple of overs with bowl.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Eldred Hawken especially while bowling in first innings.
– Try dropping Reeza Hendricks for Shane Dadswell or Joshua Richards in a couple of GL combinations.
