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DOL vs LIO Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Dolphins vs Lions Cricket Match Previews

CSA Four-Day Series Division One 2025-26

DOL 317/3 (68)

LIONS 619/7 (163)

DOL 389/10 (119)

Match drawn

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Khaya Zondo* 50728169.44444444444444
Slade van Staden778615089.53488372093024
BowlersOMRWECO
Codi Yusuf* 1223923.25
Beyers Swanepoel1114604.18
Lions Confirmed Playing11:
1- Joshua Richards, 2- Dominic Hendricks(c), 3- Khaya Fakude, 4- Lutho Sipamla, 5- Mitchell Van Buuren, 6- Richard Seletswane, 7- Connor Esterhuizen(w), 8- Codi Yusuf, 9- Delano Potgieter, 10- Beyers Swanepoel, 11- Sipho Potsane
Dolphins Confirmed Playing11:
1- Tshepang Dithole, 2- Romashan Pillay, 3- Slade van Staden, 4- Bryce Parsons, 5- Khaya Zondo, 6- Hanu Viljoen(w), 7- Semal pillay, 8- Eathan Bosch, 9- Tristan Luus, 10- Keshav Maharaj(c), 11- Okuhle Cele

Today's Match Live Score

Match drawn
Dolphins 1st Innings 389-10 (119 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Dithole
c Richard Seletswane b Sipho Potsane
104
185
19
0
56.22
Romashan Pillay
lbw b Beyers Swanepoel
0
4
0
0
0.00
Slade van Staden
c Joshua Richards b Delano Potgieter
19
29
2
1
65.52
Bryce Parsons
c Dominic Hendricks b Sipamla
42
108
5
0
38.89
Zondo
b Beyers Swanepoel
45
95
6
0
47.37
Hanu Viljoen (wk)
lbw b Codi Yusuf
63
136
9
0
46.32
Semal pillay
b Delano Potgieter
10
33
2
0
30.30
Eathan Bosch
c and b Sipho Potsane
36
48
6
0
75.00
Maharaj (c)
not out
43
52
6
1
82.69
Tristan Luus
c Delano Potgieter b Sipho Potsane
0
5
0
0
0.00
Okuhle Cele
c Dominic Hendricks b Van Buuren
9
28
1
0
32.14
Extras
18
 (b 8, lb 1, w 0, nb 9, p 0)
Total
389
 (10 wkts, 119 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
0-1 (Romashan Pillay, 1.4), 57-2 (Slade van Staden, 14.3), 159-3 (Bryce Parsons, 49.2), 187-4 (Dithole, 58.1), 257-5 (Zondo, 80.5), 280-6 (Semal pillay, 90.2), 336-7 (Eathan Bosch, 104.3), 342-8 (Hanu Viljoen, 105.3), 343-9 (Tristan Luus, 106.3), 389-10 (Okuhle Cele, 119)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Codi Yusuf
29
7
73
1
3
0
2.50
Beyers Swanepoel
23
7
54
2
0
0
2.30
Sipamla
22
3
97
1
1
0
4.40
Delano Potgieter
20
3
68
2
5
0
3.40
Sipho Potsane
20
2
72
3
0
0
3.60
Dominic Hendricks (c)
3
0
11
0
0
0
3.70
Van Buuren
2
0
5
1
0
0
2.50
Lions 1st Innings 619-7 d (163 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Joshua Richards
b Eathan Bosch
72
93
10
2
77.42
Dominic Hendricks (c)
c Hanu Viljoen b Tristan Luus
55
98
7
0
56.12
Khaya Fakude
c Eathan Bosch b Maharaj
0
6
0
0
0.00
Van Buuren
c Eathan Bosch b Maharaj
20
65
1
0
30.77
Richard Seletswane
c Tristan Luus b Maharaj
49
114
7
0
42.98
Connor Esterhuizen (wk)
b Bryce Parsons
203
332
27
2
61.14
Sipamla
b Okuhle Cele
8
26
2
0
30.77
Delano Potgieter
not out
169
238
13
6
71.01
Beyers Swanepoel
not out
13
14
2
0
92.86
Extras
30
 (b 10, lb 10, w 2, nb 8, p 0)
Total
619
 (7 wkts, 163 Ov)
Did not Bat
Codi Yusuf , Sipho Potsane
Fall of Wickets
108-1 (Joshua Richards, 27), 119-2 (Khaya Fakude, 29.2), 137-3 (Dominic Hendricks, 36.2), 184-4 (Van Buuren, 56.2), 228-5 (Richard Seletswane, 72), 249-6 (Sipamla, 80.4), 579-7 (Connor Esterhuizen, 157.4)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Eathan Bosch
19
3
78
1
1
0
4.10
Okuhle Cele
19
3
72
1
1
0
3.80
Maharaj (c)
49
13
105
3
0
0
2.10
Tristan Luus
20
0
104
1
1
0
5.20
Bryce Parsons
31
1
125
1
0
0
4.00
Romashan Pillay
9
2
40
0
1
0
4.40
Semal pillay
13
1
58
0
0
0
4.50
Dithole
3
0
17
0
0
0
5.70
Dolphins 2nd Innings 317-3 (68 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Tshepang Dithole
c Connor Esterhuizen b Codi Yusuf
85
126
13
1
67.46
Romashan Pillay
b Delano Potgieter
94
125
12
3
75.20
Slade van Staden
not out
77
86
15
0
89.53
Bryce Parsons
c Connor Esterhuizen b Codi Yusuf
0
1
0
0
0.00
Khaya Zondo
not out
50
72
8
1
69.44
Extras
11
 (b 6, lb 2, w 1, nb 2, p 0)
Total
317
 (3 wkts, 68 Ov)
Did not Bat
Hanu Viljoen (wk) , Semal pillay , Eathan Bosch , Tristan Luus , Keshav Maharaj (c) , Okuhle Cele
Fall of Wickets
174-1 (Romashan Pillay, 39.4), 190-2 (Tshepang Dithole, 44.2), 190-3 (Bryce Parsons, 44.3)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Codi Yusuf
12
2
39
2
0
0
3.20
Beyers Swanepoel
11
1
46
0
0
0
4.20
Sipho Potsane
19
2
102
0
0
0
5.40
Lutho Sipamla
12
2
53
0
0
0
4.40
Delano Potgieter
12
3
46
1
0
0
3.80
Mitchell Van Buuren
1
0
14
0
0
0
14.00
Dominic Hendricks (c)
1
0
9
0
0
0
9.00
Match Info
Match
DOL vs LIONS, 8th Match, CSA Four-Day Series Division One 2025-26
Date
-
Toss
Dolphins won the toss and opt to bat
Time
Venue
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires
Lubabalo Gcuma, Dennis Smith
Match Referee
Clifford Isaacs
Dolphins Squad
Playing
Tshepang Dithole, Romashan Pillay , Slade van Staden, Bryce Parsons, Khaya Zondo, Hanu Viljoen (wk), Semal pillay, Eathan Bosch, Tristan Luus, Keshav Maharaj (c), Okuhle Cele
Bench
Jason Smith, Ottneil Baartman, Marques Ackerman
Support Staff
Lions Squad
Playing
Joshua Richards, Dominic Hendricks (c), Khaya Fakude, Lutho Sipamla, Mitchell Van Buuren, Richard Seletswane, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Codi Yusuf, Delano Potgieter, Beyers Swanepoel, Sipho Potsane
Bench
Reeza Hendricks, Evan Jones, Bjorn Fortuin, Kwena Maphaka
Support Staff

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DOL vs LIO (Dolphins vs Lions) Match Details

Match Dolphins vs Lions (DOL vs LIO)
League CSA Four-Day Series Division One 2025-26
Date Wednesday, 8th October 2025
Time 12:30 PM (IST) - 07:00 AM (GMT)

DOL vs LIO Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

DOL vs LIO Match Venue: Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa

DOL vs LIO Pitch Report: The Kingsmead pitch is known to favour bowlers, especially seamers, who benefit from extra movement due to the moisture on the surface. Despite the bowler-friendly conditions, batsmen can score big runs if they spend enough time on the field.

DOL vs LIO Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Durban, ZA will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 21°C on the match day with 87% humidity and 19.6 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.

DOL vs LIO (Dolphins vs Lions) Playing 11

Dolphins (DOL) Possible Playing XI: 1. Tshepang Dithole(WK)/Umar Amin, 2. Sahibzada Farhan/Romashan Pillay, 3. Muhammad Akhlaq(WK), 4. Bryce Parsons(C)/Qasim Akram, 5. Saud Shakeel(C)/Khaya Zondo, 6. Hanu Viljoen(WK)/Asif Ali, 7. Muhammad Huraira, 8. Faheem Ashraf, 9. Abbas Afridi/Tristan Luus, 10. Mir Hamza, 11. Okuhle Cele/Sufiyan Muqeem

Lions (LIO) Possible Playing XI: 1. Sharoon Siraj/Joshua Richards, 2. Dominic Hendricks(C)/Rohail Nazir(WK), 3. Imam-ul Haq(C), 4. Lutho Sipamla/Omair Bin Yousuf, 5. Mitchell van Buuren/Mohammad Taha-Khan, 6. Richard Seletswane/Khushdil Shah, 7. Irfan Khan/Connor Esterhuizen(WK), 8. Delano Potgieter/Aamer Yamin, 9. Siraj Uddin/Codi Yusuf, 10. Ahmad Daniyal/Beyers Swanepoel, 11. Sipho Potsane/Faisal Akram

Dolphins vs Lions (DOL vs LIO) Match Preview

DOL vs LIO Match Preview: Dolphins will lock horns against Lions in CSA Four-Day Series Division One 2025-26 on Wednesday, 08 October 2025 at 12:30 PM IST.

Dolphins (DOL) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Umar Amin and Sahibzada Farhan will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.

One-Down Batter

  • Muhammad Akhlaq will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Qasim Akram and Saud Shakeel will strengthen the middle order for Dolphins.
  • Saud Shakeel will lead the Dolphins as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Muhammad Akhlaq will do the Wicket Keeping for Dolphins.

Pace Bowlers

  • Mir Hamza and Sufiyan Muqeem will lead the pace attack of his team.

Lions (LIO) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Sharoon Siraj and Rohail Nazir will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.

One-Down Batter

  • Imam-ul Haq will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Omair Bin Yousuf and Mohammad Taha-Khan will strengthen the middle order for Lions.
  • Imam-ul Haq will lead the Lions as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Rohail Nazir will do the Wicket Keeping for Lions.

Pace Bowlers

  • Ahmad Daniyal and Siraj Uddin will lead the pace attack of his team.

Dolphins vs Lions (DOL vs LIO) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

DOL vs LIO Match Prediction: Lions looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, LIO will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

DOL vs LIO CSA Four-Day Series Division One 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Faheem Ashraf will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Mir Hamza will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

DOL vs LIO Head to Head

DOL vs LIO Head to Head Records: Dolphins vs Lions have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Dolphins have won 0 whereas Lions have won 0 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
DOL0 Won
LIO0 Won

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

POINTS TABLE - CSA Four-Day Series Division One 2025-26

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
1North West43100+0.07877
WLWW
2Dolphins42020-0.54171
WDDW
3Warriors42020+0.20565
WDDW
4Boland42110-0.21764
WDLW
5Lions42101+0.30160
LWDW
6Western Province41300-0.06835
LWLL
7Tuskers40220+0.11133
LDDL
8Titans40400+0.08719
LLLL
9North West Dragons
NR
10KwaZulu-Natal Inland
NR
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Full Schedule: CSA Four-Day Series Division One 2025-26 Schedule

Recent Forms: 509, Cricket, DOL vs LIO

DOL - W D D W
LIO - L W D W

DOL vs LIO Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

DOL vs LIO Winning Prediction

  1. Lions team has the upper hand over Dolphins team. So try to pick more players from Lions

DOL vs LIO Small League Must Picks:

DOL - Faheem Ashraf [281 points], Mir Hamza [182 points]
LIO - Khushdil Shah [441 points], Ahmad Daniyal [374 points]

DOL vs LIO Grand League Risky Picks:

DOL - Umar Amin [19 points], Muhammad Akhlaq [58 points]
LIO - Faisal Akram [103 points], Omair Bin Yousuf [130 points]

Dolphins (DOL) Key Players

  • Romashan Pillay [1W]
  • Asif Ali [PTs: 134, CR: 9]
  • Saud Shakeel [PTs: 136, CR: 9]
  • Bryce Parsons [(63, 1W), 57, ]
  • Qasim Akram [PTs: 154, CR: 8]
  • Mir Hamza [PTs: 182, CR: 8]
  • Tristan Luus [PTs: 200, CR: 7.5]
  • Hanu Viljoen [PTs: 201, CR: 8.5]
  • Faheem Ashraf [PTs: 281, CR: 8.5]

Lions (LIO) Key Players

  • Lutho Sipamla [1W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W]
  • Delano Potgieter [0W, 23, 1W, 69, 62, ]
  • Sipho Potsane [1W]
  • Joshua Richards [3]
  • Mitchell van Buuren [0W]
  • Codi Yusuf [PTs: 72, CR: 7]
  • Omair Bin Yousuf [PTs: 130, CR: 7]
  • Sharoon Siraj [PTs: 223, CR: 7]
  • Aamer Yamin [PTs: 226, CR: 7.5]
  • Imam-ul Haq [PTs: 275, CR: 8.5]
  • Khushdil Shah [PTs: 441, CR: 8.5]

DOL vs LIO Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Delano Potgieter [PTs: 28, CR: 8]
  • Joshua Richards [PTs: 57, CR: 6.5]
  • Codi Yusuf [PTs: 72, CR: 7]
  • Omair Bin Yousuf [PTs: 130, CR: 7]
  • Asif Ali [PTs: 134, CR: 9]
  • Saud Shakeel [PTs: 136, CR: 9]
  • Bryce Parsons [PTs: 140, CR: 9.5]
  • Tristan Luus [PTs: 200, CR: 7.5]
  • Imam-ul Haq [PTs: 275, CR: 8.5]
  • Faheem Ashraf [PTs: 281, CR: 8.5]
  • Khushdil Shah [PTs: 441, CR: 8.5]

DOL vs LIO Injury / Unavailability

Dolphins Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Lions Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

DOL vs LIO Live Stream

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Dolphins vs Lions (DOL vs LIO) Squads

Dolphins (DOL) Squad: Keshav Maharaj, Khaya Zondo, Okuhle Cele, Jason Smith, Eathan Bosch, Marques Ackerman(C), Bryce Parsons(C), Tshepang Dithole(WK), Ottneil Baartman, Hanu Viljoen(WK), Slade van Staden(WK), Tristan Luus, Romashan Pillay, Semal Pillay

Lions (LIO) Squad: Reeza Hendricks, Bjorn Fortuin, Lutho Sipamla, Delano Potgieter, Dominic Hendricks(C), Beyers Swanepoel, Joshua Richards, Mitchell van Buuren, Codi Yusuf, Evan Jones, Kwena Maphaka, Connor Esterhuizen(WK), Richard Seletswane, Sipho Potsane, Khaya Fakude

DOL vs LIO Experts Team

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DOL vs LIO SL Team

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