DOL vs LIO Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 4th T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Sun, Sep 27, 2026Last Updated on Sep 27, 2026 12:06 PM
Dolphins vs Lions Cricket Match Previews
CSA T20 Challenge 2026
LIONS 202/4 (20)
DOL 194/6 (20)
Lions won by 8 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prenelan Subrayen* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Hanu Viljoen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codi Yusuf* | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Lutho Sipamla | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
Lions Confirmed Playing11:
1- Reeza Hendricks, 2- Rassie van der Dussen, 3- Zubayr Hamza, 4- Mitchell Van Buuren(c), 5- Wiaan Mulder, 6- Connor Esterhuizen, 7- Delano Potgieter, 8- Wandile Makwetu(w), 9- Codi Yusuf, 10- Nqabayomzi Peter, 11- Lutho SipamlaDolphins Confirmed Playing11:
1- Bryce Parsons, 2- Khaya Zondo, 3- Grant Roelofsen, 4- Jason Smith, 5- Hanu Viljoen(w), 6- Sean Gilson, 7- Gomolemo Phiri, 8- Prenelan Subrayen(c), 9- Tristan Luus, 10- Bayanda Majola, 11- Okuhle CeleToday's Match Live Score ↻
Dolphins vs Lions
Lions — Innings 1 (202/4 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zubayr Hamza b Tristan Luus | 66 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 173.68 | |
| Reeza Hendricks lbw b Subrayen | 50 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 142.86 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen not out | 31 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 129.17 | |
| Mitchell Van Buuren (c) lbw b Tristan Luus | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Connor Esterhuizen b Okuhle Cele | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 292.31 | |
| Delano Potgieter not out | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 300 | |
| Extras | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 2 | |||||
| Total | 202 | 4 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Wiaan Mulder, Wandile Makwetu (wk), Codi Yusuf, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lutho Sipamla | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Parsons | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 14 |
| Okuhle Cele | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.8 |
| Bayanda Majola | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Prenelan Subrayen | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Jason Smith | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Tristan Luus | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| van der Dussen & Delano Potgieter | 0 | 0 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zubayr Hamza | 10.3 | 102 |
| 2 | Reeza Hendricks | 13.2 | 122 |
| 3 | Mitchell Van Buuren | 15 | 133 |
| 4 | Connor Esterhuizen | 19.2 | 189 |
Dolphins — Innings 2 (194/6 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaya Zondo c Wiaan Mulder b Lutho Sipamla | 37 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 194.74 | |
| Bryce Parsons c Delano Potgieter b Wiaan Mulder | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.09 | |
| Grant Roelofsen lbw b Delano Potgieter | 25 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 178.57 | |
| Jason Smith c Mitchell Van Buuren b Wiaan Mulder | 66 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 150 | |
| Sean Gilson b Codi Yusuf | 38 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 140.74 | |
| Hanu Viljoen (wk) not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Gomolemo Phiri b Codi Yusuf | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Prenelan Subrayen (c) not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | Wides: 9 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 194 | 6 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Tristan Luus, Bayanda Majola, Okuhle Cele | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codi Yusuf | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Lutho Sipamla | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.2 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Delano Potgieter | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Nqabayomzi Peter | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Reeza Hendricks | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Subrayen & Hanu Viljoen | 0 | 0 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khaya Zondo | 4.4 | 51 |
| 2 | Bryce Parsons | 5.2 | 53 |
| 3 | Grant Roelofsen | 8.4 | 86 |
| 4 | Jason Smith | 19 | 188 |
| 5 | Sean Gilson | 19.1 | 188 |
| 6 | Gomolemo Phiri | 19.4 | 192 |
DOL vs LIO Match Prediction, CSA T20 Challenge 2026, Dolphins vs Lions Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
DOL vs LIO (Dolphins vs Lions) Match Details
| Match | Dolphins vs Lions (DOL vs LIO) |
| League | CSA T20 Challenge 2026 |
| Date | Sunday, 27th September 2026 |
| Time | 04:30 PM (IST) - 11:00 AM (GMT) |
DOL vs LIO Pitch Report and Today's 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.
Kingsmead Score Records:
| Total matches: | 26 |
| Batting first won: | 13 |
| Bowling first won: | 11 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 156 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 138 |
| Highest Total: | 226/6 |
| Lowest Total: | 73/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 191/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 125/6 |
Kingsmead Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 45%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
147
T20 Average Scores
DOL vs LIO (Dolphins vs Lions) Playing 11
Dolphins vs Lions (DOL vs LIO) Match Preview
DOL vs LIO Match Preview: Dolphins will take on Lions in CSA T20 Challenge 2026 on Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 04:30 PM IST.
Dolphins (DOL) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Grant Roelofsen and Joshua Richards will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Marques Ackerman will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Hanu Viljoen and Jason Smith will strengthen the middle order for Dolphins.
- Prenelan Subrayen will lead the Dolphins as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Hanu Viljoen will do the Wicket Keeping for Dolphins.
Spin Bowlers
- Prenelan Subrayen will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Keith Dudgeon and Andile Simelane will lead the pace attack of his team.
Lions (LIO) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Dominic Hendricks and Reeza Hendricks will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
- Dominic Hendricks was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
One-Down Batter
- Rassie van der Dussen will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Mitchell van Buuren and Wandile Makwetu will strengthen the middle order for Lions.
- Dominic Hendricks will lead the Lions as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Wandile Makwetu will do the Wicket Keeping for Lions.
Pace Bowlers
- Nqabayomzi Peter and Lutho Sipamla 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: Dolphins 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 T20 Challenge 2026 Match Expert Advice: Bryce Parsons will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Keith Dudgeon 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 10 matches in T20. Out of these 10 games, Dolphins have won 4 whereas Lions have won 6 Matches.
| Match Played | 10 |
| DOL Won | 4 |
| LIO Won | 6 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - CSA T20 Challenge 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool A | |||||||||
| 1 | Dolphins | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.565 | 20 | WWWWL |
| 2 | Warriors | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2.030 | 16 | WWNRWL |
| 3 | Lions | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0.542 | 15 | WWLW |
| 4 | South Western Districts | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.717 | 13 | LWLWW |
| 5 | Border | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.657 | 10 | WLLLNR |
| 6 | North West | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.037 | 9 | LLWLW |
| 7 | Northern Cape | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3.441 | 6 | WLLNR |
| 8 | Limpopo Impalas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1.360 | 0 | LLLLL |
| Pool B | |||||||||
| 1 | Titans | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.130 | 28 | WWWWW |
| 2 | Boland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.119 | 21 | WLWTW |
| 3 | Western Province | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.275 | 21 | WWWWW |
| 4 | Mpumalanga | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.889 | 6 | LLWNRL |
| 5 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1.052 | 6 | LWLLNR |
| 6 | Eastern Storms | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1.561 | 6 | WLTLNR |
| 7 | South Africa Emerging Players | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2.361 | 2 | LLLNR |
| 8 | Knights | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1.671 | 0 | LLLLL |
| 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 | |||||||||
Recent Forms:
DOL - W W W W LLIO - W W L W
DOL vs LIO Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Grant Roelofsen is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
DOL vs LIO Winning Prediction
- Dolphins team has the upper hand over Lions team. So try to pick more players from Dolphins
DOL vs LIO Small League Must Picks:
DOL - Bryce Parsons [475 points], Keith Dudgeon [298 points]LIO - Mitchell van Buuren [178 points], Dominic Hendricks [89 points]
DOL vs LIO Grand League Risky Picks:
DOL - Bayanda Majola [0 points], Okuhle Cele [0 points]LIO - Siya Plaatjie [0 points], Codi Yusuf [0 points]
Dolphins (DOL) Key Players
- Jason Smith [1*, 12, 10, 26, 22]
- Joshua Richards [3]
- Andile Simelane [(13, 1W)]
- Romashan Pillay [1W]
- Grant Roelofsen [71, 50, 14, 41, 79]
- Bryce Parsons [30, 60, 18, (63, 1W), 57 ]
Lions (LIO) Key Players
- Zubayr Hamza [31]
- Codi Yusuf [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Reeza Hendricks [40, 2, 42]
- Wandile Makwetu [PTs: 8, CR: 8.0]
DOL vs LIO Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Jason Smith [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Zubayr Hamza [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Reeza Hendricks [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Romashan Pillay [PTs: 86, CR: 7.0]
- Dominic Hendricks [PTs: 89, CR: 8.0]
- Grant Roelofsen [PTs: 92, CR: 8.0]
- Bryce Parsons [PTs: 475, CR: 7.0]
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
Where can I see DOL vs LIO Live Score?
You can see DOL vs LIO Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
DOL vs LIO match will be live telecast on FanCode.
DOL vs LIO Cricket Match Highlights
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DOL vs LIO match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Dolphins vs Lions (DOL vs LIO) Squads
Dolphins (DOL) Squad: Bayanda Majola, Khaya Zondo, Okuhle Cele, Prenelan Subrayen(C), Jason Smith, Marques Ackerman, Bryce Parsons, Grant Roelofsen(WK), Keith Dudgeon, Joshua Richards, Andile Simelane, Hanu Viljoen(WK), Romashan Pillay, Semal Pillay
Lions (LIO) Squad: Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Lutho Sipamla, Zubayr Hamza, Delano Potgieter, Dominic Hendricks(C), Wandile Makwetu(WK), Mitchell van Buuren, Codi Yusuf, Nqabayomzi Peter, Siya Plaatjie, Richard Seletswane
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's DOL vs LIO match?
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