LIO vs BOR Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 35th T20 Match
By Arjit Kumar - Tue, Oct 13, 2026Last Updated on Oct 13, 2026 04:13 PM
Lions vs Border Cricket Match Previews
CSA T20 Challenge 2026
LIONS 138/8 (20)
BOR 133/6 (20)
Lions won by 5 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Miller* | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 350 |
| Jan Hardus Coetzer | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Basson* | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Codi Yusuf | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
Lions Confirmed Playing11:
1- Reeza Hendricks, 2- Neil Timmers, 3- Rassie van der Dussen, 4- Richard Seletswane, 5- Connor Esterhuizen(w), 6- Mitchell Van Buuren, 7- Bjorn Fortuin(c), 8- Nqabayomzi Peter, 9- Codi Yusuf, 10- Siya Plaatjie, 11- JJ BassonBorder Confirmed Playing11:
1- Nathan Roux(c), 2- Christiaan du Toit, 3- Jason Niemand, 4- Michael Copeland, 5- Mncedisi Malika(w), 6- Riley Miller, 7- Ayabulela Gqamane, 8- Jan Hardus Coetzer, 9- Alindile Mhletywa, 10- Sithembile Langa, 11- Kgaudisa MolefeToday's Match Live Score ↻
Lions vs Border
Lions — Innings 1 (138/8 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Timmers c and b Alindile Mhletywa | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 | |
| Reeza Hendricks retd hurt | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen lbw b Alindile Mhletywa | 44 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 137.5 | |
| Richard Seletswane b Jan Hardus Coetzer | 24 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 85.71 | |
| Connor Esterhuizen (wk) b Gqamane | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 | |
| Mitchell Van Buuren b Gqamane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bjorn Fortuin (c) not out | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 120 | |
| Nqabayomzi Peter c Riley Miller b S Langa | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 | |
| Codi Yusuf c Nathan Roux b S Langa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Siya Plaatjie b Jan Hardus Coetzer | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 7 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 9 | |||||
| Total | 138 | 8 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | JJ Basson | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sithembile Langa | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Jan Hardus Coetzer | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Alindile Mhletywa | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| Ayabulela Gqamane | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Kgaudisa Molefe | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| van der Dussen & Reeza Hendricks | 0 | 0 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Timmers | 2.4 | 13 |
| 2 | Richard Seletswane | 12.2 | 82 |
| 3 | Connor Esterhuizen | 13.2 | 89 |
| 4 | Mitchell Van Buuren | 13.3 | 89 |
| 5 | Rassie van der Dussen | 14.1 | 91 |
| 6 | Nqabayomzi Peter | 18.1 | 124 |
| 7 | Codi Yusuf | 18.6 | 133 |
| 8 | Siya Plaatjie | 19.6 | 138 |
Border — Innings 2 (133/6 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Roux (c) c JJ Basson b Codi Yusuf | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 140 | |
| Christiaan du Toit b Nqabayomzi Peter | 38 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 105.56 | |
| Jason Niemand b Nqabayomzi Peter | 44 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 91.67 | |
| Michael Copeland c Connor Esterhuizen b Siya Plaatjie | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Mncedisi Malika (wk) c Connor Esterhuizen b Codi Yusuf | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
| Ayabulela Gqamane run out (Connor Esterhuizen) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Riley Miller not out | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 350 | |
| Jan Hardus Coetzer not out | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 180 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 3 | Wides: 5 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 133 | 6 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Alindile Mhletywa, Sithembile Langa, Kgaudisa Molefe | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Basson | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Codi Yusuf | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Siya Plaatjie | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Nqabayomzi Peter | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Christiaan du Toit & Kgaudisa Molefe | 0 | 0 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Roux | 2.1 | 18 |
| 2 | Christiaan du Toit | 14.4 | 100 |
| 3 | Michael Copeland | 15.6 | 103 |
| 4 | Jason Niemand | 16.4 | 105 |
| 5 | Ayabulela Gqamane | 18.2 | 116 |
| 6 | Mncedisi Malika | 19.1 | 124 |
LIO vs BOR Match Prediction, CSA T20 Challenge 2026, Lions vs Border Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
LIO vs BOR (Lions vs Border) Match Details
| Match | Lions vs Border (LIO vs BOR) |
| League | CSA T20 Challenge 2026 |
| Date | Tuesday, 13th October 2026 |
| Time | 09:30 PM (IST) - 04:00 PM (GMT) |
LIO vs BOR Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
LIO vs BOR Match Venue: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
LIO vs BOR Pitch Report: The Wanderers Stadium pitch has been generally regarded as favourable for batting. However, continuous rain in South Africa may introduce moisture, offering assistance to the bowlers.
LIO vs BOR Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Johannesburg, ZA will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 19°C on the match day with 25% humidity and 9.0 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
The Wanderers Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 27 |
| Batting first won: | 14 |
| Bowling first won: | 13 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 176 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 146 |
| Highest Total: | 283/1 |
| Lowest Total: | 83/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 208/2 |
| Lowest Defended: | 118/7 |
The Wanderers Stadium Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 44%
Spin Bowling
53%Batting Pitch 47%
Bowling Pitch
161
T20 Average Scores
LIO vs BOR (Lions vs Border) Playing 11
Lions vs Border (LIO vs BOR) Match Preview
LIO vs BOR Match Preview: Lions will take on Border in CSA T20 Challenge 2026 on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 09:30 PM IST at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Lions (LIO) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Zubayr Hamza and Reeza Hendricks will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Delano Potgieter will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Connor Esterhuizen and Mitchell van Buuren will strengthen the middle order for Lions.
- Bjorn Fortuin will lead the Lions as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler
Wicketkeeper
- Connor Esterhuizen will do the Wicket Keeping for Lions.
Spin Bowlers
Pace Bowlers
- Bjorn Fortuin and Lutho Sipamla will lead the pace attack of his team.
Border (BOR) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Jerome Bossr and Nathan Roux will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Christiaan du Toit will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Jason Niemand and Michael Copeland will strengthen the middle order for Border.
- Jerome Bossr will lead the Border as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Nathan Roux will do the Wicket Keeping for Border.
Spin Bowlers
Pace Bowlers
- Michael Copeland and Sithembile Langa will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Lions vs Border (LIO vs BOR) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
LIO vs BOR Match Prediction: Border 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.
LIO vs BOR CSA T20 Challenge 2026 Match Expert Advice: Wandile Makwetu will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Bjorn Fortuin will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
LIO vs BOR Head to Head
LIO vs BOR Head to Head Records: Lions vs Border have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Lions have won 0 whereas Border have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| LIO Won | 0 |
| BOR Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
POINTS TABLE - CSA T20 Challenge 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool A | |||||||||
| 1 | Border | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Super Eights | |||||||||
| 1 | Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.064 | 8 | WW |
| 2 | South Western Districts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.662 | 8 | WW |
| 3 | Warriors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.561 | 4 | W |
| 4 | Boland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.428 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Titans | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.755 | 0 | LL |
| 6 | Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.428 | 0 | L |
| 7 | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.561 | 0 | L |
| 8 | Eastern Storms | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.991 | 0 | LL |
| Pool A | |||||||||
| 1 | Dolphins | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.989 | 24 | WLWWW |
| 2 | Lions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1.630 | 24 | WWWW |
| 3 | Warriors | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1.520 | 21 | LWWWNR |
| 4 | South Western Districts | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.812 | 17 | LWLWL |
| 5 | North West | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.130 | 15 | NRWLLW |
| 6 | Border | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.404 | 14 | WWLLL |
| 7 | Northern Cape | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2.940 | 8 | NRLLWL |
| 8 | Limpopo Impalas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -1.585 | 0 | LLLLL |
| Pool B | |||||||||
| 1 | Titans | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.357 | 28 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Boland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.953 | 26 | WWLWT |
| 3 | Western Province | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0.264 | 25 | WWWWW |
| 4 | Eastern Storms | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -0.745 | 11 | WLWLT |
| 5 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -.758 | 10 | WLWLL |
| 6 | Mpumalanga | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -0.804 | 10 | LWLLW |
| 7 | Knights | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.551 | 9 | WWLLL |
| 8 | South Africa Emerging Players | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1.961 | 2 | 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:
BOR -LIO - W W
LIO vs BOR 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, Jerome Bossr is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
LIO vs BOR Winning Prediction
- Border team has the upper hand over Lions team. So try to pick more players from Border
LIO vs BOR Small League Must Picks:
LIO - Wandile Makwetu [8 points], Bjorn Fortuin [0 points]BOR - Michael Copeland [188 points], Jason Niemand [172 points]
LIO vs BOR Grand League Risky Picks:
LIO - JJ Basson [0 points], Richard Seletswane [0 points]BOR - Nathan Roux [0 points], Lihle Sizani [0 points]
LIO vs BOR Death Over Bowlers:
LIO - Lutho SipamlaBOR - Sithembile Langa
Lions (LIO) Key Players
- JJ Basson [PTs: 0, CR: 0.0]
- Zubayr Hamza [31]
- Delano Potgieter [1W, 0W, 0W, 23, 1W]
- Mitchell van Buuren [0W]
- Reeza Hendricks [40, 2, 42]
- Bjorn Fortuin [2W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W]
- Wandile Makwetu [PTs: 8, CR: 8.0]
Border (BOR) Key Players
- Christiaan du Toit [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Jerome Bossr [PTs: 51, CR: 7.5]
- Mncedisi Malika [PTs: 81, CR: 8.5]
- Jason Niemand [PTs: 172, CR: 9.0]
LIO vs BOR Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Christiaan du Toit [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Zubayr Hamza [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Delano Potgieter [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Mitchell van Buuren [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Reeza Hendricks [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Jerome Bossr [PTs: 51, CR: 7.5]
- Jason Niemand [PTs: 172, CR: 9.0]
LIO vs BOR Injury / Unavailability
Lions Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Border Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
LIO vs BOR Live Stream
Where can I see LIO vs BOR Live Score?
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Lions vs Border (LIO vs BOR) Squads
Lions (LIO) Squad: Reeza Hendricks, JJ Basson, Rassie van der Dussen, Bjorn Fortuin(C), Lutho Sipamla, Zubayr Hamza, Delano Potgieter, Dominic Hendricks, Wandile Makwetu(WK), Mitchell van Buuren, Codi Yusuf, Nqabayomzi Peter, Siya Plaatjie, Connor Esterhuizen(WK), Richard Seletswane
Border (BOR) Squad: Ayabulela Gqamane, Sithembile Langa, Thando Ntini, Mathew Fourie, Christiaan du Toit, Kgaudisa Molefe, Alindile Mhletywa, Jason Niemand, Mncedisi Malika(WK), Jerome Bossr(WK)(C), Michael Copeland, Nathan Roux(WK), Thozama Totana, Lihle Sizani, Jan Hardus Coetzer
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.
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