LIO vs ES Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 57th T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Wed, Oct 28, 2026Last Updated on Oct 28, 2026 12:25 PM
Lions vs Eastern Storms Cricket Match Previews
CSA T20 Challenge 2026
LIO vs ES Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
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LIO vs ES Match Prediction, CSA T20 Challenge 2026, Lions vs Eastern Storms Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
LIO vs ES (Lions vs Eastern Storms) Match Details
| Match | Lions vs Eastern Storms (LIO vs ES) |
| League | CSA T20 Challenge 2026 |
| Date | Wednesday, 28th October 2026 |
| Time | 09:30 PM (IST) - 04:00 PM (GMT) |
LIO vs ES Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
LIO vs ES Match Venue: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
LIO vs ES 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 ES Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Johannesburg, ZA will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 17°C on the match day with 40% humidity and 10.5 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 ES (Lions vs Eastern Storms) Playing 11
Lions vs Eastern Storms (LIO vs ES) Match Preview
LIO vs ES Match Preview: Lions will take on Eastern Storms in CSA T20 Challenge 2026 on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 09:30 PM IST.
Lions (LIO) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Zubayr Hamza and Neil Timmers will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Connor Esterhuizen will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Mitchell van Buuren and Richard Seletswane will strengthen the middle order for Lions.
- Bjorn Fortuin will lead the Lions as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler
Wicketkeeper
- Neil Timmers will do the Wicket Keeping for Lions.
Pace Bowlers
- Bjorn Fortuin and Lutho Sipamla will lead the pace attack of his team.
Eastern Storms (ES) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Kabelo Sekhukhune and Ronan Hermann will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Christopher Britz will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Jurie Snyman and Dewan Marais will strengthen the middle order for Eastern Storms.
- Christopher Britz will lead the Eastern Storms as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Ronan Hermann will do the Wicket Keeping for Eastern Storms.
Spin Bowlers
- Jurie Snyman will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Tumelo Simelane and Chad Classen will lead the pace attack of his team.
Lions vs Eastern Storms (LIO vs ES) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
LIO vs ES Match Prediction: Eastern Storms 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 Bowl first.
LIO vs ES 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 ES Head to Head
LIO vs ES Head to Head Records: Lions vs Eastern Storms have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Lions have won 0 whereas Eastern Storms have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| LIO Won | 0 |
| ES Won | 0 |
| 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 | 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:
LIO - W W W WES - W L W L T
LIO vs ES 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, all are good. You can choose any of one or more as per your choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
LIO vs ES Winning Prediction
- Eastern Storms team has the upper hand over Lions team. So try to pick more players from Eastern Storms
LIO vs ES Small League Must Picks:
LIO - Wandile Makwetu [8 points], Bjorn Fortuin [0 points]ES - Dewan Marais [297 points], Christopher Britz [272 points]
LIO vs ES Grand League Risky Picks:
LIO - Richard Seletswane [0 points], Neil Timmers [0 points]ES - Sabelo Mabanga [0 points], Brayden Hicks [0 points]
LIO vs ES Death Over Bowlers:
LIO - Lutho SipamlaES - Tumelo Simelane
Lions (LIO) Key Players
- JJ Basson [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Codi Yusuf [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Zubayr Hamza [31]
- Morteza Manack [6, 64, 6, 22, 25]
- Mitchell van Buuren [0W]
- Bjorn Fortuin [2W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W]
Eastern Storms (ES) Key Players
- Ronan Hermann [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Aryan Gopalan [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Jurie Snyman [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Tumelo Simelane [PTs: 180, CR: 7.0]
- Christopher Britz [PTs: 272, CR: 9.0]
- Dewan Marais [2, 32, 18, 3]
LIO vs ES Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Zubayr Hamza [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Mitchell van Buuren [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Bjorn Fortuin [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Jurie Snyman [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Christopher Britz [PTs: 272, CR: 9.0]
- Dewan Marais [PTs: 297, CR: 5.0]
LIO vs ES Injury / Unavailability
Lions Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Eastern Storms Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
LIO vs ES Live Stream
Where can I see LIO vs ES Live Score?
You can see LIO vs ES Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
LIO vs ES match will be live telecast on FanCode.
LIO vs ES Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch LIO vs ES match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
LIO vs ES match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Lions vs Eastern Storms (LIO vs ES) Squads
Lions (LIO) Squad: Reeza Hendricks, JJ Basson, Neil Timmers(WK), Rassie van der Dussen, Bjorn Fortuin(C), Lutho Sipamla, Zubayr Hamza, Delano Potgieter, Dominic Hendricks, Wandile Makwetu(WK), Morteza Manack, Mitchell van Buuren, Codi Yusuf, Nqabayomzi Peter, Siya Plaatjie, Connor Esterhuizen(WK), Richard Seletswane
Eastern Storms (ES) Squad: Sabelo Mabanga, Aryan Gopalan, Kabelo Sekhukhune, Merrick Brett, Jurie Snyman, Ronan Hermann(WK), Christopher Britz(C), Chad Classen, Tumelo Simelane, Amaan Khan, Dewan Marais, Juan Lubbe, Brayden Hicks, Martin Khumalo
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 LIO vs ES match?
A-1, For LIO vs ES, Lions will take on Eastern Storms at 2026-10-28 21:30:00 IST, and our expert prediction helps you pick the best Dream11 lineup for this exciting clash.
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Q-6, Are there any injury updates for LIO vs ES today?
A-6, There are no major injury updates at the moment for LIO vs ES, but we will update the app and website as soon as new news arrives.
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