LIO vs WEP Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 2nd Semi-Final T20 Match
By Aditya - Fri, Nov 13, 2026Last Updated on Nov 13, 2026 02:07 PM
Lions vs Western Province Cricket Match Previews
CSA T20 Challenge 2026
LIO vs WEP Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
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LIO vs WEP Match Prediction, CSA T20 Challenge 2026, Lions vs Western Province Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
LIO vs WEP (Lions vs Western Province) Match Details
| Match | Lions vs Western Province (LIO vs WEP) |
| League | CSA T20 Challenge 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 13th November 2026 |
| Time | 09:30 PM (IST) - 04:00 PM (GMT) |
LIO vs WEP Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
LIO vs WEP Match Venue: Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
LIO vs WEP Pitch Report: Newlands is known for offering spinners assistance, with the surface tending to take turn as a match progresses. The ground’s T20I pitch data describes it as balanced and spin-supporting. ODI figures show more wins batting first than bowling first, while T20 data gives average innings scores of 153 and 137. The character of the pitch can vary between matches.
LIO vs WEP Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Cape Town, ZA will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 16°C on the match day with 81% humidity and 24.2 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Newlands Score Records:
| Total matches: | 39 |
| Batting first won: | 21 |
| Bowling first won: | 21 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 153 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 137 |
| Highest Total: | 220/2 |
| Lowest Total: | 95/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 192/1 |
| Lowest Defended: | 119/3 |
Newlands Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 55%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
145
T20 Average Scores
LIO vs WEP (Lions vs Western Province) Playing 11
Lions vs Western Province (LIO vs WEP) Match Preview
LIO vs WEP Match Preview: Lions will take on Western Province in CSA T20 Challenge 2026 on Friday, 13 November 2026 at 09:30 PM IST.
Lions (LIO) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Richard Seletswane and Neil Timmers will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
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
- 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
- Neil Timmers will do the Wicket Keeping for Lions.
Pace Bowlers
- Bjorn Fortuin and Lutho Sipamla will lead the pace attack of his team.
Western Province (WEP) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Jiveshan Pillay and Kashief Joseph will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Kyle Verreynne will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Daniel Smith and George Linde will strengthen the middle order for Western Province.
- George Linde will lead the Western Province as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Bongile Mfunelwa will do the Wicket Keeping for Western Province.
Spin Bowlers
- George Linde will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Nandre Burger and Kashief Joseph will lead the pace attack of his team.
Lions vs Western Province (LIO vs WEP) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
LIO vs WEP Match Prediction: Western Province has very good form in recent matches, most probably they will win this 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 WEP CSA T20 Challenge 2026 Match Expert Advice: Wandile Makwetu will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Reeza Hendricks will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
LIO vs WEP Head to Head
LIO vs WEP Head to Head Records: Lions vs Western Province have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Lions have won 0 whereas Western Province have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| LIO Won | 0 |
| WEP 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 | Border | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Super Eights | |||||||||
| 1 | Warriors - Q | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.682 | 24 | WWWTW |
| 2 | Lions - Q | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.672 | 23 | WLWWW |
| 3 | Western Province - Q | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.203 | 20 | WWNRLW |
| 4 | Boland - Q | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.122 | 16 | LLTWW |
| 5 | Titans - E | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.910 | 12 | LNRLLT |
| 6 | South Western Districts - E | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.294 | 12 | LWWWL |
| 7 | Dolphins - E | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.394 | 9 | NRLNRLW |
| 8 | Eastern Storms - E | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.429 | 4 | LWLLW |
| 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 L W W WWEP - W W N L W
LIO vs WEP 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 WEP Winning Prediction
- Western Province looks more strong as compared to Lions, Make a 10-1 combination in favour of Western Province
LIO vs WEP Small League Must Picks:
LIO - Wandile Makwetu [8 points], Reeza Hendricks [0 points]WEP - Valintine Kitime [0 points], Kyle Verreynne [0 points]
LIO vs WEP Grand League Risky Picks:
LIO - Richard Seletswane [0 points], Neil Timmers [0 points]WEP - Bongile Mfunelwa [0 points], Asakhe Tsaka [0 points]
LIO vs WEP Death Over Bowlers:
LIO - Lutho SipamlaWEP - Josh Breed
Lions (LIO) Key Players
- Codi Yusuf [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Morteza Manack [6, 64, 6, 22, 25]
- Mitchell van Buuren [0W]
- Rassie van der Dussen [35, 14, 2]
- Bjorn Fortuin [2W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W]
Western Province (WEP) Key Players
- Daniel Smith [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Oliver Whitehead [18]
- Dane Paterson [DNB, (DNB, 1W), ]
- Kashief Joseph [5, 4, 53, ]
- George Linde [1W, 0W, 16]
LIO vs WEP Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Mitchell van Buuren [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Kashief Joseph [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Bjorn Fortuin [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- George Linde [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
LIO vs WEP Injury / Unavailability
Lions Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Western Province Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
LIO vs WEP match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Lions vs Western Province (LIO vs WEP) Squads
Lions (LIO) Squad: Reeza Hendricks, JJ Basson, Neil Timmers(WK), Rassie van der Dussen, Bjorn Fortuin(C), Lutho Sipamla, Delano Potgieter, Dominic Hendricks, Gerald Coetzee, Wandile Makwetu(WK), Morteza Manack, Mitchell van Buuren, Codi Yusuf, Nqabayomzi Peter, Siya Plaatjie, Connor Esterhuizen(WK), Richard Seletswane
Western Province (WEP) Squad: George Linde(C), Kyle Verreynne(WK), David Bedingham(WK), Nandre Burger, Mbulelo Dube, Josh Breed, Edward Moore, Tony de Zorzi, Kyle Simmonds, Valintine Kitime, Kashief Joseph, Dane Paterson, Tshepo Moreki, Jiveshan Pillay, Mihlali Mpongwana, Daniel Smith(WK), Sinalo Gobeni, Joshua Van Heerden, Valentine Kitime, Asakhe Tsaka, Oliver Whitehead, Raeeq Daniels, Bongile Mfunelwa(WK), Jody Lawrence
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 WEP match?
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Q-6, Are there any injury updates for LIO vs WEP today?
A-6, There are no major injury updates at the moment for LIO vs WEP, but we will update the app and website as soon as new news arrives.
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