KN vs NWEST 27th Match Prediction

KN vs NWEST Team Previews

Knights

In their last game Knights put up a brave fight while chasing a huge total of 272 runs. Gihan Cloete hit a 50 and set the tone for the rest of the batters at the top. Other batsmen such as Patrick Kruger with 22 runs, Snyman with 28 runs, Gerald Coetzee with 37 runs, Isaac with 28 runs, and Miguel Pretorius with 28 runs played some aggressive brand of cricket while playing their shots. They succeeded in taking the Knights' total to 230 for 9 from their quota of 20 overs. They fell short by 42 runs in the end.

Earlier in the game, the Knights’ bowling attack was taken to the cleaner by their opponents. They ended up giving away 271 runs from their quota of 20 overs. Swanepoel, Gerald Coetzee, and M Pretorius managed to chip in with a wicket apiece. However, none of the bowlers could restrict their opponents. All the seven bowlers used by Knight ended up giving away more than 12 RPO in this match. Some of the key players for the Knights going into this game will be Patrick Kruger, Swanepoel, and Gerald Coetzee.

The Knights top order batting line-up will be handled by the likes of Isaac Dikgale. The middle order of the team will be in the hands of Gihahn Cloete, Patrick Kruger, Jacques Snyman, Aubrey Swanepoel, and Raynard van Tonder. The Knight's bowling attack will be handled by the likes of Mbulelo Budaza, Gerald Coetzee, Mbongiseni Mhlanga, Alfred Mothoa, Migael Pretorius, and Nealan van Heerden. Jacques Snyman has been the top batter for the Knights. In his last 9 appearances for the Knights, he has scored 308 runs at an average of 38.50 and a strike rate of 162.10.

North West Dragons

Northwest was facing a 167-run chase in their last game. Their trio of batters at the top Wesley Marshall with 53 runs, Heino Kuhn with 46 runs, and L Senokwane with 21 runs provide an excellent start to the innings. However, once these batters were dismissed, the Northwest middle order fell like a pack of cards. This batting order could score just 6 runs from the last couple of overs of their innings as they fell to a 10-run loss. Hardus Coetzer managed to pick up a couple of wickets in the game and bowled a good spell of 3-0-21-2.

Renaldo Meyer and Duan Jensen managed to pick a wicket apiece during this game. Senuran Muthuswamy bowled a good spell of 2-0-11-0 during his turn with the ball. Some of the key players going into this game are Wesley Marshall, Duan Jansen, and Muthuswamy. The Northwest top of the order will be in the hands of Wesley Marshall, Heino Kuhn, and L Senokwane. The middle order of the batting line-up will be handled by the likes of Grant Mokoena, Shaylen Pillay, Delano Potgieter, and Lesego Senokwane.

The Northwest bowling attack will be in the hands of people such as Hardus Viljoen, Lwandiswa Zuma, Caleb Seleka, Kerwin Mungroo, Renaldo Meyer, Duan Jansen, and Eldred Hawken. Several all-rounders are playing on the side such as Senuran Muthuswamy. Senuran Muthuswamy has also been their most successful bowler so far in the competition. He has picked up 9 wickets from his last ten matches at an excellent economy rate of 5.69 and a strike rate of 18.66. Another bowler that has done a decent job for Northwest is Caleb Seleka with 7 wickets from his last 10 appearances bowling at an economy rate of 7.93 and strike rate of 23.14.