Highveld Lions vs Warriors match prediction 20 Feb 2021

Imperial Lions vs Warriors | Match Predictions and Betting Tips

Imperial Lions will be up against Warriors in the third match of CSA T20 Challenge 2021-20 to be held at Kingsmead, Durban on Saturday, February 19. I have picked the best Lions vs Warriors betting tips for you to earn quick bucks.

Lions were the defending champions in the last edition of CSA where they were up against Warriors in the finals held at Johannesburg. The former defeated the latter by 11 runs and earned the champions title. The Warriors were not far behind in the points table last season, while the Lions sat pretty in the first position with 28 points to themselves, Warriors took over the second spot with 25 points.Both the teams played 10 matches each and Lions won one match more than the Warriors. While Warriors have made it to the finals earlier in one of the seasons, last season was the first time Lions not only made it to the finals but also came out as the champions. With that,take a look at the three best betting tips I have assorted from the next Lions vs Warriors match prediction after analyzing the players and teams past performances.

Rassie Van Der Dussen To Score Over 23.5 Runs

Starting off my first prediction with a player who was the highest run-scorer for his team last season. He played 9 innings in the last season and racked up 348 runs at an average of 58.00 including 4 half centuries, being the player with the most number of runs in second position. Dussen has been very consistent with his game as we can notice from the season prior to last, where he again was the second highest run-getter for his team. Dussen is a domestic legend for South African cricket, a top-order batsman for the Lions, Dussen has played 56 matches for the team and averages at 31.04 putting together 1428 runs. Against, Warriors he has contributed in 12 matches scoring 309 runs at an average of 28.09. In the last season when the Lions played against the Warriors, Dussen pitched in 73 runs from 41 balls including six 6's which contributed to the teams win. In the last 10 innings played by him, he has scored over the target in 8 of the 10 games. There is no uncertainty that Dussen will be living up to the expectations this season as well and Sportsbet.io has offered Betting odds of 1.85 for Rassie van der Dussen to score over 23.5 runs against Warriors.

Temba Bavuma To Score Over 23.5 Runs

The second in line prediction, is in favour of the Lions's captain, Temba Bavuma. Bavuma fetched the second highest runs for his team last season from 9 innings played, he assembled a total of 326 runs at an average of 46.57 containing 24 boundaries. When the Lions faced the Warriors in the finals last season,Bavuma was the only player to pull in 104 runs from 63 balls, which ultimately led the team to victory. He has been in the top run-getters list for the Lions for consecutive years, having played 36 matches for the Lions and averaging at 28.25 with 678 runs to his name. Bavuma has played 9 matches against the Warriors so far and averages 51.40 from it. He has played in 45 SA domestic T20's and averages 26.88 from it with 860 runs. His last five scores from last year's CSA played are "104,52,22,26,24" which shows that he has had a consistent performance so far. To add on the fact that he was the player with the third most number of runs last season and has been efficiently captaining his team leading it to success. Sportsbet.io has offered betting odds of 1.85 for Temba Bavuma to score 23.5 runs in the forthcoming match which is a clear winner.

JJ Smuts To Score Over 21.5 Runs

Last but not the least, the last prediction is for a player who put up a tough fight against the Lions last season. JJ Smuts congregated 121 runs from 60 balls played which comprised 11 boundaries and 7 sixes playing against the Lions in the last season being a lone hand taking his team within touching distance of the target. From the 8 innings played for the Warriors, he accumulated 205 runs with an average of 29.28. He beat his own record of being the player with fastest T20 hundreds by a Warriors batsman. Smuts has played a total of 96 matches for the Warriors and assembled 2244 runs from it at an average of 27.04. Having played 20 matches against the Lions he has earned 451 runs which averages to 25.06. Smuts career averages 28.32 from 136 domestic T20 matches played and piling up 3285 runs. WIth this claim, Sportsbet.io has offered betting odds of 1.85 for JJ Smuts to score over 21.5 runs in the next match, which is a safe bet to put your money on.