Mzansi Super League 2019, Eliminator: Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Tshwane Spartans Dream 11 Predictions

We are one match away from the finale of Mzansi Super League 2019. In today’s eliminator, Nelson Mandela Bay Giants takes on Tshwane Spartans on December 13th. The winner of this match will go on to fight for the title against Paarl Rocks who finished first on the points table. Here is the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants and Tshwane Spartans Dream 11 Predictions.

Match Details

The eliminator between the Giants and the Spartans will be played at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth on December 13th. The match is scheduled to start at 3.30 PM GMT (6 PM IST).

Team News

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants finished on the second position with 6 wins out of 10 matches played. A couple of losses from the 3 losses the Giants have faced are against Paarl Rocks who are the table topper. 

In the batting department, Ben Dunk, Heino Kuhn, Ryan ten Doeschate have been consistent with the bat. In the bowling department, Beuran Hendricks, Chris Morris, and Imran Tahir will be very crucial against the Spartans. Going into this match the Giants will be a slight favorite for sure.

Probable Playing XI

Jason Roy, Matthew Breetzke, JJ Smuts (c), Ben Dunk (wk), Heino Kuhn, Marco Marais, Chris Morris, Onke Nyaku, Nandre Burger, Junior Dala, Imran Tahir

Tshwane Spartans

The Tshwane Spartans finished on the third place on the points table with only 3 wins. Unfortunately, 5 fights of the Spartans have been ended with No Result. The one thing that will be bothering the Spartans is in the first encounter with the Giants Spartans lost by 6 wickets. However, there are certain things that are clicking for the Giants in this tournament.

With Theunis de Bruyn, Dean Elgar, and AB De Villiers in the top order, the Spartans have a solid batting line up. AB de Villiers has now become the top run-getter for Tshwane Spartans with 184 runs. Dean Elgar has also scored 180. Morne Morkel is the leading wicket-taker with 9 wickets from 6 games.

Probable Playing XI

Theunis de Bruyn, Dean Elgar, AB de Villiers, Heinrich Klaasen (c, wk), Petrus van Biljon, Tom Curran, Roelof van der Merwe, Wiaan Mulder, Morne Morkel, Lungi Ngidi, Lutho Sipamla

Pitch and Conditions

It’s not an ideal condition as there are forecasts of rain on December 13th at Port Elizabeth. There are a ton of matches that were abandoned due to rain. Hence the rainy forecasts are a little concerning.

The average first innings score on this pitch is 118. Hence with the clouds around it would be wise for the team to field first.

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants and Tshwane Spartans Dream 11 Predictions