WP vs LIO, Super 8 – live score and preview

Match overview

Western Province play Lions in the Super 8 of CSA Pro T20 Cup at Newlands, Cape Town, starting Sat, 7 Nov, 2026, 9:30 pm IST.

Newlands pitch report

The par first-innings score in T20s at Newlands is 142 (the middle of the last 10 first innings).

Sides batting first have won 46% of 90 decided T20 matches here; chasing sides 54%.

Captains winning the toss chose to field 51% of the time, and the toss winner went on to win 60%.

Pace bowlers have taken 66% of the wickets here, spinners 34%.

Weather & dew

Weather now: partly cloudy, 15°C.

Rain outlook for the next hours: small chance of a shower.

Dew: Dew is possible from about 23:00; the side bowling second may find the ball wet.

Recent form

Western Province have won 4 of their last 5 T20 matches in our records (latest first: L W W W W).

Lions have won 5 of their last 5 T20 matches in our records (latest first: W W W W W).

Players in form

Joshua van Heerden is WP's leading run-scorer in this series with 252 runs; Oliver Whitehead has taken the most wickets for WP (11).

Zubayr Hamza is LIO's leading run-scorer in this series with 266 runs.

Squads

Western Province squad: Daniel Smith, Bongi Mfunelwa, Joshua van Heerden, Edward Moore, Valentine Kitime, Jiveshan Pillay, George Linde, Kyle Simmonds, Mihlali Mpongwana, Sinalo Gobeni, Oliver Whitehead, Raeeq Daniels, Dane Paterson, Asakhe Tsaka, Nandre Burger, Jody Lawrence, Mbulelo Dube, Tshepo Moreki, Kashief Joseph, Josh Breed

Lions squad: Connor Esterhuizen, Wandile Makwetu, Rassie van der Dussen, Dominic Hendricks, Zubayr Hamza, Reeza Hendricks, Neil Timmers, Onkgomoditse Seletswane, Codi Yusuf, Delano Potgieter, Wiaan Mulder, Mitchell Van Buuren, Lutho Sipamla, Bjorn Fortuin, Wilco de Bruin, Jacob Basson, Nqabayomzi Peter, Morteza Manack, Siya Plaatjie