Clash Of 2023 Semi-finalists: Can Royals Surmount Capitals Challenges
The 2024 SA20 League is just getting started, and it is now time for match number 3, where the Paarl Royals will take on the Pretoria Capitals at Boland Park in Paarl. It was Durban’s Super Giants who just managed to get the better of MI Cape Town winning by 11 runs by DLS method. After a slow start and losing two wickets at quick succession during a powerplay, It was Heinrich Klaasen the ‘PLAYER OF THE MATCH’ whose innings of 85 in just off 35 balls helped to achieve the total.
Pretoria Capitals finished top of the points table and ended as the runners-up in the first edition of SA20 tournament, as they lost by 4 wickets in the final to Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Anrich Nortje stood out as the top wicket-taker for Pretoria Capitals in the previous edition. Jos Buttler of Paarl Royals emerges as the star batsman of the league, he was the leading run-scorer of the previous edition scoring 391 runs in just 11 innings.
On the other hand David Miller-led Paarl Royals will be looking for a positive start to their campaign after finishing the first edition in fourth place. They suffered a big defeat against the Capitals in the semi-final game. The opening pair of Jos Buttler and Jason Roy will play a crucial role. It will be interesting to see batting both English batsman batting together and they opened for many a times for England.
PC and PR both played thrice against each others including semi-final. Pretoria Capitals won two out of 3 ocassions. The Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals SA20 2024 match will be played on 12th January 2024 live from Boland Park in Paarl at 9pm(IST).
Pitch And Weather Conditions
We can expect dry conditions throughout this match so there are no worries of another washout! The temperature will be over 25 degrees. The wicket will offer sheer bounce and pace. We might not expect a huge total on board but 170 will be the par score.
Head To Head
Pretoria Capitals have won two matches out of three games while Paarl Royals manage to one.
Paarl Royals Predicted Playing XI:
Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, Dane Vilas, David Miller (c), Andile Phehlukwayo, Fabian Allen, Bjorn Fortuin, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Obed McCoy
Pretoria Capitals Predicted Playing XI:
Will Jacks, Phil Salt (wk), Theunis de Bruyn, Rilee Rossouw, Colin Ingram, Jimmy Neesham, Eathan Bosch, Wayne Parnell (c), Migael Pretorius, Adil Rashid, Daryn Dupavillon