Paarl Royals will square off with Sunrisers Eastern Cape in Thursday’s 2nd Qualifier of the SA20 2025. Paarl Royals, enduring a bad form currently, lost to MI Cape Town in the Qualifier 1 by 39 runs. On the other hand, Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s 3rd consecutive title is very much on the cards following a comprehensive 32-run victory over Joburg Super Kings in the Eliminator.
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— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) February 5, 2025
Match Details:
Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Qualifier 2
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Date & Time: February 6th at 9:00 PM IST and 5:30 PM Local Time
Live Telecast & Streaming: Star Sports 2, Sports18 2 and Disney+hotstar
What is the Pitch Report for PR vs SEC, SA20 2025, Qualifier 2?
It’s an out-and-out sporting wicket that favors both batters and bowlers. The average 1st innings score out of the last 5 complete matches played this season here is 166. Seamers hold the upper hand on this deck, picking up close to 70 percent of the wickets, and said that even spinners do come in handy in the middle overs. Chasing above 180 is a tough ask at this venue.
Recent form:
Paarl Royals: Lost, Lost, Lost, Won, Won
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Won, Won, Lost, Lost, Won
PR vs SEC, SA20 2025, Qualifier 2 Probable Winners:
Paarl Royals are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for PR vs SEC, SA20 2025, Qualifier 2?
Paarl Royals
Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Mitchell Owen, Rubin Hermann, Dayyaan Galiem, David Miller (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dunith Wellalage, Andile Phehlukwayo, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Bjorn Fortuin, Kwena Maphaka.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
David Bedingham, Tony de Zorzi, Jordan Hermann, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Marco Jansen, Liam Dawson, Craig Overton, Richard Gleeson, Ottniel Baartman.
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— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) February 5, 2025
Injury Updates:
Currently, the players from both squads are doing well and fit. It will be added when there is an update.
What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for PR vs SEC, SA20 2025, Qualifier 2?
Top Pick – Batter
Rookie batter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius is the find of the tournament. In 11 matches, he hammered 338 runs at an average of 30.72 with the best score of 97.
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— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) February 5, 2025
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Top Pick – Bowler
Mujeeb ur Rahman is the leading wicket-taker for Paarl Royals this season with 14 scalps in 11 matches with the best figures of 2 for 17.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Dinesh Karthik has been picked by the Royals purely based on his finishing batting skills. His scores in the last 3 matches are 31, 53 and 21.
X-Factor:
Marco Jansen will go down as one of the greatest all-rounders when he hangs his boots. The 24-year-old lanky all-rounder has made 199 runs and claimed 16 wickets in the competition.
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— Sunrisers Eastern Cape (@SunrisersEC) February 5, 2025
What are the Fantasy Suggested Teams for PR vs SEC, SA20 2025, Qualifier 2?
1. Dinesh Karthik, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller (vc), David Bedingham, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen (c), Bjorn Fortuin, Ottniel Baartman, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Dunith Wellalage.
2. Rubin Hermann, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Jordan Hermann, Lhuan-dre Pretorius (vc), Liam Dawson, Aiden Markram (c), Marco Jansen, Mitchell Owen, Bjorn Fortuin, Richard Gleeson.
Pre-Match Analysis:
The lack of middle-order specialists apart from David Miller and Dinesh Karthik, did hurt Paarl Royals, who succumbed to a convincing 39-run win over MI Cape Town in the 1st Qualifier. Relying more on all-rounders and spinners didn’t get it right time this time for the Royals, who were winless in their previous 3 matches. Asking MI Cape Town to bat first wasn’t a great move as they conceded 199 for 4 in the allotted 20 overs. In response, despite valiant efforts from David Miller (45) and Dinesh Karthik (31) went in vain as they bundled out for 160. They need to modify their strategy to qualify for their first-ever final.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape, who are en route to their 3rd SA20 crown are a couple of wins away from making history. They brushed aside Joburg Super Kings in Wednesday’s Eliminator by 32 runs. Skipper Aiden Markram played his to perfection, adding 62* runs to power the side to a competitive 184 for 6 in 20 overs. Later well-oiled bowling line-up consisting of Marco Jansen (1 wicket), Craig Overton (2 wickets), Liam Dawson ( 2 wickets), and Ottneil Baartman (2 wickets), put on a show to limit Super Kings to a modest 152 for 7.
