Bottom-placed Durban’s Super Giants will face off table-toppers Paarl Royals in Thursday’s 18th match of the SA20 2025.
Sorry Junior, you’re still our best fielder 😂💙 pic.twitter.com/Y0NtqmmJ02
— Durban’s Super Giants (@DurbansSG) January 22, 2025
Match Details:
Durban’s Super Giants vs Paarl Royals, Match 18
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
Date & Time: January 23rd 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 DSG vs PR, SA20 2025, Match 18?
The spinners have outperformed seamers in every match at Kingsmead this season. The tweakers have picked up close to 60 percent of the wickets at this venue in SA20 2025. The surface still holds the majority of the purchase for the batters. Whenever the team scored more than 50 in the powerplay, they made big runs on the board.
Recent form:
Durban’s Super Giants: NR, Lost, Lost, Lost, NR
Paarl Royals: Won, Won, Won, Lost, Won
DSG vs PR, SA20 2025, Match 18 Probable Winners:
Paarl Royals are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for DSG vs PR, SA20 2025, Match 18?
Durban’s Super Giants
Brandon King, Matthew Breetzke, Kane Williamson, Quinton de Kock (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj (c), Junior Dala, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq.
Paarl Royals
Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Joe Root, Rubin Hermann, Mitchell Van Buuren, David Miller (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dayyaan Galiem, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Bjorn Fortuin, Eshan Malinga / Dunith Wellalage, Kwena Maphaka.
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— Durban’s Super Giants (@DurbansSG) January 22, 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 DSG vs PR, SA20 2025, Match 18?
Top Pick – Batter
David Miller has remained unbeaten in all of the Paarl Royals wins this season, making 40*, 48*, 24*, and 17*. The only failure he encountered was in the losing cause against MI Cape Town.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Joe Root has surprised everyone with his adaptability in the shortest format. Not only in terms of batting, he even displayed well with his off breaks. In 5 matches in the SA20 2025, he made 201 runs at a strike rate of 142.55 and picked up 2 wickets.
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— Durban’s Super Giants (@DurbansSG) January 22, 2025
Top Pick – Bowler
Mujeeb ur Rahman is causing damage for the opposition batters with his mystery spin. In 5 matches in the tournament, he claimed 8 wickets at an economy of 7.5.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Heinrich Klaasen will target Paarl Royals bowlers, which mainly consist of spinners. He averages 9.5 so far in the SA20 2025.
X-Factor:
Lhuan-dre Pretorius is the find of the tournament for Paarl Royals, who announced his arrival in some fashion. The 18-year-old southpaw has hammered 233 runs in 5 innings in the tournament so far at a strike rate of 179.23.
Been a field day but the game must go on 😅😩 pic.twitter.com/HPLXF6It55
— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) January 22, 2025
What are the Fantasy Suggested Teams for DSG vs PR, SA20 2025, Match 18?
1. Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen (vc), Kane Williamson, David Miller, Mitchell Van Buuren, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Joe Root (c), Keshav Maharaj, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad.
2. Dinesh Karthik, Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Matthew Breetzke, Lhuan-dre Pretorius (vc), Joe Root, Wiaan Mulder, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad (c).
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— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) January 22, 2025
Pre-Match Analysis:
Durban’s Super Giants, who are featuring in their final home game, want to make it count. At Kingsmead, they managed a win, 2 losses, and no result so far. Their batting hasn’t taken off in the SA20 2025 with only two of their batters scoring half-centuries which is hindering their progress. Super Giants batting mainstay, Heinrich Klaasen is yet to break the shackles having only made 38 runs in 4 innings.
With the frequent change in the playing eleven for every game, they are still finding the right combination despite the tournament crossing the halfway stage. Their bowling has somewhat, kept them in the hunt, with their spinners, Noor Ahmad and Keshav Maharaj picking up 14 wickets between them. From here on every game is a must-win to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Paarl Royals dominated the first phase of the SA20, winning 4 of their 5 matches. They are going to face challenges from here on as they need to be at their best to remain on top. Termed as chase-masters, the Royals have won all of their 4 matches this season when they batted second. Their middle hasn’t tested to the fullest, with most of their runs coming from the top 4. Rookie batter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius led the run-scoring charts with 233 runs, followed by experienced Joe Root, who collected 201 runs across 5 innings. Talking about their bowling, the Afghan mystery spinner has been a revolution on his first SA20 stint with 8 scalps.
No team hasn’t won chasing at Kingsmead this season, will that affect Royals’ decision-making at the toss, we need to wait and watch.