Paarl Royals will face Joburg Super Kings in Monday’s 15th match of the SA20 2025. Paarl Royals are in serious form, winning their previous two encounters against Pretoria Capitals and MI Cape Town. On the other hand, Joburg Super Kings went down for the first time in the competition, enduring a comprehensive 7-wicket loss to MI Cape Town on Saturday.
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— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) January 20, 2025
Match Details:
Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings , Match 15
Venue: Boland Park, Paarl
Date & Time: January 20th 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 JSK, SA20 2025, Match 15?
The tables have turned at Boland Park this season, with the teams batting second taking better advantage of the conditions by winning the last two matches here. The average first-innings score this season is 166. Bowlers have struggled to earn wickets at this venue in the last couple of matches, picking up only 11 wickets. Winning the toss and bowling first is a good option.
Recent form:
Paarl Royals: Won, Won, Lost, Won, Lost
Joburg Super Kings: Lost, NR, Won, Won, Lost
PR vs JSK, SA20 2025, Match 15 Probable Winners:
Paarl Royals are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for PR vs JSK, SA20 2025, Match 15?
Paarl Royals
Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Joe Root, Rubin Hermann, David Miller (c), Mitchell Van Buuren, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dayyaan Galiem, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Eshan Malinga, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi.
Joburg Super Kings
Devon Conway, Faf du Plessis (c), Leus du Plooy / Maheesh Theekshana, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Wihan Lubbe, Moeen Ali / Matheesha Pathirana, Donovan Ferreira, Evan Jones / Hardus Viljoen, David Wiese, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi.
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Injury Updates:
Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out of the SA20 2025 with a hamstring injury.
What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for PR vs JSK, SA20 2025, Match 15?
Top Pick – Batter
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Donovan Ferreira is evolving as a genuine all-rounder in the shortest format as he is providing more options with his off-breaks. In 4 matches in the tournament, he picked up 4 wickets at an economy of 6 and scored 44 runs in 2 innings at a strike rate of 146.66.
TICK TICK….. BOOM! Ft. Pathirana 💥#WhistleForJoburg#ToJoburgWeBelong#SA20 pic.twitter.com/dw3HoFLYIa
— Joburg Super Kings (@JSKSA20) January 19, 2025
Top Pick – Bowler
Mujeeb ur Rahman’s signing turned out to be a huge plus point for the Paarl Royals as the Afghan mystery spinner claimed 7 wickets in 4 matches at an economy of 7.62 with the best figures of 2 for 27.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Jonny Bairstow has got great bat swing and can clear the fence effortlessly. He registered his highest score in the SA20 with an unbeaten 43* against MI Cape Town.
X-Factor:
Faf du Plessis is aging like a fine wine as he is hitting the ball so clean. In 3 innings in the SA20 2025, he scored 92 runs at a strike rate of 143.75 with a top score of 61.
What are the Fantasy Suggested Teams for PR vs JSK, SA20 2025, Match 15?
1. Jonny Bairstow, Rubin Hermann, David Miller, Faf du Plessis, Joe Root (vc), Leus du Plooy, David Wiese, Dayyaan Galiem, Donovan Ferreira, Mujeeb ur Rahman (c), Kwena Maphaka.
2. Dinesh Karthik, Jonny Bairstow, Lhuan-dre Pretorius (c), David Miller, Faf du Plessis, Joe Root, David Wiese, Donovan Ferreira (vc), Tabraiz Shamsi, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Kwena Maphaka.
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— Joburg Super Kings (@JSKSA20) January 19, 2025
Pre-Match Analysis:
Whenever one of the top 3 scored more than 50, Paarl Royals emerged on top in the SA20 2025. That has happened on 3 occasions this season where Joe Root, Lhuan dre Pretorius, and Rubin Hermann have struck half-centuries in the winning causes.
Joe Root, who is featuring in his first season of the SA20, is making the bat talk and already hit 2 half-centuries in 4 matches. He was instrumental in the massive run-chase against Pretoria Capitals, remaining unbeaten on 92* to power Royals to 8 wicket win. Debutant, Rubin Hermann (56) and skipper David Miller (48*) did a commendable job too. Coming to their bowling department, Mujeeb ur Rahman is among the wickets for the Royals with 7 scalps. With 3 wins and a loss, they are placed 2nd in the standings with 12 points.
Joburg Super Kings were poor on the field, letting go of a lot of opportunities against MI Cape Town on Saturday which resulted in a 7 wickets loss and even handed a bonus point to Cape Town, who achieved 1.25 times the net run-rate. Following the loss, the Kings moved down to the 3rd spot in the standings with 10 points in their bank. The efforts of Faf du Plessis (61), Jonny Bairstow (43*), and Devon Conway (35) went in vain as the bowlers were way too wayward in the second half and the contest ended with 25 balls to spare.
