The Paarl Royals will play the Johannesburg Super Kings in the Eliminator of the 2024 SA20 competition on Wednesday night. Five points ahead of the Super Kings in fourth position after the group stage, the Royals ended in third place. The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg will open for play on February 7th at 17:30 local time.
Before a particularly bad sequence of performances, Paarl Royals were leading the group stage. Despite finishing in third position, they now have to find a way to win to avoid elimination. They have a fantastic record against the Super Kings, so they will be excited going forward. With just one loss in their final four group stage games, the Johannesburg Super Kings managed to elude elimination from the standings and advance to the play-off stage.
They won their previous game against Durban’s Super Giants with one ball left, which will boost their confidence going into this match.
John Turner, Codi Yusuf, and Peter Nqabayomzi all entered the team before their last group stage match even though there was nothing left to play for. Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, and Tabraiz Shamsi should return to the squad before this elimination round match.
If Paarl Royals want their 2024 SA20 journey to continue, they need to solve this straightforward equation: they need to end their losing streak and get back to winning ways! There were encouraging aspects to be gained from their 5-wicket loss, with 1 ball remaining, against Sunrisers Eastern Cape on Sunday, despite having lost their previous 3 games by scores of 57 runs, 125 runs, and 44 runs.
Jos Buttler is still playing at a different level than his top-order teammates. In his top-scoring performance against the Sunrisers, he struck two sixes and four fours. Andile Phehlukwayo amassed 3/33 with the ball over the weekend, and in this game, their entire bowling attack ought to support him.
Paarl Royals Squads
David Miller (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Fortuin, Obed McCoy, Jason Roy, Mitchell Van Buuren, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dane Vilas, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Wihan Lubbe.
In their last group stage match, the Super Kings gave part of their lineup some much-needed batting time in the middle. Though we anticipate an unchanged starting lineup for this match, we do anticipate Reeza Hendricks to climb back up the order to number three.
Joburg Super Kings had only won one match going into Match 29, however, their victory against MI Cape Town and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in their last game has advanced them to the knockout stage. But, they were defeated by Paarl Royals in both of their group stage games, thus if they want to get to the Qualifier 2, they need to change their strategy.
Despite being a major underachiever in the competition, captain Faf du Plessis won Player of the Match after hitting his second half-century in the final three games. The Super Kings’ primary scorer this season, Leus du Plooy, will be essential to their victory in this matchup.
Joburg Super Kings Squads
Faf du Plessis (c), Donovan Ferreira (wk), Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Leus du Plooy, Reeza Hendricks, Imran Tahir, Moeen Ali, Dayyaan Galiem, Wayne Madsen, and Doug Bracewell.
Match Details | ||
Match | Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings, Eliminator | SA20, 2024 | |
Date | 07/02/2024 (Wednesday) | |
Time | 20:30 (GMT+5) / 21:00 (GMT+5.5) / 21:30 (GMT+6) | |
Format | T20 | |
Venue | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | |
Recent performance | Paarl Royals – L L L L W | Joburg Super Kings – W L W NR L |
Live Streaming Details | Click Here to Watch The Live Streaming Score on JeetBuzz News | |
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
This season, the side batting first has only prevailed in one game at the Wanderers Stadium. Thus, if either captain wins the toss, we anticipate that they will both prefer to field first.
The weather for this match will be overcast, muggy, and mild with a high of about 20 degrees. At the location, there will also be a slight wind.
In the final group stage match played here at the Wanderers Stadium almost 400 runs were struck, with both teams scoring 200+ runs. For this play-off match, we anticipate yet another excellent batting wicket.
The Pearl Royals have won three of their previous four games, while one has ended in a draw.
Winning the toss
Player of the Match
Most runs
Most wickets
Most sixes
Team Scores Batting First
According to cricket analysts, Paarl Royals has a 54.3% chance of winning.
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