Who will win Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Paarl Rocks, MSL 2019?
Both Nelson Mandela Bay Giants and Paarl Rocks will look to extend their winning momentum when they face each other on November 27. The St George's Park in Port Elizabeth will host this 17th match of the Mzansi Super League 2019. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM local time.
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants secured their fourth win in a row when they beat Durban Heat by five wickets at home in their last match. The Heat elected to bat first and scored 160/5 in their 20 overs before the Giants made a good start to their chase and smashed the winning runs on the penultimate ball of the match. Paarl Rocks too are coming on the back of a thrilling win; they pipped Cape Town Blitz by two runs at Newlands.
NMBG vs PR, MSL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Sony ESPN, FreeSports, Geo Super, BT Sport, SABC Sport
Live Streaming: Bet365, Sony LIV
NMBG vs PR Toss Prediction
The pitch is expected to remain good for batting throughout the course of the match. And also since the previous two matches played at this venue have been won by the team batting second, the team that wins the toss here is more likely to bowl first.
NMBG vs PR Weather Report
A clear sky with no chance of rain has been forecast for throughout Wednesday. It is expected to be nice and bright for the first-half of the game. Temperature is likely to be around 20 degrees Celsius.
NMBG vs PR Pitch Condition
St George's Park has hosted three matches so far in this year's MSL, and of the six innings, 160+ has been scored on five occasions. This shows how good the pitch has been for batting and we expect another batsman-friendly surface to be served up at Port Elizabeth.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Paarl Rocks , MSL 2019...
NB Bay Giants Team News & Playing 11
NMBG Team News
Beuran Hendricks is now available to play for Nelson Mandela Bay Giants and he is likely to be drafted into the playing eleven straight away. The left-arm fast bowler could replace Onke Nyaku who has managed to pick only two wickets in five matches. Jason Roy and Matthew Breetzke will open the batting for the Giants with skipper JJ Smuts and Ben Dunk batting at three and four respectively. Chris Morris and Nandre Burger will be leading the team's bowling attack.
NMBG Key Players
Jason Roy: The England opening batsman is a match-winner and can be really destructive on his day. Roy scored 31 against Jozi Stars at Johannesburg and is coming off a fine half-century off 38 balls in the last game against Durban Heat.
JJ Smuts: The skipper is among the tournament's top ten batsmen with 138 runs at an average of 46 and strike-rate of 146.80. He has a fifty to his name - 73 versus Cape Town Blitz at Port Elizabeth. Smuts is also a pretty handy bowler and he has taken three wickets so far at an economy of 6.79.
Junior Dala: The pace bowler is looking in good form and is currently the second-highest wicket-taker of the MSL 2019 with nine wickets in five matches. Dala took 3-19 versus Jozi Stars and he will be expected to deliver a similar bowling performance on Wednesday.
NMBG Recent Form
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants are the only other team in the competition apart from Tshwane Spartans to have not tasted defeat yet. They are currently at the top of the MSL 2019 points table having won four of their five league encounters. One of their fixtures - against Tshwane Spartans - had to be abandoned due to rain. The Bay Giants have secured wins in their last three matches; after their bonus-point win against Jozi Stars, they registered five-wicket wins against Cape Town Blitz and Durban Heat.
NB Bay Giants Predicted Playing 11
Jason Roy, Matthew Breetzke, JJ Smuts (c), Ben Dunk (wk), Marco Marais, Chris Morris, Heino Kuhn, Beuran Hendricks, Nandre Burger, Junior Dala, Imran Tahir
Rocks Team News & Playing 11
PR Team News
Paarl Rocks have roped in all-rounder Ruan de Swardt into their squad as a replacement for the injured JP Duminy who was earlier ruled out of the entire MSL 2019 due to a hamstring injury. However, de Swardt is unlikely to be handed a game at this stage as he lacks experience. The Rocks dropped Kerwin Mungroo for the last game against Cape Town Blitz and brought in medium pacer Sibonelo Makhanya. They are coming on the back of a win and we expect them to go into this game with an unchanged line-up.
PR Key Players
James Vince: The England batsman has looked in good touch in his three outings, scoring 152 runs at an impressive average of 76 and strike-rate of 155.10. Vince was the standout performer for Paarl Rocks in the game against Tshwane Spartans where he struck an unbeaten 86 from 53 balls.
Faf du Plessis: The skipper has loads of international experience and a pretty good record in T20Is. However, he has not been able to make much of an impact with the bat this season, scoring only 64 runs from his four innings. A big knock is due from du Plessis and Wednesday might just be his day.
Tabraiz Shamsi: With seven wickets in four matches at an economy of 6.86, Tabraiz Shamsi is one of the top five bowlers in the tournament. The left-arm chinaman notched up brilliant figures of 3-16 against Cape Town Blitz and took a couple of wickets against them last time as well.
PR Recent Form
With three wins, a loss and a washout from five matches, Paarl Rocks are positioned second in the MSL 2019 league standings with 15 points. They kicked off their campaign in style with a massive 86-run win over Cape Town Blitz before sharing points with Durban Heat in a rained-out game. The Rocks then went down to Tshwane Spartans by eight wickets but bounced back strongly with two consecutive wins - against Jozi Stars by four wickets and Cape Town Blitz by two runs.
Rocks Predicted Playing 11
Henry Davids, Cameron Delport, Faf du Plessis (c), James Vince, Dwaine Pretorius, Isuru Udana, Sibonelo Makhanya, Mangaliso Mosehle (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Hardus Viljoen, Tabraiz Shamsi
NB Bay Giants vs Rocks Head to Head
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants and Paarl Rocks played two matches against each other in the previous season of the Mzansi Super League with both the teams winning at their respective home grounds.
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the first of those encounters at the St George's Park by 48 runs while Paarl Rocks emerged victorious in the second one at the Boland Park by 6 wickets.
In the most recent meeting, the Bay Giants posted 129/8 on the board after opting to bat first. The Rocks, in reply, rode on Cameron Delport's 84 to wrap up the chase inside 16 overs.
NMBG vs PR Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
NMBG Won |
PR Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
NB Bay Giants vs Rocks Betting Odds
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants begin as favorites to win this 17th match of the Mzansi Super League 2019 at 1.61 with Betway and 1.66 with Bet365 and 10CRIC. Paarl Rocks are the underdogs amongst the bookmakers and they have been priced at 2.15 on 10CRIC and 2.20 on Betway and Bet365.
🏆 NB Bay Giants vs Rocks Prediction
Both the teams have shown impressive form till now and both have momentum on their side due to back-to-back wins. Paarl Rocks got the better of Nelson Mandela Bay Giants the last time these two teams faced each other and that should give them confidence. The Giants, however, have the benefit of playing at their home ground and they have won all the three matches they have played here this season. While both the teams have an equally strong bowling attack and have a few match-winners in their line-ups, we feel the Giants have the edge in terms of their slightly superior batting and we expect them to continue their unbeaten run in the tournament.
Nov 27, 2019
21:00 IST / 15:30 GMT
St Georges Park - Gqeberha, South Africa
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