PR vs PRC T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, SA20 2024
Paarl Royals and Pretoria Capitals meet in Match 3 of the 2024 SA20 tournament at Boland Park on Friday evening. The Royals finished in fourth place in the group stage and were knocked out in the semi-finals last year with the Capitals top of the group stage and losing in the final. Read on as we preview the third game of the competition. This day night fixture gets underway in Paarl at 17:30 local time.
Paarl Royals will have been disappointed with their overall campaign in 2023 and they will be very keen to get off to a winning start this year. They have depth and quality in all positions and plenty of pundits expect to see them get the victory on Friday evening.
Once again, Pretoria Capitals have assembled a strong squad and there will be plenty of excitement when Will Jacks and Phil Salt are at the crease together in this game. However, their pace bowling attack looks weaker than last year and this may be a tough season opener.
Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Cricket, Sports18 and Supersport.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Sky Go, Now TV and JioCinema.
PR vs PRC Match Toss Prediction
The team batting second have won 62.5% of T20 matches at Boland Park. We predict that both captains will choose to field first if they win the toss.
PR vs PRC Pitch Report
Spin bowlers have done well on this pitch in T20 cricket with the pacers conceding more runs at Boland Park. A par score will be no higher than 160.
Paarl Weather Report
The game will begin in sunny conditions and the temperature in the mid-twenties from start to finish. There is no rain forecast in Paarl on Friday evening.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals, SA20 2024
Paarl Royals Team News & Playing 11
PR Team News
Under the captaincy of David Miller, Paarl Royals are again being talked up as potential SA20 Champions ahead of this year’s campaign. There are no injuries or players unavailable from the Paarl squad ahead of this opening home fixture.
PR Key Players
- Jos Buttler- the England white ball skipper had a very disappointing 2023 Cricket World Cup but found form again during the T20I series with West Indies during December.
- David Miller- the skipper has hit over 9700 T20 runs at an average of 35.43 and comes into this match with 48 scores of 50+ in this format.
- Tabraiz Shamsi- the 33 year old left-arm wrist spinner has taken a 4+ wicket haul on eight occasions in T20 cricket and will enjoy bowling in Paarl.
- Obed McCoy- the tall and powerful left-arm pace bowler can often be expensive as he targets wickets over anything else. His T20 strike-rate is 15.2.
PR Team Form
Paarl Royals ended last season’s SA20 with a no-result and successive defeats by 59 runs and 29 runs.
Paarl Royals Predicted Playing 11
Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, Dane Vilas, David Miller (c), Andile Phehlukwayo, Fabian Allen, Bjorn Fortuin, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Obed McCoy
Pretoria Capitals Team News & Playing 11
PRC Team News
There is plenty of optimism in the Pretoria Capitals camp ahead of this game and this campaign in spite of them being without key pace bowler Anrich Nortje. He will miss the whole tournament with injury and his 20 wickets from last year will be hard to replace.
PRC Key Players
- Phil Salt- the keeper-batter returns to the SA20 2024 with his reputation at an all-time high following successive T20I centuries for England in the Caribbean during December.
- Will Jacks- the English all-format batting all-rounder impressed in the 2023 SA20 with an average of 38.57 from seven innings without any not-outs.
- Adil Rashid- the vastly experienced English right-arm leg-spinner was one of few bright spots during the 2023 Cricket World Cup for his country and he seems to be getting better every year.
- Eathan Bosch- in the absence of Anrich Nortje, the right-arm fast bowler will have more responsibility in this year’s tournament. He impressed last season taking 15 wickets.
PRC Team Form
Although Pretoria Capitals were beaten in the final in 2023, they were clear winners of the group stage.
Pretoria Capitals Predicted Playing 11
Will Jacks, Phil Salt (wk), Theunis de Bruyn, Rilee Rossouw, Colin Ingram, Jimmy Neesham, Eathan Bosch, Wayne Parnell (c), Migael Pretorius, Adil Rashid, Daryn Dupavillon
Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals Head to Head
This will be the fourth clash between the teams after they met twice in the group stage before going head to head again in the semi-final. Both sides won one each in the group stage before the Capitals won by 29 runs in the semis.
PR vs PRC Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
PR Won |
PRC Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| Overall |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals Betting Odds
Paarl Royals are narrow favourites ahead of this game and can be backed at 1.80 with the bookies. Pretoria Capitals are narrow underdogs at 1.95.
Who will win Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals T20 Match?
It is no surprise to see the bookmakers expecting a close game as the two squads of players are well matched. Overall though, we think Paarl Royals have the edge with bat and ball so they are our top team ahead of the game.
🏆 Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals Prediction
This should be a well supported fixture on Friday evening in Paarl and we expect the home supporters to go home happy at the end of the game. Both teams have powerful English opening batting pairs and the game could be decided by whichever produces the best partnership. There are strong spin options for the Royals and the Capitals but pace wise we are backing the Royals. Our prediction is for Paarl Royals to win this game.
Paarl Royals to beat Pretoria Capitals
Jan 12, 2024
21:00 IST / 15:30 GMT
Boland Park - Paarl, South Africa
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