Joburg Super Kings will lock horns against Paarl Royals in the 26th match of the ongoing SA20 at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Thursday. Paarl Royals have already qualified for the playoffs whereas Joburg Super Kings is in fourth place in the standings with three wins, four losses, and one no result.
When these two teams met earlier in the season, Paarl Royals registered a six-wicket win. We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form of Paarl Royals: W W W W W
Paarl Royals have won their last six games and they will look to keep up the good show before the playoffs. The Royals registered a six-wicket win against Durban Super Giants in their last game.
Current form of Joburg Super Kings: L W L L L
Joburg Super Kings have managed a solitary win in their last five games and they would need to turn the tables at this crucial junction of the tournament. JSK suffered a six-wicket loss against Pretoria Capitals in their last game after they could only manage 99 runs on the board.
Head to Head: Matches: 6, Won by Paarl Royals: 4, Won by Joburg Super Kings: 1, NR: 1.
Players to look out for: Faf du Plessis, Devon Conway, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Imran Tahir, Matheesha Pathirana, and David Wiese will be the crucial players for the Joburg Super Kings.
Joe Root, Dinesh Karthik, David Miller, Rubin Hermann, and Lungi Ngidi will be the key players for Paarl Royals.
Joburg Super Kings Squad: Devon Conway, Faf du Plessis(c), Leus du Plooy, Jonny Bairstow(w), Wihan Lubbe, Donovan Ferreira, David Wiese, Evan Jones, Lutho Sipamla, Matheesha Pathirana, Tabraiz Shamsi, Moeen Ali, Doug Bracewell, Beuran Hendricks, Hardus Viljoen, Sibonelo Makhanya, Gerald Coetzee, Imran Tahir, Maheesh Theekshana, JP King
Paarl Royals: David Miller (c), Mitchell Van Buuren, Sam Hain, Joe Root, Dewan Marais, Dayyaan Galiem, Dunith Wellalage, Codi Yusuf, Andile Phehlukwayo, Rubin Hermann, Dinesh Karthik, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Keith Dudgeon, Bjorn Fortuin, Eshan Malinga, Kwena Maphaka, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lungi Ngidi.
