SA20: Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings – Match Preview

Paarl Royals will lock horns against Joburg Super Kings in the 15th match of the ongoing SA20 at Boland Park, Paarl on Monday. Both teams will look to tick the right boxes in the contest and bag crucial points.

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 L W

Paarl Royals have managed three wins in four games and they are in second place in the standings. They registered an eight-wicket win in their previous match against Pretoria Capitals with Joe Root top-scoring with 92 runs off just 60 balls in a high-scoring thriller.

Current form of Joburg Super Kings: L NR W W

Joburg Super Kings suffered a seven-wicket loss against MI Cape Town in their last game. The Faf du Plessis could only manage 172 runs while batting first and they need to come up with an improved batting show against the Royals.

Head to Head: Matches: 5, Won by Paarl Royals: 3, 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.