As SA20 reaches the final stages of the season, the game moves to the city of Paarl in the Western Cape to witness a cracking contest between the hosts, Paarl Royals, and the team from the Eastern Cape, Sunrisers Eastern Cape. The match will happen at the Boland Park, Paarl on Friday, February 2, 2024. Let us go through PR vs SEC dream11 prediction, match preview, top fantasy picks and the favourites to win.
PR vs SEC Match Preview
Paarl Royals have had a couple of tough matches leading up to the match on Friday.They enter the contest on the back of successive losses against the table toppers, Durban Supergiants. The last of those defeats came in the most embarrassing way possible as the Supergiants rolled over the Royals by 125 runs. Chasing a big score of 209, the Royals got bundled out for 83 runs thereby losing the 2nd position in the table to the Sunrisers. The Royals will be mindful of the fact that they got bowled out in the previous two games and knowing the nature of the Boland Park pitch,they will be hoping for the toss to go their way this Friday.
Unlike the Royals, the Sunrisers have had an impressive run in the tournament, winning four of their last five games. Their recent win came against the Joburg Super Kings on the back of a superb bowling performance. It was more of a statement as the Sunrisers bowlers bowled out the Super Kings for 78 and chased down the score at a canter. Once again Markram will look up to the bowlers to deliver the Knockout punch versus the Royals as his team will look to secure that all important 2nd place in the league.
Match Details
| Match : Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
| Venue : Boland Park, Paarl |
| Date & Timing – February 2, 2024, 9:00 PM |
| Live streaming – Fancode |
Boland Park Pitch Report
The pitch at Boland Park is known to be on the slower side compared to other pitches in South Africa. It offers some turn as well as the game goes on. Hence, it is not surprising that in this season, the teams that batted second have won only once in 4 attempts.In the last 10 matches, the avg. score batting 1st at the venue is only 147.
No rain is expected during the course of play but temperatures are bound to go up to 41°C during the day with it coming down max to 26°C.
PR vs SEC Probable 11
Paarl Royals – Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(wk), Wihan Lubbe, David Miller(c), Mitchell Van Buuren, Andile Phehlukwayo, Fabien Allen, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Obed McCoy, Tabraiz Shamsi
Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Jordan Hermann, Dawid Malan, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs(wk), Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Liam Dawson, Beyers Swanepoel/Ottinel Baartman, Simon Harmer, Daniel Worrall
PR vs SEC Dream11 Prediction: Player Stats
| Paarl Royals | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
|---|---|
| Jos Buttler (296 runs) | Tristan Stubbs(190 runs) |
| Mitchell Van Buuren (198 runs) | Jordan Hermann (175 runs) |
| Jason Roy ( 173 runs) | Tom Abell (183 runs) |
| Lungi Ngidi ( 13 wkts) | Daniel Worrall ( 13 wkts) |
| Obed McCoy (9 wkts) | Ottinel Baartman (10 wkts) |
PR vs SEC Dream11 Prediction: Top Fantasy Picks
Paarl Royals – Jos Buttler, Tabriz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, David Miller, Mitchell Van Buuren
Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Aiden Markram, Daniel Worrall, Tom Abell, Dawid Malan, Marco Jansen
PR vs SEC Dream11 Prediction Team
Wicketkeeper – Tristan Stubbs, Jos Buttler
Batters – David Miller, Dawid Malan, Mitchell Van Buuren, Tom Abell
All-rounders – Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen
Bowlers – Ottinel Baartman, Lungi Ngidi, Daniel Worrall
PR vs SEC Match Prediction
This has all the makings of a thriller of a contest as both teams will be vying for that 2nd spot in the table and Royals hoping to shed their losing streak. But, if we go by form there is only one winner in the game. The Paarl Royals are likely favourites to win this game.
