Paarl Royals host Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the third match of SA20 2025-26 On 27 December at Boland Park, Paarl. This early season encounter pits the home team’s balanced side against the defending champions’ strong batting and bowling depth.
led by paarl royals david millertrust on luan-dre pretorius, Kyle Verreen, Dan Lawrence, Sikandar Razaand bowlers like mujeeb ur rehman And gudakesh pearlCaptained Sunrisers Eastern Cape Tristan Stubbs with quinton de kock As wicketkeeper, feature Jonny Bairstow, Marco Jansen, Anrich NortjeAnd adam milne In a powerful lineup.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape have been dominant in recent encounters and have won four out of the last five against Paarl Royals. Their batting prowess has consistently been ahead of the Royals, although Paarl’s home advantage could change the dynamics.
PR vs SEC, SA20 2025-26: Match Details
- date and time: 27 December (Saturday); 9:00 PM IST / 03:30 PM GMT / 5:30 PM local
- venue: Boland Park, Paarl
Head-to-head record in SA20 2025-26:
Matches played: 7 | Paarl Royals won: 2 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape won: 5 | No result/tied: 0
Boland Park Ground Pitch Report
Boland Park offers a balanced pitch with an average score of around 159 in the first innings in recent SA20 games, which is favorable for spinners due to the lower pace and bounce compared to other South African venues. The chasing teams have won all three recent matches here, making the toss important as the captain can choose to bowl first.
Squad:
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Jonny Bairstow, Quinton de Kock (wk), Tristan Stubbs (c), Lewis Gregory, Matthew Bretzke, Marco Janssen, Patrick Kruger, Senuran Muthusamy, Adam Milne, Anrich Nortje, Chris Wood, Allah Ghazanfar, JP King, Christopher King, Jordan Harman, Mitchell Van Buuren, Tharindu Rathnayake, James Coles, Beyers Swanepoel, Lutho Sipamla
Paarl Royals: Luan-Dre Pretorius, Dan Lawrence, Kyle Verreynne (wk), david miller (c)
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PR vs SEC, SA20 2025-26: Today Match Prediction
Case 1:
- Paarl Royals won the toss and bowled first
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape Powerplay Score: 50-60 (6 overs)
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape total score: 165-175
Case 2:
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and bowled first
- Paarl Royals Powerplay Score: 40-50 (6 Overs)
- Paarl Royals Total Score: 150-160
Match result: The team that bowls first wins the competition.
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