MATCH NO – 9th MATCH
SERIES – SA T20 Leagues – 2024
DATE – 17th January, 2024
TIME – 09:00 PM IST
VENUE – Boland Park, Paarl
INTRODUCTION
South Africa league is one of the most popular & fastest growing T20 leagues in Men’s cricket. In this league many big stars like Kieron pollard, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Sam Curran, Keshav Maharaj, Rassie van der Dussen, etc play for many franchise.
This t20 format started from 2023 by cricket South Africa, This is a South Africa professional t20 league and fastest growing T20 league.
South Africa T20 league 2024 has started from 10th January.9th match of South Africa T20 league will be played between Paarl Royals & Joburg Super Kings. Joburg Super king is the franchise of Chennai Super Kings whereas Paarl Royal is the franchise of Rajasthan Royals.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 9th match played between Paarl Royals (PR) and Joburg Super Kings (JSK) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Paarl Royal won both matches they have played yet and are still unbeaten in this season and Table topper of point table, Whereas Joburg failed to win any matches yet and lost 2 matches out of 3 matches.
Last time when both teams Paarl Royal and Joburg Super Kings played between each other Joburg Super Kings bowled out at just 81 runs & Pearl Royals chased it easily and won the match by 7 wickets.
Paarl Royals as a home team have the advantage of more experience of this pitch as well. Paarl Royal is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proven themselves in this season and still unbeaten and won 2 matches out of 2 matches.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like David Miller, Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, Mitchell Van Buuren, Fabian Allen & Dane Vilas. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bjorn Fortuin, Obed McCoy, adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
On the other hand, Joburg Super Kings started this season in a very poorly and lost 2 matches and did not win any matches yet.This team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Faf du Plessi, Reeza Hendricks, Leus du PLooy, Wayne Madsen, Moeen Ali & David Wiese. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Imran Tahir, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Romario Shepherd & Nande Burger adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Paarl Royals and Joburg Super Kings.
PITCH REPORT
Boland Park is an International cricket stadium located in Paarl, South Africa. It is owned and operated by the South Africa Cricket Board. It serves as the home ground for the Paarl Royal team. The stadium is in Paarl, South Africa.First ODI match was played on this ground in 1997 between South Africa men’s team & Zimbabwe men’s team.First t20 match was played on this ground in 2020 between South Africa men’s Team & England Men’sTeam.
Boland Park is one of the most popular grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the South Africa Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 21000 and has hosted various international mens’ cricket matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals.
Overall, Boland Park holds a significant place in cricket history & South Africa T20 League history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Paarl.
This pitch has served 6 matches of South Africa T20 League and in 6 matches 3 times the first batting team won the match and 3 times second batting won the match. So toss is not an important role for this matcht.
Boland Park’s pitch is balanced for both departments. But this pitch is more favourable for the Bowlers specially Spinners. The last match witnessed the batting first side crossing 160 and the second batting team failed to chase and lost the match by 27 runs. In 6 matches played 0 times the team scored 175+ runs on board.
In the initial overs, the bowling side needs to maintain a tight line and length, aiming to secure early breakthroughs to restrict the opponent to a low score. The role of pacers becomes crucial in the African conditions. Due to the big boundaries, spinners and pacers who use variations can be effective here. Talking about the Par score, the team batting first should aim to score at least 165+ to be considered a competitive total.
GROUND STATS (SAT20)
| TOTAL MATCH | 06 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 155+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 03 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 03 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 03 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 03 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 00 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 00 |
BOWLERS STATS ON BOLAND PARK (SAT20)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 06
PACER WICKETS – 35
SPINNER WICKETS – 38.
PR TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Paarl Royal team performed really impressively in this season and won 2 matches out of two and second position in point table.
- Last match played between Paarl Royal & Joburg Super Kings, Joburg bowled out at just 81 runs and Paarl won the match by 7 wickets.
- In the last match against Pretoria Capital Paarl Royals team scored 210 runs and successfully defended the total and won the match by 10 runs.
- In the last match David Miller scored 75 runs in 42 balls, whereas Mitchell van Buuren scored 72 runs in 40 balls against Pretoria Capitals.
- Lungi Ngidi took 4 wickets whereas Obed McCoy, Bjorn Fortuin, & Phehlukwayo took 1-1 wicket each against pretoria Capitals.
- David Miller has scored 116 runs in 2 innings with 116+average in this South Africa T20 season.
- Mitchell van Buuren has scored 100 runs in 2 innings with 100+average in this South Africa T20 season.
- Jos Buttler has scored 53 runs in 2 innings in this South Africa t20 league season.
- Lungi Ngidi has taken 5 wickets in 2 innings in this South Africa T20 league.
- Andile Phehlukwayo has taken 3 wickets in 2 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Obed McCoy has taken 2 wickets in 2 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Both teams played 2 matches and Paarl Royal won 1 match and 1 match with no result due to rain against Joburg Super Kings.
SQUADS
Batting – David Miller ©, Jason Roy, Mitchell Van Buuren, Evan Jones, Jos Buttler (wk), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Dane Vilas (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius.
Bowling – Bjorn Fortune, Kwena Maphaka, Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, John Turner.
All Rounder – Wihan Lubbe, Fabian Allen, Ferisco Adams,Codi Yusuf, Andile Phehlukwayo.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, David Miller ©, Mitchell Van Buuren, Fabian Allen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Obed McCoy.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Jason Roy | 5r, 23r, 1r, 18r, 15r. |
| Jos Buttler | 39r, 14r, 11r, 55r, 51r. |
| Wihan Lubbe | 12r, 11+1W, 70r, 7r, 32+0W. |
| Mitchell van Buuren | 72r, 28r, 87r, 52r, 25r. |
| David Miller | 75r, 41r, 10r, 2r, 35r. |
| Fabian Allen | 5r, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 2W, 28+1W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Bjorn Fortuin | 1W, 0W, 3W, 3W, 0W. |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4W, 1W, 3W, 2W, 1W. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Obed McCoy | 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON BOLAND PARK (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Jason Roy | 6 INNINGS – 69 RUNS. |
| Jos Buttler | 6 INNINGS – 195 RUNS. |
| Wihan Lubbe | 6 INNINGS – 144 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Mitchell van Buuren | 3 INNINGS – 41 RUNS. |
| David Miller | 6 INNINGS – 141 RUNS. |
| Fabian Allen | 1 INNING – 5 RUNS. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 1 INNING – 28 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Bjorn Fortuin | 6 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
| Lungi Ngidi | 6 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 6 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Obed McCoy | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS JSK (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS JSK |
| Jason Roy | 61r, 12r. |
| Jos Buttler | 23r, 29r. |
| Wihan Lubbe | 12r, 19+0W. |
| Mitchell van Buuren | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| David Miller | 5r, 8r. |
| Fabian Allen | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Bjorn Fortuin | 3W. |
| Lungi Ngidi | 1W. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 1W. |
| Obed McCoy | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS JSK (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS JSK |
| Jason Roy | 2 INNINGS – 73 RUNS. |
| Jos Buttler | 2 INNINGS – 52 RUNS. |
| Wihan Lubbe | 2 INNINGS – 31 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Mitchell van Buuren | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| David Miller | 2 INNINGS – 13 RUNS. |
| Fabian Allen | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Bjorn Fortuin | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| Lungi Ngidi | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Obed McCoy | NOT PLAYED YET. |
JSK TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Joburg Super Kings team performed very poor in this season and failed to win 1 match out of 3 matches and fifth position in the points table.
- Last match played between Paarl Royal & Joburg Super Kings, Joburg bowled out at just 81 runs and lost the match by 7 wickets.
- In the last match against Durban SuperGiants, Joburg Super Kings team failed to chase anormal score of 145 runs and lost the match by 37 runs.
- In the last match David Miller scored 75 runs in 42 balls, whereas Mitchell van Buuren scored 72 runs in 40 balls against Pretoria Capitals.
- Lizaad Williams took 4 wickets whereas Nande Burger, Moeen Ali, Imran Tahir & Romario Shepherd took 1-1 wicket each against Durban SuperGiants.
- Reeza Hnedricks scored 38 runs & Moeen Ali scored 36 runs and only batters scored double digit score against Durban SuperGiants.
- Moeen Ali has scored 47 runs in 2 innings & taken 1 wickets in this South Africa T20 season and highest run scorer for Joburg Super Kings.
- Lizaad Williams has taken 5 wickets in 2 innings in this South Africa T20 league.
- Nande Burger has taken 3 wickets in 2 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Romario Shepherd & Imran Tahir has taken 2-2 wickets each in 2 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Both teams played 2 matches and Joburg Super Kings lost 1 match and 1 match with no result due to rain against Paarl Royals.
SQUADS
Batting – Faf du Plessis ©, Reeza Hendricks, Leus du Plooy, Wayne Madsen, Ronan Hermann (wk), Donavan Ferreira.
Bowling – Nande Burger, Lizaad Williams, Imran Tahir, Sibonelo Makhanya, Dayyan Galiem, Gerald COetzee, Sam Cook, Aaron Phangiso, Zahir Khan.
All Rounder – Moeen Ali, Kyle Simmons, David Wiese, Romario Shepherd.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Faf du Plessis ©, Reeza Hendricks, Leus du Plooy, Ronan Hermann (wk), Donavan Ferreria, Moeen Ali, David Wiese, Romario Shepherd, Lizaad Williams, Nande Burger, Imran Tahir.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Faf du Plessis | 7r, 6r, 4r, 8r, 13r. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 38r, 0r, 19r, 52r, 0r. |
| Ronnan Hermann | 6r, 9r, 4r, 120r, 1r. |
| Leus du Plooy | 1r, 48r, 7r, 0r, 2r. |
| Moeen Ali | 36+1W, 11+0W, 23+0W, 22+1W, 13+1W. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 4r, 14r, 12r, 0r, 44+1W. |
| David Wiese | 9+0W, 20r, 8+0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Romario Shepherd | 1W, 34+1W, 2W, 41+2W, 19+1W. |
| Lizaad Williams | 4W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W. |
| Nande Burger | 1W, 2W, 3W, 1W, 4W. |
| Imran Tahir | 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON BOLAND PARK (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Faf du Plessis | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 1 INNING – 4 RUNS. |
| Ronnan Hermann | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Leus du Plooy | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Moeen Ali | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 1 INNING – 6 RUNS. |
| David Wiese | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Romario Shepherd | 1 INNING – 7 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Lizaad Williams | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Nande Burger | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Imran Tahir | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS PR (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS PR |
| Faf du Plessis | 2r. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 4r. |
| Ronnan Hermann | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Leus du Plooy | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Moeen Ali | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 6r, 1W. |
| David Wiese | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Romario Shepherd | 1W, 7+1W. |
| Lizaad Williams | 17+0W. |
| Nande Burger | 1W. |
| Imran Tahir | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS PR (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS PR |
| Faf du Plessis | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 1 INNING – 4 RUNS. |
| Ronnan Hermann | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Leus du Plooy | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Moeen Ali | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 2 INNINGS – 6 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| David Wiese | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Romario Shepherd | 2 INNINGS – 7 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Lizaad Williams | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Nande Burger | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Imran Tahir | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 02
- PR WIN – 01
- JSK WIN – 00
- NO RESULT – 01
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE (SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Buttler.
BATSMEN – R. Hendricks, D. Miller, F du Plessis, J. Roy, M van Buuren.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Ali, A. Phehlukwayo, R. Shepherd.
BOWLERS – L. Williams, L. Ngidi.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Buttler..
BATSMEN -D. Miller, F du Plessis, M van Buuren.
ALL-ROUNDERS – W. Lubbe, A. Phehlukwayo, R. Shepherd, D. Ferreira.
BOWLERS – B. Fortuin, L. Ngidi, N. Burger.
BACK-UPS – L du Plooy, D. Wiese, T. Shamsi, I. Tahir.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – A. Phehlukwayo, R. Shepherd.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – D. Miller, F du Plessis.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
PAARL ROYALS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
