South Africa Premier League 2025

Match 28: SEC vs PR

Preview

On February 1, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape will face off against the Paarl Royals in the 28th match of the SA Premier League 2025 season. The game will take place at St George's Park in Gqeberha and start at 4:30 PM IST.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape will look to rebound from their disappointing 10-wicket loss against MI Cape Town. Their qualification has now been threatened, but there is still hope for them, as other teams, such as Pretoria Capitals, have also dropped points. The Aiden Markram-led side is now in fourth place in the points table and has a chance of reaching the Eliminator round.

The Paarl Royals have already qualified for Qualifier 1, having placed second in the group stage so far. The Bjorn Fortuin-led side may now experiment with some new combinations to determine their bench strength. They have been in sublime form recently, including a thumping 9-wicket win over the Eastern Cape earlier in the season, which will strengthen their confidence while facing the two-time champions. Given strong performances from their batting and bowling units, they could once again excel in this fixture. 

Match Details

Match: SEC vs PR, 28th Match, South Africa Premier League 2025

Date: Saturday, February 01, 2025

Time: 04:30 PM

Venue: St George's Park, Gqeberha

Pitch & Weather Report

St George’s Park generally has a slower pitch than the other grounds in South Africa. It would be helpful for the spinners, and the top-order batters have to settle down before they try out their big shots. The skipper winning the toss shall choose to bat first and post a defendable target so that the bowlers can take charge, as the ball will turn more in the second inning of the game. 

Port Elizabeth’s weather predicted for the matchday will have a maximum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 19 degrees Celsius. There is no chance of rain affecting the game. The humidity is expected to be 94%, and the wind speed will be 6 kmph. 

SEC vs. PR Squads

SEC: Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs (wk), David Bedingham, Tony de Zorzi, Tom Abell, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Liam Dawson, Simon Harmer, Craig Overton, Richard Gleeson, Zak Crawley, Jordan Hermann, Beyers Swanepoel, Ottneil Baartman, Roelof van der Merwe, Okuhle Cele, Daniel Smith, Caleb Seleka

PR: Dinesh Karthik (wk), Bjorn Fortuin (c), Sam Hain, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rubin Hermann, Mitchell Van Buuren, Keith Dudgeon, Dayyaan Galiem, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Joe Root, David Miller, Codi Yusuf, Eshan Malinga, Dewan Marais, Nqabayomzi Peter, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dunith Wellalage

SEC vs. PR Probable Playing XIs

SEC: David Bedingham, Tony de Zorzi, Tom Abell, Jordan Hermann, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Liam Dawson, Ottneil Baartman, Richard Gleeson

PR:  Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Mitch Owen, Rubin Hermann, Mitchell Van Buuren, Keith Dudgeon, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dunith Wellalage, Dayyaan Galiem, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bjorn Fortuin, Kwena Maphaka

Match Prediction

The title defenders, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, are the clear favourites to win this match, primarily due to their exceptional track record on home soil. 

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