South Africa Premier League 2025

Match 3: PR vs SEC

Preview

Paarl Royals are set to cross swords with Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the third SA Premier League 2025 match. Boland Park in Paarl will host the game on Saturday, January 11. This season will be more promising as several T20 stars have joined the tournament. The top four sides from the six-team league will progress to the playoffs stage, featuring the qualifiers and an eliminator, followed by the final.

David Miller will lead PR, which has a strong batting lineup that includes Joe Root and Dinesh Karthik. The squad also includes seasoned local cricketers like Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, and Bjorn Fortuin. Although Paarl will miss Jos Buttler this season, the squad- depth instils confidence in its ability to win.

After winning the tournament in consecutive seasons, 2023 and 2024, the Sunrisers, led by skipper Aiden Markram, are fighting for their third consecutive triumph. The team consists of talented local players, including their skipper, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Ottneil Baartman, and David Bedingham. It also boasts experienced overseas players like Liam Dawson and Zak Crawley. Regardless of facing a setback in their inaugural match against MI Cape Town, they are expected to make a stunning comeback in this game and show everyone why they are the boss of the league. 

Match Details

Match: PR vs SEC, 3rd Match, South Africa Premier League 2025

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2023

Time: 4:30 PM

Venue: Boland Park, Paarl

Pitch & Weather Report

The pitch at Boland Park in Paarl is expected to be well-balanced, assisting both units. Depending on the conditions, the captain who wins the toss shall choose to bat first and set a good target before the opponents. The Pacers will have a niche in powerplay, but the surface's batting-friendly nature will make this match a high-scoring contest.

The weather predicted for Boland Park on matchday is clear skies with no chance of rainfall. The highest and lowest temperatures will be 27 and 17 degrees Celsius, with a humidity of 35% and a wind speed of 16 km/h. 

PR vs. SEC Squads

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

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

PR vs. SEC Probable Playing XIs

PR: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Joe Root, Sam Hain, David Miller(c), Dinesh Karthik(wk), Dunith Wellalage, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lungi Ngidi, Kwena Maphaka

SEC: Jordan Hermann, Zak Crawley, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs(wk), David Bedingham, Beyers Swanepoel, Marco Jansen, Liam Dawson, Simon Harmer, Richard Gleeson

Match Prediction

The two-time champions, who seemed invincible, lost their first game miserably by a massive 97-run margin. According to the match, their weakness lay in the batting unit’s performance, which must be addressed before they step out on the field for the second game. On the contrary, Paarl has good depth in their squad despite missing Jos Buttler's services. Considering the collapse in the inaugural encounter a misfortune for the Sunrisers, we don’t see any other issues confronting them right now. Thus, we believe the SEC will be able to replicate its role as per the previous seasons and dominate the field on matchday.  

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