South Africa Premier League 2025

Match 9: PR vs MICT

Preview

Paarl Royals and MI Cape Town will cross swords in the 9th SA Premier League 2025 match. Boland Paarl will host the game on Wednesday, 15 January, at 9:00 PM. This will be a reverse fixture between the sides, as they met once in the 6th match this season.

Cape Town leads the points table with two wins in three games, while Paarl is in third place with only one victory in the same number of games.

In the 6th match, MICT batted first to put up a total of 172 runs on the scoreboard at the loss of 7 wickets. Reeza Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen powered the total with their innings of 59 and 43. Dayyaan Galiem picked up three wickets from the other side to restrict the flow of runs.

The run chase was led by openers Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Joe Root, scoring 26 runs each. Mujeeb ur Rahman scored 34, coming down the order, which was the highest in the team but fell short by 33 runs at the end to lose the match. George Linde (3), along with skipper Rashid Khan (2) and Kagiso Rabada (2), consistently took wickets and didn’t let PR batters settle on the pitch. 

Match Details

Match: PR vs MICT, 9th Match, South Africa Premier League 2025

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Time: 9:00 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 defendable 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 24 and 13 degrees Celsius, with a humidity of 45% and a wind speed of 14 km/h. 

PR vs. MICT Squads

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

MICT: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rashid Khan (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Colin Ingram, George Linde, Delano Potgieter, Dewald Brevis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Dane Piedt, Corbin Bosch, Thomas Kaber, Nuwan Thushara, Chris Benjamin, Connor Esterhuizen, Tristan Luus

PR vs. MICT Probable Playing XIs

PR: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Joe Root, Sam Hain, Mitchell Van Buuren, David Miller (c), Dayyaan Galiem, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi

MICT: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Colin Ingram. George Linde, Delano Potgieter, Dewald Brevis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (c), Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult

Match Prediction

Paarl Royals will have to overcome their humiliating defeat against MI Cape Town on Monday; only then can they expect to win this match. MICT has excellent bowling prowess, and their batters are also performing well. Therefore, we expect them to win this time too. 

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