South Africa T20 League

14th Match: PR vs SEC

Preview

PR will lock horns with SEC in the 14th match of the ongoing South Africa T20 League 2022. The match is scheduled to be played on Thursday, January 19, 2023. The host for this match will be Boland Park in Paarl.

The PR are sitting in the 2nd spot in the ongoing South Africa T20 League with 2 wins and 2 losses from their 4 matches played in this league. The team has collected 9 points so far. 

Eoin Morgan is the top scorer from the side scoring 83 runs at a strike rate of 159. He has struck 6 sixes and 3 fours during the process. Also, Jos Buttler is just one run shy behind him in the tally with a strike rate of 117. The bowling side has the services of Evan Jones being the best bowler picking up 5 wickets bowling an economy rate of 8.53 and with an average of 10. 

On the other hand, SEC are placed in the 6th spot with one win and two losses from their 3 matches played in the league. The side has 4 points under their belt. 

JJ Smuts is the highest run-getter for the Eastern Cape franchise and has smashed 94 runs with 5 sixes and 9 fours at a strike rate of 123 Tom Abell has also made 40 runs for SEC with a strike rate of 166. 

Ottneil Baartman has been the most promising bowler for SEC and has taken 4 wickets while bowling at an average of 21 and an economy rate of 12.43.

Match Details

Match: PR vs SEC, 14th Match, South Africa T20 League

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Time: 9:00 PM

Venue: Boland Park, Paarl

Pitch & Weather Report

The pitch at Boland Park in Paarl will ascertain to be a well-balanced ground for both teams. The captain winning the toss will choose to bat first. The seamers will have a niche in the first six overs of the match and the sinning side will play get to demonstrate their skills in the middle overs of the game. Being a batting-friendly surface, we can hope for a high-scoring game in this match. 

The weather predicted in Boland park on the matchday i.e. Tuesday, 19 January 2023 will be cloudy but not rainy with clear sunny weather. The highest and lowest temperature on the matchday will be 30 and 17 degrees Celsius. The humidity on that day will be 50% and the wind speed will be 18 kmph. 

PR vs SEC Squads

PR: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Wihan Lubbe, David Miller (c), Dane Vilas, Eoin Morgan, Evan Jones, Ferisco Adams, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Manack, Corbin Bosch, Andile Phehlukwayo, Obed McCoy, Ramon Simmonds, Mitchell Van Buuren, Codi Yusuf

SEC: Sarel Erwee, Adam Rossington (wk), JJ Smuts, Jordan Cox, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Roelof van der Merwe, Marco Jansen, James Fuller, Sisanda Magala, Ottniel Baartman, Junaid Dawood, Jordan Hermann, Mason Crane, Tom Abell, Ayabulela Gqamane, Brydon Carse, Marques Ackerman

PR vs SEC Probable XIs

PR: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Wihan Lubbe, David Miller (c), Dane Vilas, Eoin Morgan, Evan Jones, Ferisco Adams, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi

SEC: Sarel Erwee, Adam Rossington (wk), JJ Smuts, Jordan Cox, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Roelof van der Merwe, Marco Jansen, James Fuller, Sisanda Magala, Ottniel Baartman

Match Prediction

PR seems to be in a more comfortable position than SEC as they have shown signs of development in their gameplay. SEC is still struggling with their batting side being ineffective to score runs with a collective effort. Also, PR will get the home advantage in this game. Hence we fancy the Paarl franchise to win this match. 

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