The 20th match of the ongoing SA20 2025 will be played between Paarl Royals and Pretoria Capitals. They will play each other for the second time in the tournament. In the last game that was played exactly a week ago, the Royals won by eight wickets. The Pink Brigade, Royals will be looking to win again and remain at the top of the points table.
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Talking about Pretoria, they are languishing at the fifth spot with only one win, three losses and two No Results in six games. They desperately need to win the next four league games to remain in the playoffs race. Royals looking to stay at the top and the 2023 finalists looking to climb in the top four makes this contest interesting.
Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals Match Details
| Match | Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals |
| Venue | Boland Park, Paarl |
| Timings | 4:30 PM IST |
| Date | January 25 |
Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals Head to Head
| Matches Played | Paarl Royals Won | Pretoria Capitals Won |
| 5 | 3 | 2 |
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PR vs PC: Probable Playing XI
| Paarl Royals | Pretoria Capitals |
| Lhuan Dre Pretorius | Will Jacks |
| Joe Root | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| Rubin Hermann | Kyle Verreynne (wk) |
| Mitchell Van Buuren | Rilee Rossouw © |
| David Miller © | Marques Ackerman |
| Dinesh Karthik (wk) | Keagan Lion |
| Dayyan Galiem | James Neesham |
| Keith Dudgeon | Senuran Muthusamy |
| Bjorn Fortuin | Kyle Simmonds |
| Mujeeb-ur-Rahman | Eathan Bosch |
| Eshan Malinga | Jason Behrendroff |
Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals Pitch Report and Weather Condition
| Match Timings | Pitch Report | Weather | Chance of Rain |
| 11:00 AM IST | Batting and Spin friendly | Clear. Humid. Highest Temp – 37 Degrees | None |
PR vs PC: Players to watch out for
Paarl Royals:
Lhuan Dre Pretorius is having a dream debut season with 258 runs in six games striking at 180. Expect him to do well despite having faced failures with the bat in the last couple of games.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman has done well with 10 wickets in the tournament, on the back of being omitted from the Afghanistan squad for Champions Trophy 2025. The mystery will create a lot of problems for the batters.
Dayyan Galiem is a medium pace bowler who also bowls in the slog overs. As the boundary size is big at Boland Park, expect his variations coming in handy.
Pretoria Capitals:
Kyle Verreynne is the highest run getter for the Capitals with 117 runs in six games. The team in general hasn’t clicked well with the bat.
Senuran Muthusamy has picked five wickets in six games averaging 20. Spinners like him can do well at Boland Park.
PR vs PC: Who will win the match?
Scenario 1: Paarl wins the toss and bat first
| Paarl Royals Total 1st innings | Pretoria Capitals Total 2nd innings |
| 180-200 | 170-180 |
Scenario 2: Pretoria Capitals win the toss and elect to bat first
| Pretoria Capitals Total 1st innings | Paarl Royals Total 2nd innings |
| 150-160 | 162 |
Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals Toss Prediction
While it is difficult to predict the toss winner, Paarl Royals might win the toss and elect to bat first as this is a day game under immense heat and humidity.
FAQs
Who will win the match?
Given the form of both teams, Paarl Royals has high chances of winning this game, whether they bat or bowl first.
What will be the weather conditions?
This is the middle of the Summer Season in the Africa region. South Africa won’t be any different. Expect high levels of humidity with the highest expected temperature to be 37 degrees.
