PC vs PR Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jan 14, 2024

The Pretoria Capitals and Paarl Royals will contest the sixth match of this season's SA20. The Royals and Capitals currently occupy third and sixth position, respectively, on the six-team points table.

There will be plenty to bet on before and during this match. Let's see what the betting odds and cricket markets have in store for this key SA20 fixture.

Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals head-to-head record

Pretoria and Paarl have a brief head-to-head record. They have met four times and won twice each. They played each other earlier this month, when the Royals beat the Capitals. Their last three results have been won by the team that batted first.

Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals live streaming and broadcast

You can watch this match and the rest of the 2024 SA20 on the JioCinema app in India. This is a great way to stream live cricket online. The tournament is also being broadcast on the Sports18 television channel in India.

PC vs PR Team Previews

Pretoria Capitals

The Capitals were last season's runners-up in the SA20. They will go into this match on the back of defeat to the Royals earlier this week. They have the opportunity to bounce right back against a team they lost to just three days ago. This time, Pretoria are at their homeground.

Pretoria went without captain Wayne Parnell at the start of the tournament. He is recovering from a shoulder injury. It will be interesting to see if he comes into the XI here. If he doesn't, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham should continue to captain the team. If Parnell does come back, Corbin Bosch or Eathan Bosch will probably be dropped.

The Capitals have one of the fastest bowlers at this tournament in Daryn Dupavillon. He bowled with threatening pace in the previous fixture at Boland Park and could prove even quicker in Centurion. Spin-wise, England recruits Will Jacks and Adil Rashid are a solid combination.

Jacks will likely open the batting with Phil Salt, too. Pretoria have other big-hitters in Neesham, Rilee Rossouw and Colin Ingram as well. Salt and Rossouw were their top scorers in defeat to Paarl recently with 39 and 29, respectively. One or both need to convert promising starts into big knocks this time.

Pretoria Capitals Playing 11

Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn, Rilee Rossouw, Colin Ingram, Corbin Bosch, James Neesham, Eathan Bosch, Hardus Viljoen, Adil Rashid, Daryn Dupavillon.


Paarl Royals

Paarl have decent momentum going into this match. They have started this tournament in promising fashion and have the chance to again beat a team they outplayed earlier this week. This time, they are away from their homeground. The Royals could move to the top of the points table with victory here.

Six of their top seven batters reached double figures in the last match. Four of those moved into the 20s, but nobody scored more than David Miller's 41. Miller and company will know full well that, like the Capitals, Paarl's batters need to convert good starts into innings of greater volume.

With England stars Jason Roy and Jos Buttler opening the batting, Miller in the middle order and West Indian recruit Fabian Allen among the all-rounders, the Royals have one of the most formidable batting orders at this tournament. Mitchell van Buuren is also an outstanding local talent.

Andile Phehlukwayo put in a player of the match performance last time and could be key here again. He was with South Africa at the 2023 Cricket World Cup and continues to show doubters that he is still a big asset with bat and ball in T20 cricket. He could be poised for another telling performance here.

Paarl Royals Playing 11

Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, David Miller, Mitchell Van Buuren, Fabian Allen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Obed McCoy.

PC vs PR Toss Prediction

SuperSport Park in Centurion will be the venue for this match. This ground hosted five matches during last season's SA20. On all five occasions, the team that won the toss opted to bowl first.

It's highly probable the toss-winning captain this time will elect to field first, too. Teams generally prefere to chase - not set - targets at this ground in T20 cricket.

Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.

Pitch and Conditions

Four of the five first-innings totals at this ground last SA20 were in excess of 200. This is a high-scoring venue and a first-innings score of 180-plus can be considered competitive here.

SuperSport Park traditionally offers plenty of pace, but it can be well worth playing two specialist slow bowlers at this venue as well. 

There is rain predicted in the region on matchday. If the match is shortened, the team batting second could benefit from chasing an adjusted target.

PC vs PR Betting Tips

The Paarl Royals look in a stronger position than the Pretoria Capitals to win this match. We should witness a particularly interesting tussle between the Royals' batters and Pretoria's bowlers.

Bet on the Royals, who are priced as 1.83 favourites, to beat the 2.04 underdogs Capitals in this match.

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Salt hit back-to-back T20I centuries for England against the West Indies in the Caribbean late last year. He was Pretoria's top run-scorer in defeat to the Royals recently. He is primed for another big performance here.

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Phehlukwayo took two key wickets against the Capitals recently. He is a clever bowler, especially when there is a need to vary pace in tricky conditions. Phehlukwayo is one of the best all-rounders at this tournament, especially his bowling prowess.

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Miller is the Royals captain and has another opportunity to lead by example here. He was their top scorer in victory over the Capitals earlier this week.

Today Match Prediction

Paarl Royals To Win the Match, 1.83

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Who will win PC vs PR

Pretoria Capitals 57.50% (69)
Paarl Royals 42.50% (51)
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