Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals 3rd Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Odds and Live Score

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jos Buttler	14	16	2	0	87.50
Jason Roy	23	16	3	1	143.75
Wihan Lubbe	11	14	0	1	78.57
David Miller	41	33	4	0	124.24
Mitchell Van Buuren	28	21	1	1	133.33
Andile Phehlukwayo	28	14	4	1	200.00
F Allen	5	3	1	0	166.67
Bjorn Fortuin	1	3	0	0	33.33
Lungi Ngidi	1	1	0	0	100.00
Tabraiz Shamsi	0	0	0	0	0.00
Obed McCoy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bowler	O	R	W	ECO
Philip Salt	0.0	0	0	0.00
Will Jacks	3.0	19	1	6.33
Theunis de Bruyn	0.0	0	0	0.00
RR Rossouw	0.0	0	0	0.00
Colin Ingram	0.0	0	0	0.00
James Neesham	2.0	14	1	7.00
Corbin Bosch	4.0	35	2	8.75
Senuran Muthusamy	0.0	0	0	0.00
Eathan Bosch	3.0	27	1	9.00
AU Rashid	4.0	33	0	8.25
Daryn Dupavillon	4.0	29	2	7.25

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Philip Salt	39	31	3	2	125.81
Will Jacks	5	4	1	0	125.00
Theunis de Bruyn	5	8	1	0	62.50
RR Rossouw	29	18	1	2	161.11
Colin Ingram	8	13	0	0	61.54
James Neesham	21	18	3	0	116.67
Corbin Bosch	5	10	0	0	50.00
Senuran Muthusamy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Eathan Bosch	16	19	1	0	84.21
AU Rashid	0	0	0	0	0.00
Daryn Dupavillon	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bowler	O	R	W	ECO
Jos Buttler	0.0	0	0	0.00
Jason Roy	0.0	0	0	0.00
Wihan Lubbe	1.0	6	1	6.00
David Miller	0.0	0	0	0.00
Mitchell Van Buuren	0.0	0	0	0.00
Andile Phehlukwayo	4.0	29	2	7.25
F Allen	0.0	0	0	0.00
Bjorn Fortuin	3.0	25	0	8.33
Lungi Ngidi	4.0	23	1	5.75
Tabraiz Shamsi	4.0	22	1	5.50
Obed McCoy	4.0	26	1	6.50

PR vs PC Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jan 12, 2024

The Paarl Royals and Pretoria Capitals will play the third match of this season's SA20 on Friday. The Capitals lost last year's final to the Sunrisers Eastern Cape after beating the Royals in the semi-final.

The SA20 is a popular tournament to place bets on. Let's see what the cricket odds and betting markets have in store for this key fixture at Boland Park.

Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals head-to-head record

The Capitals and Royals met three times in the inaugural edition of the SA20 in 2023. They beat each other once in the round-robin stage before Pretoria ousted Paarl in their semi-final.

Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals live streaming and broadcast

Watch this match and the rest of the tournament from India with the JioCinema app. It is an excellent way of following live SA20 action online. The competition is also being broadcast on the Sports18 television channel in India.

PR vs PC Team Previews

Paarl Royals

The Paarl Royals weathered a stop-start SA20 campaign in 2023. They were unable to string together consecutive victories until their seventh and eighth matches. Those were followed by a washout and a closing defeat - and ultimately an end to a disappointing maiden season.

They have a new head coach in Shane Bond this time. He has taken over from JP Duminy. Jos Buttler is still one of their batting kingpins and they have recruited a few other international stars such as West Indies all-rounder Fabian Allen, Ireland's Lorcan Tucker and England's John Turner.

Like a few other SA20 franchises, Paarl have made a late changes in personnel. Batter Lhuandre Pretorius and seamer Kwena Maphaka won't play for them after all, having joined South Africa's Under-19 World Cup squad. Wrist-spinner Nqaba Peter and seamer Keith Dudgeon have joined the Royals' squad as replacements.

Paarl's continuity will be helped by the fact that they have retained their top two run-scorers - Buttler and David Miller - and top two wicket-takers - Evan Jones and Bjorn Fortuin - from last season. But they have lost all-rounder Corbin Bosch, who has moved to the Capitals.

Paarl Royals Playing 11

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

Pretoria Capitals

The Capitals finished in first position, five points clear of the second-placed Joburg Super Kings on last season's points table, before losing to the third-placed Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final. Motivated by that fall at the final hurdle, Pretoria will be determined to go one better for a maiden title this year.

The Capitals were set to have Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje and South Africa Under-19 batter Steve Stolk in their ranks this season. But Nortje has been sidelined by injury, while Stolk will instead be playing in the Under-19 World Cup. Fast bowlers Tiaan van Vuuren and Hardus Viljoen have since joined the Capitals as replacements.

International recruits-wise, Adil Rashid, Will Jacks and Paul Stirling are big assets with bat and ball for the Capitals. Jacks has plenty of prowess with the bat, while Rashid is among the best wrist-spinners in world cricket. Stirling has moved to Pretoria after playing for the Royals last season.

Momentum counts for a lot in T20 cricket and, in the early stages of this competition, it's important the Royals or Capitals get off to a winning start. Defeats can catch up relatively quickly with teams trying to set a successful precedent early in the competition.

Pretoria Capitals Playing 11

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

PR vs PC Toss Prediction

Boland Park in Paarl hosted five matches during the 2023 SA20. The team to win the toss batted first on three occasions and bowled first twice.

It's likely the captain who wins the toss this time will elect to bat first, too. This will allow his side to take advantage of a relatively fresh pitch and bowl on a dry pitch with a bit of extra turn later.

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

Pitch and Conditions

Boland Park produced first-innings totals of 81, 169, 127, 142 and 158 in last season's SA20. This isn't necessarily a high-scoring venue. A first-innings total of approximately 150-plus can be considered competitive.

This pitch should take some turn, especially in the second innings. It can be well worth playing two specialist spinners here.

No rain and temperatures in excess of 30 degrees celsius are forecast for Paarl on matchday.

PR vs PC Betting Tips

Pretoria are in a stronger position to win this, even without homeground advantage. They have retained and recruited well. Their all-rounder stocks are impressive.

Paarl's batting resources are looking relatively thin, especially if Buttler doesn't fire. They will likely need a big contribution from Miller.

The Capitals are priced as 2.04 underdogs to win this match. The Royals are offered as 1.80 favourites.

Bonus Cricket Bets

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Will Jacks to be top Pretoria Capitals batter

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Jacks is a rising star for England and has experience in several domestic leagues around the world. The Capitals might open the batting with him. He can score quickly and freely at the top of the order.

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Bjorn Fortuin to be to Paarl Royals bowler

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Fortuin's tally of 14 wickets in 11 matches was the most for the Royals in last season's SA20. He will likely open the bowling and have the opportunity to capitalise during the powerplay. He bowls wicket to wicket and gets extra bounce.

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David Miller to be top Paarl Royals batter

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Miller was second only to Buttler among Paarl's leading run-scorers last season. He has played T20 cricket around the world and knows how to go big, quickly, in South African conditions.

Written by Jon Henry Wilson on 10 January 2024 Last updated