PR vs MCT Match Preview
The Paarl Royals team had been in excellent format before the defeat on Friday against this opposition. Although the Paarl opening batters got their team off to a good start, the MI Cape Town team returned to the game and were all over Paarl for the remainder of the match. The Royals must be more consistent and need a collective effort to beat this opposition and return to their winning ways. The Paarl Royals went into this game with an unchanged team and were looking to win the 4th match in a row on Friday.
Even though the Paarl team was defeated comprehensively in their last effort, it doesn't make the team a bad one overnight. So, not too many changes are expected for this game tomorrow. One of the key players for Paarl Royals has been Jos Buttler. This 33-year-old English wicketkeeper-batsman has top-scored for the Royals in their last couple of games and will be looking to put his best foot forward in this game. Another English international who plays in this game is Jason Roy. He lasted just 14 balls in the last game, though. The bowling charge will be led by the pacer Lungi Ngidi.
Both the wins registered by MI Cape Town in the competition have been with good margins. So, they will unlikely be too worried about facing this opposition again, even though the Royals are playing at home. Ryan Ricketson’s batting form has brought a lot of confidence to the team. Rickelton hit six sixes and seven fours in the last game and was promptly adjudged Player of the Match for this game. Another right-hander in good form has been Rassie van der Dussen. He scored 41 runs in both his earlier plays.
The wrist-spinner Thomas Kaber displayed a lot of variety in his last game and picked up David Miller’s key wicket. It was a wrong one from Kaber that removed Kaber, and it will be interesting to see how he goes about his bowling effort in this match. Kagiso Rabada will be another key member of this squad. He is fast and consistent. Rabada is capable of dismissing all kinds of opening and other top-order batters. He picked up the vital wicket of Jason Roy in his last game. MI team has not been able to put together back-to-back victories in the competition so far.
Weather Report
We are not expecting any showers during this game. The game is being played on Sunday, and the temperatures during the match will be close to 27 degrees right across the game. So, the weather will not have much impact on the outcome of this encounter.
Pitch Report
Spinners are expected to get some help from this track in this encounter. But even the fast bowlers are likely to get some assistance here. The team batting first will look to score over 180 runs in this game. A score above 180 runs will be challenging to chase in these conditions.
Notable stats
Jos Buttler has an excellent average-to-strike rate ratio in his recent games.
Jos Buttler has scored 431 runs from his last ten matches with an average of 47.89 and a strike rate of 145.6.
Rassie van der Dussen has a terrific average-to-strike rate ratio.
Rassie van der Dussen has an average of 40.1 and a strike rate 146.35.
Team News
Paarl Royals are unlikely to change their team despite losing against this opposition in their last game. No injury updates are available for this game from either of the teams at the moment.
PR vs MCT Probable 11
PR Playing 11
- Jason Roy
- Jos Buttler (Wk)
- Wihan Lubbe
- David Miller (C)
- Mitchell Van Buuren
- Andile Phehlukwayo
- Fabian Allen
- Bjorn Fortuin
- Lungi Ngidi
- Obed McCoy
- Tabraiz Shamsi
MCT Playing 11
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Ryan Rickelton (Wk)
- Dewald Brevis
- Connor Esterhuizen
- Sam Curran
- Liam Livingstone
- Kieron Pollard (C)
- George Linde
- Kagiso Rabada
- Thomas Kaber
- Olly Stone
Dream11 Prediction
We are expecting a close game in this contest. Although the Paarl Royals have done well in the last few games, the MI Cape Town side will likely win this match. They did beat the Royals comprehensively in their previous effort. Although Paarl has some top players on the side, the team might not recover from losing in their last game against this opposition.
Top Picks
Jos Butter: Buttler did not do too well in the last game but has stats on his side. You can bet on him to do well in this game.
David Miller: Miller has scored 276 runs from his last ten matches with a strike rate of 130.8 and an average of 46.
Lungi Ngidi: Ngidi leads the bowling charge for the Paarl team. He has picked up 14 wickets from his last nine games with an average of 15.28.
Rassie van der Dussen: Van Der Dussen has scored 410 runs in his last ten outings for MICT. He has scored runs with an average of 40.1 and a strike rate of 146.35.
PR vs MCT Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: J Buttler (VC)
Batters: R Rickelton (C), K Pollard, D Miller, J Roy, A van der Dussen
All-rounders: A Phehlukwayo, L Livingstone, S Curran
Bowlers: K Rabada, L Ngidi
