PR vs SEC Match Prediction | 3rd Match

Betting Tips

The premier T20 competition in South Africa, SA20, has got underway. In the third game of the competition, Paarl Royals will take on Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Boland Park in Paarl on January 11th afternoon. In this article, we will look at the match preview, pitch report, match prediction, and betting tips for this contest.

Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Head-to-Head Record

The Paarl Royals and Sunrise Eastern Cape teams have played against each other on four occasions in the SA20 competition. Sunrisers Eastern Cape holds a 3-1 edge in this head-to-head. They have also won the last couple of games between the two teams during the 2024 season.

Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Live-streaming and Broadcast

This match will be live-streamed on the Jio Cinema app and Sports 18 Network.

PR vs SEC Team Previews

Paarl Royals

This is the first game of the competition for the Paarl Royals team. Jos Buttler was the leading batter for Paarl Royals in last year's competition. He scored 408 runs from his last eleven innings with a splendid average of 40.80. But he will not participate in this year's competition for the Paarl outfit.

The southpaw David Miller scored 240 runs from his last ten games with an average of 30.00. Miller will be leading the Royals in this year's competition. The right-hander Jason Roy scored 237 runs last year in eleven games, but he will also not be playing for the Royals this year.

Another crucial batter for Paarl Royals is Mitchell Van Buuren. He has scored 193 runs in his last ten games with an average of 32.17. Last year, the top bowler for Paarl Royals was Lungi Ngidi. He picked up 13 wickets from nine games with an average of 25.30.

Tabraiz Shamsi also bowled well to pick up ten wickets. But he will not be available this year for the Royals. The right-hand medium-fast bowler Andile Phehlukayo picked up nine scalps from his ten games last year.

These will be the top players for Paarl Royals this year.

Paarl Royals Expected Playing 11

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Sunrisers are off to a bad start in this year's campaign of SA20. They lost their first tournament game to MI Cape Town by a margin of 97 runs. The right-handed batter Tristian Stubbs was the leading batter for Sunrisers in the last season. He scored 314 runs in his last ten games with a terrific average of 52.33.

Jordon Herrmann scored 299 runs from his previous 12 games, averaging 29.90. The right-handed batter Tom Abell has also scored 286 runs from his nine innings with an average of 40.85.

Aiden Markram, a right-handed batter and skipper, is another vital batter in this order. The left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen has been the leading bowler for SEC last year. He has picked up 22 wickets from his last eleven innings with an average of 14.72.

Ottneil Bartmann is a right-handed medium-fast bowler for SEC. He picked up 18 scalps in just eight games last year with a top strike rate of 11.77.

These are the players to watch out for in this game.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape Expected Playing 11

PR vs SEC Toss Prediction

Over the years, 34 domestic T20 games have been played at Boland Park in Paarl. The teams batting first have won 18 games, while the team chasing a target has won 16 games. So, there is no clear indication about whether to bat or field first on this track. The captain winning the coin flip may choose to field first, keeping in tune with the modern T20 trend of fielding first.

Pitch and Conditions

The wicket at Boland Park is famous for its batting-friendly conditions. However, it also helps the bowlers at some point. This track is dissimilar to the other pitches we see in South Africa. It is not fast and bouncy, and it is tough to play your shots here. We are predicting warm and sunny conditions for this contest.

The temperature during the game will be close to 26 degrees.

PR vs SEC Betting Tips

Paarl Royals had an entirely forgettable last season. Sunrisers have also lost their first game of the competition. However, we expect Sunrisers Eastern Cape to bounce back, especially in the batting department and open their account in the SA20 2025 season.

Bet on Sunrisers Eastern Cape to win.