Sunrisers Eastern Cape set to face Paarl Royals in the 7th match of the SA20 2025-26 (SA20) at the St George’s Park, in Gqeberha, on Wednesday, December 31.
Preview
In the 7th game of the SA20 2025-26, Eastern Cape (SEC) are set to face Sunrisers Paarl Royals (PC). Sunrisers Eastern Cape is a good start this season as they won both games yet. They won the previous game by 48 runs against the Pretoria Capitals. In which Quinton de Kock was the best performer for them, who scored 77 runs off 47 balls. Matthew Breetzke and Jordan Hermann also performed well with the bat. In bowling, Adam Milne did a good job and took four wickets.
On the other hand, the Paarl Royals didn’t have a good start to this season as they lost their first game by 137 runs after getting All-out on just 49 runs against the Sunrisers Eastern Cape. However, Ottneil Baartman took two wickets in that match. While other batters and bowlers failed to perform well.
Match Information
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals, Match 7
Probable PlayingXI
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
JM Bairstow, Q de Kock, AF Milne, A Nortje, Jordan Hermann, T Stubbs(C), PE Kruger, L Gregory, S Muthusamy, M Jansen, MP Breetzke
Bench: M Van Buuren, James Coles, Jp King, B Swanepoel, C King, Allah Mohammad, L Sipamla, CP Wood
Paarl Royals
DA Miller(C), D Potgieter, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, A Tribe, Vishen Halambage, N Mokoena, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, RA Herman, K Verreynne, OEG Baartman, BC Fortuin
Bench: KL Cachet, DW Lawrence, Sikandar Raza, G Moti-Kanhai, N Peter, Eshan Malinga, GC Viljoen
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Quinton de Kock SEC | WICKETKEEPER – 8.5
Quinton de Kock has consistently performed well in the recent past. He also scored 77 runs in the last game against the Pretoria Capitals. De Kock has the ability to perform well this season.
Rubin Hermann PR | wk – 7.5
Paarl Royals’ Rubin Hermann has performed outstandingly in the last season. He has scored 333 runs in 10 games in the last season. He has the ability to perform well for the Poyals.
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Jordan Hermann SEC | BAT – 8
Jordan Hermann is a brilliant T20 batter and is currently in good form. Moreover, he has scored 37 runs off 20 balls in the last game against the Capitals. He is a key player for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape this season.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius PR | WK – 8
Lhuan-Dre Pretorius was the highest run scorer last season. He has scored 399 runs in the 13 games. He will undoubtedly be a vital player for Paarl Royals this season.
Budget
Adam Milne SEC | BOWLER – 8
Adam Milne is an excellent pacer and is currently in good form. Moreover, he took 4 wickets in the last game against the Capitals. He is definitely a brilliant bowler and can perform well this season.
Bjorn Fortuin PR | bowl – 6
Bjorn Fortuin is an excellent Bowler. He took 11 wickets in the last 9 games. He can definitely perform well for the Paarl Royals this season.
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Delano Potgieter – PR | ALL-ROUNDER – 7.5
Kyle Verreynne – PR | WK – 7
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