SA20 2023 Cricket Free Tips | Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals: 8th Match

Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals Match Details 

Match: Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals, Match 08 | SA20 2023 

Date: Sunday, 15 January 2023

Time: 16:30 (GMT+5) / 17:00 (GMT+5.5) / 17:30 (GMT+6)

Format: T20

Venue: Kingsmead, Durban

Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals Preview

• Paarl Royals won with a bonus point, becoming the second team in SA20 to do so.
• Jos Buttler should not be avoided in this game. He’s anticipated receiving a high score.
• In their previous match, the Paarl Royals bowlers all out the Joburg Super Kings at just 81.

On Sunday afternoon, Match 8 of the SA20 will take place at Kingsmead between Durban’s Super Giants and Paarl Royals. Before defeating MI Cape Town on Friday, the Super Giants fell to the Joburg Super Kings in their inaugural game. Prior to defeating Joburg Super Kings in their subsequent match, Paarl Royals suffered a loss to MI Cape Town. In Durban, the match begins at 13:30 local time.

In their victory over MI Cape Town on Friday, the Durban Super Giants displayed the strength of their bats. When players like de Kock and Kyle Mayers are on their game, they will be difficult opponents for any squad.

After batting too slowly in their first game, Paarl Royals’ bowlers put on an outstanding performance in their second encounter. The Royals are serious SA20 contenders and will be challenging to contain in this match.

Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals Weather Report, Toss Prediction, and Pitch Report 

On the day of the game, Durban will experience extremely warm and muggy weather.

The team batting first has prevailed in 38 of the 67 games that have been played here. The team that wins the toss in this game will presumably decide to bat first.

Due to its strong bounce, the Kingsmead in Durban will surely be a favourite among seam bowlers. The bounce does, however, become more controllable after the first few overs, and the hitters will then have fun.

Durban Super Giants Team News & Probable Playing XIs

After losing against Joburg Super Kings in the team’s opening match, two players were dropped from the lineup. Middle-order hitter Matthew Breetzke and Sri Lankan all-arounder Akila Dananjaya were swapped out for English bowler Reece Topley and South African pacer Hardus Viljoen.

Recent form – W L

Durban Super Giants’ Probable XI

Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock, Wiaan Mulder, Heinrich Klaasen, Jason Holder, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Keemo Paul, Reece Topley, Prenelan Subrayen, Hardus Viljoen

Paarl Royals Team News & Probable Playing XIs

When Lungi Ngidi entered the game on Friday, he had an immediate impact with the ball. Ramon Simmonds and Codi Yusuf withdrew, leaving only Evan Jones in the starting XI. Any alterations made in advance of this game would be unexpected.

Recent form – W L

Paarl Royals’ Probable XI

David Miller (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, Dane Vilas, Eoin Morgan, Frisco Adams, Evan Jones, Bjorn Fortuin, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi

Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)

Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals Prediction

Winning the toss

• Paarl Royals

Top batsman

• Durban Super Giants – Quinton de Kock  
• Paarl Royals – Jos Buttler

Top bowler

• Durban Super Giants – Keshav Maharaj 
• Paarl Royals – Tabraiz Shamsi

Most sixes

• Durban Super Giants – Quinton de Kock 
• Paarl Royals – Jos Buttler

Player of the Match

• Paarl Royals – Jos Buttler

Team Scores Batting First

• Durban Super Giants – 160+
• Paarl Royals – 170+

Paarl Royals is the favourite to win this match.

The line-ups for this match look like the most box office we have seen so far, despite the fact that we have already seen some famous players square off in other SA20 games. Additionally, both squads will be very confident after winning their most recent games. The game will probably be decided by Super Giants’ matchup with Paarl Royals’ batsmen because they have a strong bowling attack. We believe Paarl Royals has the strongest batting lineup in the competition and are backing them to win this match.