Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals, SA20 2023, Today Match Prediction 15 January 2023

dsg vs pr Match Prediction & Analysis

Durban Super Giants and Paarl Royals have both played two games so far this season and won one. While the Super Giants are in 4th place in the table with 4 points and a net run rate of +0.436, Paarl Royals are at the top with 5 points and a net run rate of +1.034. The Super Giants will now clash against Paarl Royals at Kingsmead this Sunday.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Durban Super Giants Preview

Durban Super Giants beat MI Cape Town on the 13th of January at Newlands to register their first win of the season. The Super Giants chased down the target in 16.3 overs with 5 wickets to spare after restricting MI Cape Town to 152-8. It was a solid all-round performance, but the bowlers set the platform for a comfortable win.

Kyle Mayers (1-10 off 2 overs) and Reece Topley (2-27 off 3 overs) were excellent at the start. Then, Hardus Viljoen (2-30 off 3 overs) and Jason Holder (1-27 off 4 overs) continued the good work. Off-spinner Prenelan Subrayen now was 4 wickets in 2 games at an economy rate of 7.85 and is proving to be a real asset to the team in the middle overs.

On the batting front, Kyle Mayers (34 off 23 balls), Wiaan Mulder (30 off 26 balls), and Heinrich Klaasen (36 off 22 balls) all got starts but couldn’t get a big score. However, it proved to be enough in the end. Quinton de Kock had a rare failure in the previous game, but we expect him to make an impactful performance in this clash.

Durban Super Giants Predicted Playing XI:

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

Durban Super Giants Actual Playing XI:

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

Paarl Royals Preview

After losing their first match of the season to MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals made a terrific comeback in their next game by taking down Joburg Super Kings by 7 wickets. On a wicket at Boland Park that offered considerable bounce and movement, the Royals bowlers rolled over the Super Kings for just 81. The Royals had to achieve the target inside 16 overs to claim a bonus point, and they accomplished it in 10.3 overs. 

Bjorn Fortuin was the wrecker-in-chief for the Royals, with his spell of 3-16 off 4 overs. Off-spinner Evan Jones returned excellent figures of 3-21 in 2.2 overs. Ferisco Adams (2-14 in 3 overs) played a crucial part as well. The Royals also have leg-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi who will be useful on this wicket.

The Paarl Royals batting unit is star-studded, with Jason Roy and Jos Buttler opening the batting followed by captain David Miller and the experienced Eoin Morgan. Buttler looked in good touch in the previous game, scoring an unbeaten 29 off 21 balls on a tough wicket. He appears to be getting into a good rhythm and we expect him to make a big score in this match.

Paarl Royals Predicted Playing XI:

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

Paarl Royals Actual Playing XI:

Evan Jones, Jason Roy, Eoin Morgan, Imran Manack, David Miller, Jos Buttler, Dane Vilas, Ferisco Adams, Wihan Lubbe, Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Fortuin

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The Kingsmead in Durban offers a good amount of bounce and seam bowlers will definitely enjoy bowling on this surface. However, the bounce also becomes easier to handle after the initial few overs and batters will then have a good time.

The weather in Durban on the day of the game will be very warm and humid.

Venue Details

The average score batting first at Kingsmead is 162. The highest total posted here is 214/2 by the Dolphins. Scores in excess of 170 have been posted 19 times here in 67 T20 matches. In the previous match played here, Joburg Super Kings won the match after posting 190-6 on the board. The team batting first in this game should look to set a target of 180 or thereabouts.

Toss: To Bat

Out of the 67 matches played here, 38 have been won by the team batting first. The team winning the toss is hence likely to bat first in this match.