Imran Tahir and Bjorn Fortuin (Source: @JSKSA20/X.com, @paarlroyals/X.com)
The intensity increases in the SA20 2025, where Joburg Super Kings (JSK) are slated to go against Paarl Royals (PR) at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on 30th January. The 26th match of the league will take place from 9 PM IST and is expected to be a blockbuster encounter.
Joburg Super Kings
Faf du Plessis's Joburg Super Kings are 4th on the table with 15 points to their name from eight games, having won three of them and lost four so far. With one game abandoned, they currently have an NRR of -0.31. Super Kings are coming off a tough loss against Pretoria Capitals by six wickets, who finished the game inside 12 overs after restricting them to just 99. Joburg batters failed to bat through the innings as they struggled against Pretoria's quality bowling. At the same time, Lutho Sipamla bowled a decent spell for JSK of 3 for 26 in his four overs.
Paarl Royals
On the other hand, Paarl Royals are comfortably sitting at the pole position after eight games, having an incredible tally of 28 points, considering they have won seven matches in this year's SA20. Paarl have been fantastic in both departments, with the top order scoring plenty of runs throughout the tournament, whereas bowlers have picked wickets on regular intervals powered by excellent captaincy decisions from the skipper David Miller. Royals defeated Durban in the last game by six wickets with a delivery to spare courtesy of Lhuan-Dre Pretorius (43) and Rubin Hermann (59), who formed a 91-run stand for the second wicket.
JSK vs PR: Head to Head in SA20
Matches Played | Joburg Super Kings Won | Paarl Royals Won | No Result |
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
In six matches JSK and PR have faced so far, the latter have the upper hand with four victories as compared to Joburg's solitary win, while one game was washed out due to rain.
JSK vs PR: Head to Head at Wanderers
Matches Played | Joburg Super Kings Won | Paarl Royals Won | No Result |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Comparatively, when we look at their stats at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, the visitors Paarl also have an edge here with one victory, whereas the other game was abandoned due to heavy downpour.
Joburg Super Kings vs Paarl Royals: What happened the last time they locked horns with each other?
These two sides last met on January 20 at the Boland Park in Paarl in this year's SA20, where the home side emerged victorious by six wickets. Joburg batted first and posted 146 on the board, with Jonny Bairstow scoring an impressive 60 off 40 deliveries and Donovan Ferriera smashing 32 from 19 balls.
From the Royals, Mitchell Van Buuren (44) and David Miller (40*) batted for 71 runs for the 4th wicket, taking them closer to victory, which they ultimately achieved in an anti-climatic finish with five balls to spare.