Paarl Royals (Source: Twitter)
Things are heating up in the SA20 as Sunrisers Eastern Cape battle it out against Paarl Royals in match number 21 to be played at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth.
The Eastern Cape is enjoying the pole position with four wins in seven matches while having 17 points. Whereas their counterparts are placed fourth with three victories in seven matches that gave them 13 points in total.
Sunrisers are coming off a massive win over Durban's Super Giants where they defeated them by a mammoth margin of 124 runs after posting 210 on the board. On the other hand, the Royals gave a tough time to Pretoria Capitals as they got better of them in the very last over chasing 162.
In the previous encounter between these two sides, the Orange Army went home with five wickets in pursuit of 128 for victory.
Match Details
Date and Time: January 24, 5:00 PM IST
Venue: St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Live Telecast & Streaming: Sports18 and JioCinema
Pitch Report: The pitch here has been quite a low scoring one with spinners having an advantage. Team winning the toss would like to bat first as chasing becomes quite difficult in the second half. The temperature is going to be around 26-degree celsius with clear skies.
Probable Playing XI
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Adam Rossington (wk), Jordan Hermann, Sarel Erwee, JJ Smuts, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, James Fuller, Roelof van der Merwe, Mason Crane and Sisanda Magala
Paarl Royals: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Wihan Lubbe, Dane Vilas, Mitchell Van Buuren, David Miller (c), Evan Jones, Ferisco Adams, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi and Tabraiz Shamsi
Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips
Wicket Keepers: Jos Buttler, Adam Rossington
Batters: David Miller, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs
All-Rounders: Evan Jones, Wihan Lubbe, Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Bjorn Fortuin, Roelof van der Merwe, Sisanda Magala
Captain: Aiden Markram
Vice-Captain: Bjorn Fortuin
Prediction
Both sides have been decent enough in this competition, however, Aiden Markram-led Sunrisers Eastern Cape have looked a touch above their rivals and are expected to win this one.
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