Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Prediction and Betting Tips

The 3rd match of the SA20 2025 is set to be played between Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape on January 11 at Boland Park, Paarl. Sunrisers Eastern Cape are the league’s defending champions while Paarl Royals played the last season’s playoffs. Sunrisers features players like Tristen Stubbs, Jordan Hermann, Marco Jansen, Ottneil Baartman, and Aiden Markram. On the other hand, Paarl Royals also has some prominent names like David Miller, Mitchell Van Buuren, Lungi Ngidi, Dinesh Karthik, and Jacob Bethell. Both teams are aiming to kick off their campaign with a win. Check out the Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape prediction.
Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape prediction: Sunrisers to win
Key Stats
- Sunrisers are the league’s defending champions while the Royals played playoffs of the last season.
- Sunrisers won 3 out of the 4 matches against Royals.
- Sunrisers defeated Royals in their last encounter by 5 wickets.
Match Prediction: The match is going to be an exciting contest with both teams featuring match winners like David Miller, Tristen Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, Dinesh Karthik, Jacob Bethel, and Kwena Maphaka. However, Sunrisers Eastern Cape is expected to win this match having a better record and good batting and bowling options in the team.
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Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report
Winning team | Won by | Date |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 5 wickets | 04 Feb 2024 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 44 runs | 02 Feb 2024 |
Paarl Royals | 5 wickets | 24 Jan 2023 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 5 wickets | 19 Jan 2023 |
Pitch Report
The 3rd match of the SA20 2025, Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape is set to be played at Boland Park, Paarl. The pitch here is often a good batting surface. In a total of 34 T20 matches played here, the batting first team won 18 while 16 were won by the chasing team.
Results of the last two T20 matches played at Boland Park, Paarl
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals (Feb 02, 2024) – Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 44 runs
Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 208/4 |
Paarl Royals | 164/7 |
Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals (Jan 26, 2024) – Durban Super Giants won by 57 runs
Durban Super Giants | 190/3 |
Paarl Royals | 133/10 |
Paarl Royals preview
Led by David Miller, the Paarl Royals feature a strong squad for the 2025 season. They have prominent batters and all-rounders like Mitchell Van Buuren, Dinesh Karthik, Joe Root, Dunith Wellalage, and Andile Phehlukwayo. The bowling department also has good names like Lungi Ngidi, Kwena Maphaka, Eshan Malinga, and Mujeeb Rahman.
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Predicted XI: Mitchell Van Buuren, Joe Root, Sam Hain, David Miller, Dinesh Karthik, Dunith Wellalage, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Naqabayomzi Peter,
Sunrisers Eastern Cape preview
The defending champions Surnisers Eastern Cape led by Aiden Markram boast some prominent names in the squad. They have batters like Zak Crawley, Tristen Stubbs, David Bedingham along with all-round options like Craig Overton, Marco Jansen, Patrik Kruger, and Liam Dawson. The bowling department includes names like Ottneil Baartman, Richard Gleeson, and Simon Harmer.
Predicted XI: Zak Crawley, Aiden Markram, Jordan Hermann, Tristen Stubbs, Tom Abell, Patrick Kruger, Craig Overton, Marco Jansen, Ottneil Baartman, Simon Harmer, Caleb Seleka
Player to watch: Tristen Stubbs
Tristen Stubbs is a key player for Sunrisers Eastern Cape. The young right-hand middle order batter is known for his ability to hit big shots with ease and finish the game for his team. His amazing skills to tackle both pacers and spinners with his power hitting makes him major threat to Paarl Royals in this match.