Sunrisers Eastern Cape will play Paarl Royals in the 28th match of SA20 2025 in Gqeberha. Both teams lost their last games.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat against MI Cape Town. They batted poorly and never looked in control while bowling, leading to a big loss.
Meanwhile, Paarl Royals lost against Joburg Super Kings by seven wickets. They got a par score in the first innings but were on the wrong end of Faf du Plessis’ brilliance.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: David Bedingham, Tony de Zorzi, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Marco Jansen, Liam Dawson, Simon Harmer, Craig Overton, Richard Gleeson, Ottneil Baartman
Paarl Royals: Mitchell Owen, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rubin Hermann, Mitchell Van Buuren, Keith Dudgeon, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dayyaan Galiem, Bjorn Fortuin (c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi
The average first-innings score in Gqeberha has been 152, with pacers snaring 62.81% of wickets here. Expect another decent batting track, with some help for speedsters early on. The team winning the toss might elect to field first, with a total of around 160 being a fighting one.
A temperature of around 24°C, with partly cloudy, is forecast.
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Sunrisers Eastern Cape will have a home advantage. However, Paarl Royals have been more consistent throughout the tournament. Still, the Eastern Cape might be more suitable for the conditions in Gqeberha and should win the contest.
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