Joburg Super Kings vs Paarl Royals,17th Match,SA20, 2025-26,2026-01-08 15:30 GMT

Here is a concise summary of the match between Joburg Super Kings (JSK) and Paarl Royals (PR) for Match 17 of the SA20 2025/26 season:

📅 Match Details

• Date: January 8, 2026
• Venue: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
• Start Time: 03:30 PM GMT | 05:30 PM Local | 09:00 PM IST
• Toss Prediction: Paarl Royals
• Match Prediction: Joburg Super Kings to win

🏏 Team Form

Joburg Super Kings (2nd in the table)

• Key Batters:
  • Faf du Plessis – 96 runs @ 24, strike rate 147.69
  • Shubham Ranjane – Consistent run-scorer
  • Rilee Rossouw – Explosive finisher
• Key Bowlers:
  • Richard Gleeson – 9 wickets @ 14.11, 9.64 RPO
  • Akeal Hosein – 5 wickets @ 18.6, 192.3 SR
  • Duan Jansen – Strong death-over presence

Paarl Royals (Improving form)

• Key Batters:
  • David Miller – 116 runs in 4 games, strike rate 145
  • Asa Tribe – 106 runs @ 26.5
  • Lhuandre Pretorius – Strong opening threat
• Key Bowlers:
  • Ottneil Baartman – 11 wickets @ 12.27
  • Sikandar Raza – 7 wickets @ 5.71, 5 RPO
  • Nqobani Mokoena – 20% of wickets in 3+ wicket spells

📊 Head-to-Head (Last 5 Matches)

• Paarl Royals: 3 wins
• Joburg Super Kings: 2 wins

📍 Wanderers Stadium Pitch Report

• Average 1st Innings Score: 205.00 (2026)
• Win % When Batting First: 51.3%
• Win % When Batting Second: 48.7%
• Pitch Bias: Favors batting, with disciplined bowling being key.
• Economy Rates:
  • Spin: 7.59 RPO
  • Pace: 8.54 RPO

👥 Squads

Joburg Super Kings:

• Faf du Plessis (c), Rivaldo Moonsamy (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Dian Forrester, Wiaan Mulder, Nandre Burger, Richard Gleeson, Akeal Hosein, James Vince, Prenelan Subrayen, Duan Jansen, Imran Tahir, Janco Smit, Neil Timmers, Matthew de Villiers, Daniel Worrall, Reece Topley

Paarl Royals:

• David Miller (c), Lhuandre Pretorius (wk), Kyle Verreynne (wk), Rubin Hermann (wk), Thomas Rew (wk), Keagan LionCachet (wk), Asa Tribe, Delano Potgieter, Dan Lawrence, Sikandar Raza, Ottneil Baartman, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqobani Mokoena, Gudakesh Motie, Eshan Malinga, Ngobani Mokoena, Hardus Viljoen, Vishen Halambage, Okhule Cele, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

📈 Predicted Performances

📺 Broadcast & Streaming

• Live Broadcast: JioStar Network
• Live Streaming: JioHotstar App & Website

🏆 Final Prediction

• Winner: Joburg Super Kings
• Score Prediction (Batting First):
  • Joburg Super Kings: 180+
  • Paarl Royals: 170+
• Key Insight: Team batting first is expected to win.

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