The top two teams in the points table are going to face each other once again in the Durban Super Giants v Paarl Royals match. This will be the second consecutive match between them in 3 days. In their previous match which occurred on 26 January, Durban Super Giants defeated Paarl Royals in a one-sided game by 57 runs.
Super Giants 23 points after their last win have taken the number one spot from the Royals in the points table. The Royals who are just one point behind them and are at the second spot would like to climb one more step and take back their previous position. If you are confused about which players to include in your fantasy team then this article is for you in which we are going to take a look at the DSG v PR match predictions.
DSG v PR: Match Overview
The 22nd match of the SA20 2024 tournament: Durban Super Giants v Paarl Royals will be played on 28 January at the Kingsmead Stadium. Here is the overview of the DSG v PR match:
| Series | SA20 2024 |
| Match | 22nd |
| Match Date | 28 January 2024 |
| Venue | Kingsmead Stadium |
| Where To Watch In India | Sports 18 and JioCinema |
Durban Super Giants v Paarl Royals: Match Predictions
In the previous match between these teams, Durban Super Giants won the toss and elected to field first. They set a target of 191 runs that Paarl Royals failed to chase and lost the game by 57 runs. The Super Giants impressed the fans with both bat and ball. On the other hand, both the batting and bowling units of the Royals failed to perform well in the match.
Durban Super Giants have won 5 matches out of 7 the team has played so far. We have recently seen their team performing great with both bat and ball. Here are some players that are predicted to do well in this match from the Super Giants:
- Quinton de Kock: The wicketkeeper batter
- JJ Smuts: The batting allrounder
- Heinrich Klaasen: The wicketkeeper batter
- Reece Topley: The left arm medium fast bowler
- Keshav Maharaj: The left-arm spin bowler and captain
The Paarl Royals have also played 7 matches so far and similar to the Giants they have won 5 but they have one less point in their name. In the previous match neither the batting nor bowling of the Royals could impress the fans. In this match, these players are predicted to perform well:
- Jos Buttler: The wicketkeeper batter
- Jason Roy: The right-hand opening batter
- Bjorn Fortuin: The left-arm spin bowler
- Andile Phehlukwayo: The bowling allrounder
- Lungi Ngidi: The right-arm medium-fast bowler
DSG vs PR: Predicted Playing XI
The team under the captaincy of David Miller didn’t play very well in the last match. However, the team has been doing well in the tournament so despite a bad performance in one match we don’t expect to see any changes in the playing 11. The predicted playing 11 of Paarl Royals:
- Jason Roy
- Jos Buttler (wk)
- David Miller (c),
- Fabian Allen
- Mitchell van Buuren
- Andile Phehlokwayo
- Wihan Lubbe
- Bjorn Fortuin
- Lungi Ngidi
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Obed McCoy
The team is doing well so we aren’t expecting to see any changes to the playing 11 as compared to the previous match. The predicted playing 11 of Durban Super Giants:
- Matthew Breetzke
- Tony de Zorzi
- Quinton de Kock (wk)
- JJ Smuts
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Marcus Stoinis
- Wiaan Mulder
- Keshav Maharaj (c)
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- Reece Topley
- Noor Ahmad
Kingsmead Pitch Report
The pitch at the Kingsmead is more bowling-friendly compared to batting-friendly. The average first-inning score in the T20 format on this ground is 152 runs. We have seen that teams playing first often win so the toss winner will probably choose to bat first.
Head-To-Head
These two teams have collided three times. Last year they faced each other twice and each team won one match. Durban Super Giants defeated Paarl Royals in the most recent game that occurred just a few days ago on 26 January. This will be the fourth match between them and it would be interesting to see if the Royals can equate the head-to-head stats.
| Matches Played | 3 |
| DSG Won | 2 |
| PR Won | 1 |
| No Result | 0 |