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Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town, Qualifier 1: All you need to know

Monday, 03-Feb-2025
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In the qualifier 1 of the ongoing SA20 tournament, Paarl Royals will be taking on MI Cape Town on Tuesday at St George's Park, Gqeberha. Paarl Royals were the first team to qualify for the playoffs. MI, meanwhile, head into the qualifier following a massive 95-run victory against Pretoria Capitals in the last group stage match. They are at the top of the table, maintaining their dominance with 7 victories, 35 points and a positive NRR of +2.446.

On the other hand, Paarl Royals have also been impressively successful, sitting on second place in points table with 7 victories, 28 points and a positive NRR of +0.370. Royals started off brilliantly but enter the qualifier on the back of a defeat. In fact, they are coming off two consecutive defeats in their last two games. The showdown in qualifier 1 is going to be incredibly intense as both teams would be looking to secure their spot into the final. 

Head to head

Matches - 6

Paarl Royals won - 2

MI Cape Town won - 4

Paarl Royals probable XI: Mitchell Owen, Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Rubin Hermann, Dunith Wellalage, Mitchell Van Buuren, Dewan Marais, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin (c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Eshan Malinga, Lungi Ngidi

MI Cape Town probable XI: Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Colin Ingram, Dewald Brevis, Corbin Bosch, Delano Potgieter, Rashid Khan (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Trent Boult, Matthew Potts

 

 

 

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