Paarl Royals

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Paarl Royals
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League SA20
Personnel
Captain David Miller
Coach Shane Bond
Owner Manoj Badale
Team information
City Paarl
ColorsPink and Blue
  
Founded2022;2 years ago (2022)
Home ground Boland Park, Paarl
Capacity10,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. MI Cape Town at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town; 10 January 2023
Official website https://www.paarlroyals.com/
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Paarl Royals is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament. [1] The team is based in Paarl, South Africa, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the Boland Park Cricket ground. The team is captained by David Miller and is coached by Shane Bond. [2] [3]

Contents

The franchise is owned by Manoj Badale. [4]

Franchise history

In August 2022, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of South Africa, including Paarl, were put up on auction in South Africa on September 2022.The Paarl franchise was purchased was revealed that Rajasthan Royals, led by Manoj Badale will be owning a team in the league.The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023,through their social media handles. [5]

Team history

2023 season

2024 season

Current squad

The side's squad for the first season of the competition was: [6]

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Captain
10 David Miller Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 June 1989 (age 34)Left-handedRight-arm off-break Captain
Batsmen
0 Mitchell Van Buure Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21 January 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
21 Wihan Lubbe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22 November 1992 (age 31)Left-handedRight-arm off-break
20 Jason Roy Flag of England.svg  England 21 July 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas
All-rounders
69 Andile Phehlukwayo Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3 March 1996 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium Wild card
5 Codi Yusuf Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 April 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
13 Evan Jones Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 August 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
12 Ferisco Adams Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12 July 1989 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Fabian Allen WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Wicket-Keepers
63 Jos Buttler Flag of England.svg  England 8 September 1990 (age 33)Right-handed-Overseas
33 Dane Vilas Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 June 1985 (age 38)Right-handed-
Lorcan Tucker Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 10 September 1996 (age 27)Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
90 Tabraiz Shamsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 February 1990 (age 34)Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin
45 Bjorn Fortuin Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21 October 1994 (age 29)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
23 Imran Manack Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 23 December 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Fast Bowlers
68 Obed McCoy WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4 January 1997 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium Overseas
22 Lungi Ngidi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29 March 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast
John Turner Flag of England.svg  England 22 April 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas

Administration and support staff

[7]

PositionName
CEOJake Lush McCrum
Head coach Shane Bond
Batting coachMark Charlton
Spin bowling and strategy coachRichard das Neves
Fast bowling coach Mandla Mashimbyi
Tactical performance coach Lisa Keightley

Statistics

[8]

Most runs

PlayerRunsBatting averageHigh score100s50s
Jos Buttler 39139.107004
David Miller 22732.42420
Jason Roy 17115.54611
Wihan Lubbe 16818.6657
Dane Vilas 14818.50440

Source:ESPN CricInfo

Most wickets

PlayerWicketsBowling averageBest bowling
Bjorn Fortuin 1418.213/14
Evan Jones 1320.844/32
Lungi Ngidi 1123.452/29
Tabraiz Shamsi 825.122/19
Andile Phehlukwayo 616.333/29

Seasons

Seasons

YearLeague standingFinal standing
2022-23 4th out of 6Semifinals
2023-24 3rd out of 6Semifinals

Season summary

YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR
2022-23 11461
2023-24 11560
Source: ESPNCricinfo [9]

Note:

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

YearKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Chest branding
2023
2024Six6s Bet Afrihost

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