League | SA20 | |
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Personnel | ||
Captain | David Miller | |
Coach | Shane Bond | |
Owner | Manoj Badale | |
Team information | ||
City | Paarl | |
Colors | Pink and Blue | |
Founded | 2022 | |
Home ground | Boland Park, Paarl | |
Capacity | 10,000 | |
History | ||
Twenty20 debut | v. MI Cape Town at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town; 10 January 2023 | |
Official website | https://www.paarlroyals.com/ | |
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]
The franchise is owned by Manoj Badale. [4]
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]
The side's squad for the first season of the competition was: [6]
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
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Captain | |||||||
10 | David Miller | South Africa | 10 June 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | Captain | |
Batsmen | |||||||
0 | Mitchell Van Buure | South Africa | 21 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | ||
21 | Wihan Lubbe | South Africa | 22 November 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
20 | Jason Roy | England | 21 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas | |
All-rounders | |||||||
69 | Andile Phehlukwayo | South Africa | 3 March 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Wild card | |
5 | Codi Yusuf | South Africa | 10 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
13 | Evan Jones | South Africa | 5 August 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
12 | Ferisco Adams | South Africa | 12 July 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Fabian Allen | West Indies | ||||||
Wicket-Keepers | |||||||
63 | Jos Buttler | England | 8 September 1990 | Right-handed | - | Overseas | |
33 | Dane Vilas | South Africa | 10 June 1985 | Right-handed | - | ||
Lorcan Tucker | Ireland | 10 September 1996 | Right-handed | — | |||
Spin Bowlers | |||||||
90 | Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa | 18 February 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | ||
45 | Bjorn Fortuin | South Africa | 21 October 1994 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
23 | Imran Manack | South Africa | 23 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
Fast Bowlers | |||||||
68 | Obed McCoy | West Indies | 4 January 1997 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas | |
22 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | 29 March 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
John Turner | England | 22 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas | ||
Position | Name |
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CEO | Jake Lush McCrum |
Head coach | Shane Bond |
Batting coach | Mark Charlton |
Spin bowling and strategy coach | Richard das Neves |
Fast bowling coach | Mandla Mashimbyi |
Tactical performance coach | Lisa Keightley |
Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jos Buttler | 391 | 39.10 | 70 | 0 | 4 |
David Miller | 227 | 32.42 | 42 | 0 | |
Jason Roy | 171 | 15.54 | 61 | 1 | |
Wihan Lubbe | 168 | 18.66 | 57 | ||
Dane Vilas | 148 | 18.50 | 44 | 0 |
Source:ESPN CricInfo
Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
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Bjorn Fortuin | 14 | 18.21 | 3/14 |
Evan Jones | 13 | 20.84 | 4/32 |
Lungi Ngidi | 11 | 23.45 | 2/29 |
Tabraiz Shamsi | 8 | 25.12 | 2/19 |
Andile Phehlukwayo | 6 | 16.33 | 3/29 |
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2022-23 | 4th out of 6 | Semifinals |
2023-24 | 3rd out of 6 | Semifinals |
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
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2022-23 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
2023-24 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [9] |
Note:
Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
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2023 | ||||
2024 | Six6s Bet | Afrihost |
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