PR vs SEC 3rd Match Boland Park Pitch Report: Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape will clash in match number three of the SA20 2025 season on Saturday 11 January. The match will take place at Boland Park in Paarl and will start at 4:30 PM IST.
PR vs SEC SA20 3rd Match: Pitch Report, Head-to-Head, and Dream11 Tips
The third match of South Africa’s T20 League (SA20 2025) will be played between Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape on Saturday 11 January. This match is to be held at Boland Park in Paarl. Let us tell you that the Royals team will play their first match in the third season of the T20 League.
This team captained by David Miller includes many great players including Joe Root, Andile Phehlukwayo, and Mujeeb ur Rahman. Apart from this, Indian player Dinesh Karthik will also be seen playing in the league. He is the only Indian to participate in this tournament.
On the other hand, Sunrisers’ start in the tournament was not as expected. The Aiden Markram-led team suffered a big defeat by 97 runs at the hands of MI in their very first match of the season. Now Sunrisers will be looking to get back on the winning track.
If you want to create a Dream 11 team for this match, here are the pitch report, captain and vice-captain options as well as the best fantasy tips.
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Boland Park Pitch Report
The pitch at Boland Park in Paarl is considered slow, where scoring runs can be difficult as compared to other grounds. Spin bowlers get more help here, due to which batsmen have to face a challenge. So far 10 T20 matches have been played on this ground, in which the team batting first has won 6 matches and the team batting later has won four matches.
The average first innings score here is around 130 runs, which shows that big scores are not made here. However, in the T20 format, a better pitch can be expected on which runs can be scored. Therefore, the team winning the toss would want to bat first.
Boland Park T20 Stats
| Category | Stat |
|---|---|
| Total Matches Played | 10 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 6 |
| Matches Won Bowling First | 4 |
| Average 1st Innings Score | 130 |
| Average 2nd Innings Score | 125 |
Boland Park SA20 2024 Stats
| Category | Stat |
|---|---|
| Total Matches Played | 5 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 3 |
| Matches Won Bowling First | 2 |
| Average 1st Innings Score | 151 |
| Average 2nd Innings Score | 154 |
PR vs SEC Head-to-Head:
| Matches Played | SEC Wins | PR Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 |
SEC holds the upper hand in head-to-head battles, winning three of the four encounters so far.
Probable Playing XI
Paarl Royals (PR):
- Sam Hain, 2. Mitchell van Buuren, 3. Joe Root, 4. Dewan Marais, 5. David Miller (c), 6. Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7. Andile Phehlukwayo, 8. Bjorn Fortuin, 9. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, 10. Lungi Ngidi, 11. Kwena Mphaka
Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC):
- Jordan Harman, 2. Zak Crawley, 3. Tom Abell, 4. Aiden Markram (c), 5. Tristan Stubbs (wk), 6. David Bedingham, 7. Beyers Swanepoel, 8. Marco Jansen, 9. Liam Dawson, 10. Simon Harmer, 11. Richard Gleeson
PR vs SEC SA20 Match 3: Dream11 Fantasy Team
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Wicketkeeper | Tristan Stubbs, Dinesh Karthik |
| Batsmen | David Miller, Joe Root, Tom Abell |
| All-rounders | Liam Dawson, Andile Phehlukwayo, Marco Jansen |
| Bowlers | Lungi Ngidi, Richard Gleeson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
| Captain: David Miller | |
| Vice-Captain: Marco Jansen |
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