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Paarl Royals
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainDavid Miller
CoachTrevor Penney
OwnerManoj Badale
Team information
CityPaarl
ColorsPink and Blue
   
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Home groundBoland Park, Paarl
Capacity10,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. MI Cape Town at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town; 10 January 2023
Official websitehttps://www.paarlroyals.com/

T20 kit

Royals Group
Current Teams
Rajasthan Royals (2008–present)
X 1 (2008)
Barbados Royals (2021–present)
Barbados Royals Women (2022–present)
X 1 (2023)
Paarl Royals (2022–present)

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]

Franchise history

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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 in 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]

2023 season

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2024 season

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Current squad

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

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Captain
10 David Miller  South Africa (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off-break Captain
Batsmen
0 Mitchell Van Buure  South Africa (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break
66 Joe Root  England (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
Sam Hain  England (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
20 Jason Roy  England (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
All-rounders
69 Andile Phehlukwayo  South Africa (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wild card
5 Codi Yusuf  South Africa (1998-04-10) 10 April 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Dayyaan Galiem  South Africa (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Traded from JSK
Jacob Bethell  England (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 21) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
Fabian Allen  West Indies
Wicket-Keepers
Lorcan Tucker  Ireland (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 28) Right-handed —
Dinesh Karthik  India (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 39) Right-handed — Overseas
Spin Bowlers
45 Bjorn Fortuin  South Africa (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
23 Imran Manack  South Africa (1991-12-23) 23 December 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Fast Bowlers
68 Obed McCoy  West Indies (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas
22 Lungi Ngidi  South Africa (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast
John Turner  England (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
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

Statistics

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Most runs

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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

Most wickets

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Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
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

Seasons

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Seasons

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Year League standing Final standing
2022-23 4th out of 6 Semifinals
2023-24 3rd out of 6 Semifinals
  •   C: champions
  •   RU: runner-up
  •   SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition

Season summary

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Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR
2022-23 11 4 6 1
2023-24 11 5 6 0
Source: ESPNCricinfo[9]

Note:

  • NR indicates No result.
  • Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2023
2024 Six6s Bet Afrihost

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ^ "Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT".
  3. ^ "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "SA20 FRANCHISE PAARL ROYALS ANNOUNCE DAVID MILLER AS CAPTAIN FOR INAUGURAL SEASON".
  6. ^ "Paarl Royals squad - Royals Squad - SA20, 2024 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ "Bond replaces Duminy as head coach at Paarl Royals". ESPNCricInfo.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  8. ^ "SA20 records". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  9. ^ "SA20 Records - Paarl Royals". ESPNCricinfo.
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