Paarl Royals and Durban Super Giants meet at Boland Park in Paarl on Tuesday 13 January in the 23rd match of SA20 2025-26, with the latter still trying to stay in the playoff race.
The Royals were beaten at home in their last game, unable to chase a modest 139 even though captain David Miller made 45 and Rubin Hermann 35. The loss moved them to fourth, so they now need to win their next two matches to secure a top-four finish, and probably three to challenge for the top two.
Durban finally ended a run of six matches without a win, with a two-wicket victory over table-topping Sunrisers. Restricting them to 158 for 5 was helped by Sunil Narine and Noor Ahmad, and in the chase Aiden Markram made 25 off 13 and Marques Ackerman 45 before the lower order finished it with three balls to spare from 137 for 7. Both of their remaining games are against Paarl, so Markram’s start and Ackerman’s support, along with Liam Livingstone, Narine and Noor in the middle overs, could put the Royals’ batting under real pressure.