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Paarl Royals vs Durban’s Super Giants Predictions - Root to wreck the Super Giants’ playoff hopes

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  • Joe Root has scored 92* & 78* in his last four innings.
  • Kane Williamson hit two sixes in his 44-ball 56 against MI Cape Town.
  • Paarl Royals have won their last five games in a row.
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Joe Root reverse sweeps in the T20 Blast. (credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Paarl Royals vs Durban’s Super Giants Predictions


The Royals have won six of their seven matches and are looking in championship form. Their batting is in excellent form, with Joe Root and Lhuan-dre Pretorius the two top run scorers in this season's SA20.

  • Paarl Royals’ Joe Root hit two sixes in his 56-ball 78* against Pretoria Capitals.
  • Paarl Royals’ Lhuan-dre Pretorius has scored 97, 83 and three 20s this season.
  • Durban’s Super Giants’ Kane Williamson has scored 60*, 44 & 56* in his last 5 innings.
  • Durban’s Super Giants’ Heinrich Klaasen hit four sixes in his 43-ball 66 against MI Cape Town.

Head-to-Head


The Super Giants have won three of their last five games against the Royals. The Paarl side has won two of those games, including the group fixture against the Super Giants on Friday.

Paarl Royals Form


The Royals have won six of their seven games, including the last five in a row, including an 11-run win over the Pretoria Capitals.

Joe Root kept the Royals alive with a brilliant innings of 78 off 56 balls. The Royals posted a mediocre score of 140/4 off their 20 overs. 

Bjorn Fortuin (2/20, econ 5.00) and Dunith Wellalage (1/16, econ 4.00) reduced the Capitals to 23/3 in the sixth over. The Capitals struggled against excellent bowling and ended their 20 overs on 129/7.

Paarl Royals Team News


Paarl Royals are in superb form and should have no problem beating the Super Giants.

Durban’s Super Giants Form


After winning their opening match of the season, the Super Giants have lost their next five of their next seven matches, with two games being called off.

Their last game saw them suffer a seven-wicket hammering at the hands of MI Cape Town, after being restricted to ​​149/6 off their 20 overs. Kane Williamson (56* off 44 balls) and Heinrich Klaasen (66 off 43 balls) starred with the bat.

MI Cape Town raced to the win off 14.5 overs. Keshav Maharaj (1/23, econ 5.75) returned the best figures for the Super Giants.

Durban’s Super Giants Team News


The Super Giants have struggled to nail down wins despite boasting a powerful batting attack.

Verdict

I am backing Paarl Royals to win. I am also backing Joe Root to top score for Paarl Royals

Kane Williamson is a good bet to top score for Durban’s Super Giants.
     
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