Paarl Royals
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainDavid Miller
CoachShane Bond
OwnerManoj Badale
Team information
CityPaarl
Founded2022 (2022)
Home groundBoland Park
Official websitehttps://www.paarlroyals.com/

T20 kit

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

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, lead 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]

Team History

2023 season

2024 season

Current squad

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
10David Miller South Africa10 June 1989Left-handedRight-arm off-breakCaptain
Batsmen
0Mitchell Van Buure South Africa21 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
21Wihan Lubbe South Africa22 November 1992Left-handedRight-arm off-break
20Jason Roy England21 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
All-rounders
69Andile Phehlukwayo South Africa3 March 1996Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWild card
5Codi Yusuf South Africa10 April 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
13Evan Jones South Africa5 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
12Ferisco Adams South Africa12 July 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Fabian Allen  West Indies
Wicket-Keepers
63Jos Buttler England8 September 1990Right-handed-Overseas
33Dane Vilas South Africa10 June 1985Right-handed-
Spin Bowlers
90Tabraiz Shamsi South Africa18 February 1990Right-handedLeft-arm unorthodox spin
45Bjorn Fortuin South Africa21 October 1994Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
23Imran Manack South Africa23 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Fast Bowlers
68Obed McCoy West Indies4 January 1997Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas
22Lungi Ngidi South Africa29 March 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast
John Turner  England 22 April 2001 Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas

Administration and support staff

[7]

Position Name
CEOJake Lush McCrum
Head coachShane Bond
Batting coachMark Charlton
Spin bowling and strategy coachRichard das Neves
Fast bowling coachMandla Mashimbyi
Tactical performance coachLisa Keightley

Statistics

[8]

Most runs

Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Jos Buttler39139.107004
David Miller22732.42420
Jason Roy17115.54611
Wihan Lubbe16818.6657
Dane Vilas14818.50440

Source:ESPN CricInfo

Most wickets

Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
Bjorn Fortuin1418.213/14
Evan Jones1320.844/32
Lungi Ngidi1123.452/29
Tabraiz Shamsi825.122/19
Andile Phehlukwayo616.333/29

Seasons

Seasons

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

Season summary

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

Note:

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

References

  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 Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.


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