SA20 2025: Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Today Match Prediction

In the second qualifier of the South Africa T20 League (SA20) 2025, Paarl Royals will lock horns with the defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape at SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion. After a great tournament so far, both teams will be looking to give one more push and make it to the final against MI Cape Town on February 8.

Paarl Royals are coming after losing the first qualifier against MI Cape Town and have got another chance to play the final. On the other hand, Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Joburg Super Kings in the Eliminator and will be looking to register another win against Paarl Royals to qualify for their third consecutive SA20 final. . Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 2nd Qualifier between Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in SA20 2025.

PR vs SEC SA20 2025 Today Match details

Match	Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, SA20 2025 Qualifier 2
Venue	SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium, Centurion
Date & Time	Thursday, February 6, 9:00 pm (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	Jio Cinema and Disney+ Hotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

Today Match Pitch Report

The surface of the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium provides much support for the batters where the big scores can be chased easily. Out of the 19 T20 matches played at this ground, the teams batting first and bowling first have won nine matches each. It is a same ground where South Africa chased the record total of 259 runs against West Indies in 2023. Notably, the dimensions of the Centurions are small due to which the bowlers struggle with their line and length.

PR vs SEC Head to Head

Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape have locked six times in the history of the SA20 League so far. Out of these six matches, the Sunrisers have a upper hand against Paarl Royals with four wins while the Royals have defeated them twice so far. Both teams first met in the inaugural edition of the SA20 at Boland Park in Paarl on January 19, 2023. The match was won by Sunrisers Eastern Cape by five wickets. Their final meet came at St George's Park Cricket Ground in Gqeberha on February 1, 2025 where the Sunrisers again defeated the Royals by 48 runs.

Matches played	6
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won	4
Paarl Royals won	2

Probable Playing XI:

Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Tony de Zorzi, David Bedingham, Jordan Hermann, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Marco Jansen, Liam Dawson, Craig Overton, Ottneil Baartman, Richard Gleeson.

Paarl Royals: Mitchell Owen, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rubin Hermann, Dunith Wellalage, David Miller (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dayyaan Galiem, Codi Yusuf, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kwena Maphaka

Key Players to Watch Out for

Aiden Markram

Sunrisers Eastern Cape skipper Aiden Markram is coming after playing a match-winning knock in the eliminator against Joburg Super Kings and will be looking to continue his great form in the 2nd qualifier. Markram is a crucial player for Sunrisers in the middle–order and is a kind of captain who leads from the front.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius

Paarl Royals opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius is currently the second highest run getter of the season. However, he hasn’t been able to get big runs in the last few games and will be looking to get his form back to guide Paarl Royals to the final for the first time.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Paarl Royals off spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman is among the leading wicket takers of the tournament so far. He has been crucial for the Royals by not just taking big wickets but also delivering economical that have helped the team in middle overs.

Marco Jansen

Sunrisers Eastern Cape pacer Marco Jansen is currently the highest wicket taker of SA20 2025 with 16 scalps in 11 matches. Along with his bowling, Jansen can also turn out to be a great finisher while batting down the order.