Paarl Royals

Pretoria-based franchise cricket team of SA20

Paarl Royals

League| SA20
Personnel
Captain| David Miller
Coach| Shane Bond
Owner| Manoj Badale
Team information
City| Paarl
Colors| Pink and Blue

Founded| 2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Home ground| Boland Park, Paarl
Capacity| 10,000
History
Twenty20 debut| v. MI Cape Town at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town; 10 January 2023
Official website| https://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[edit]

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[edit]

### 2023 season[edit]

### 2024 season[edit]

## Current squad[edit]

Main article: List of Paarl Royals cricketers

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

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Captain
10 | David Miller |  South Africa |  (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 34) | 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 |
21 | Wihan Lubbe |  South Africa |  (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break |
20 | Jason Roy |  England |  (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 33) | 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 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
13 | Evan Jones |  South Africa |  (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
12 | Ferisco Adams |  South Africa |  (1989-07-12) 12 July 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Fabian Allen |  West Indies |  |  |  |
Wicket-Keepers
63 | Jos Buttler |  England |  (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | - | Overseas
33 | Dane Vilas |  South Africa |  (1985-06-10) 10 June 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | - |
| Lorcan Tucker |  Ireland |  (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | — |
Spin Bowlers
90 | Tabraiz Shamsi |  South Africa |  (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin |
45 | Bjorn Fortuin |  South Africa |  (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 29) | 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 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast |
| John Turner |  England |  (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed  | Right-arm fast  | Overseas

## Administration and support staff[edit]

[7]

Position  | Name

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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[edit]

[8]

### Most runs[edit]

Player  | Runs  | Batting average  | High score  | 100s  | 50s

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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[edit]

Player  | Wickets  | Bowling average  | Best bowling

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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[edit]

### Seasons[edit]

Year  | League standing  | Final standing

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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[edit]

Year  | Played  | Wins  | Losses  | Tied/NR

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2022-23 | 11  | 4  | 6  | 1
2023-24 | 10  | 5  | 5  | 0
Source: ESPNCricinfo[9]

Note:

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

## Kit manufacturers and sponsors[edit]

Year  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor (front)  | Shirt sponsor (back)  | Chest branding

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2023 |  |  |  |
2024 |  |  |  |

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Paarl Royals at the SA20 official website.

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