SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa
Tshwane Spartans
Paarl Rocks
Tshwane Spartans
Paarl Rocks
Can Paarl Rocks take revenge of their home-game loss against Tshwane Spartans who are yet holding the clean sheet?
Tshwane Spartans to win this game!
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Tshwane Spartans won two games out of their five MSL 2019 matches, but they are firmly placed at the third position thanks to 6 points acquired from 3 no-result matches. Their two matches against Durban Heat did not yield results, and the match with NMBG at Centurion was also called off due to rain. Effectively, they are still an unbeaten team in this tournament.
Paarl Rocks lost just one game in this tournament, and that was against Tshwane Spartans at Paarl. They have won 3 consecutive matches thereafter, against Jozi Stars, Cape Town Blitz and Nelson Mandela Bay Giants. The table-toppers are yet to win a game against Tshwane Spartans in MSL.
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The team full of T20 specialists is yet to face a defeat in this tournament. Their first two games against DH and NMBG were washed out, while they won their first full played game against Paarl Rocks. They defeated Rocks by chasing down 186 in 19.1 overs with 8 wickets in hands. Dean Elgar's inning of 88 not-out ensured the team’s first win of the season.
Then, their home-game against Durban Heat was also washed out before. In the next game at Johannesburg, the Spartans defeated Jozi Stars by 20 runs after posting a total of 155 batting first. AB de Villiers’ 33 balls 53 and 29 balls 45 from PJ van Biljon powered the team crosses 150 runs when other batsmen failed.
Curran and Morkel shared 6 wickets between them, while Roelof van der Merwe took 2 for just 11 runs in his 3 overs. After Ngidi removed Bavuma in 13th over, the game moved only in one direction, towards the Spartans. Dean Elgar (245 runs in last 8 innings) and AB de Villiers (225 runs in last 9 innings) are the key batsmen. Lutho Sipamla is leading the bowling unit with his 8 wickets in the last 9 games.
AB de Villiers, RE Van Der Merwe, Heinrich Klaasen, Theunis de Bruyn, Lutho Sipamla, Dean Elgar, Morne Morkel, Tom Curran, PJ van Biljon, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi
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R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A de Villiers | 53 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 160.61 |
P van Biljon | 45 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 155.17 |
D Elgar | 18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 105.88 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
T Curran | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 7.5 |
M Morkel | 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 |
R Van Der Merwe | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3.67 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T Curran | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 7.5 |
M Morkel | 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 |
R Van Der Merwe | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3.67 |
Paarl Rocks registered their overall fourth and third consecutive win of the tournament as they defeated Nelson Mandela Bay Giants at Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. So far there is just one loss against their name which came from Tshwane Spartans. Despite James Vince’s unbeaten 86, the team lost by 8 wickets as most of the bowlers failed to contain runs.
After this, they won three matches in a row against Jozi Stars, Cape Town Blitz and NMBG respectively. In the recent game against Bay Giants, the Rocks scored 166 batting first, and the bowlers could successfully defend the total by bowling out NMBG in 19.4 overs at 135. It was a complete and satisfactory performance as all the players contributed.
With the bat, the highest score was just 37 (James Vince), with the ball, each of their bowlers bagged two wickets. Faf du Plessis (257 runs in last 10 innings) is the key batsman for Paarl Rocks along with Cameron Delport (190 runs in the last 10 innings). Tabraiz Shamsi is the leading wicket-taker as he took 15 wickets in the last 10 games.
Sibonelo Makhanya, Faf du Plessis, Henry Davids, Hardus Viljoen, Tabraiz Shamsi, Isuru Udana, Cameron Delport, James Vince, Ferisco Adams, Mangaliso Mosehle, Bjorn Fortuin
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R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
J Vince | 37 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 168.18 |
F du Plessis | 27 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 128.57 |
H Davids | 23 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 92 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
B Fortuin | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
F Adams | 3.4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 7.36 |
I Udana | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.5 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
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B Fortuin | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
F Adams | 3.4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 7.36 |
I Udana | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.5 |
On Friday, the weather will be patchy rain possible with the daytime temperature reaching 33 °c. Nighttime temperature are expected to be 22 °c. It will be mostly dry with little or no precipitation.
The match is scheduled to be played at SuperSport Park, Centurion. It's a very good surface for batting. Among the international matches, 241 made by South Africa against England is the highest total. The average score batting first is 173.
We did not get results in the previous two matches scheduled here in this tournament. Out of 5 MSL games played here in the last season, 3 times the chasing team have won, while twice the teams batting first have won that includes one match where D/L method was applied. It will be a good toss to win and bowl first.
With four wins in six games, Paarl Rocks earned 19 points while Tshwane Spartans who have 14 points from their five games. The Rocks cruised to the top of the point table after defeating NMBG, while the Spartans too, enter this game after a win over Jozi Stars. Each side has prominent players, with Faf in Paarl Rocks and de Villiers in Tshwane Spartans, the match is expected to produce some thrilling moments.
The head to head statistics are in favor of Tshwane Spartans, and to add to that, they who are playing at home. Our prediction is that Tshwane Spartans would defeat Paarl Rocks.
Tshwane Spartans to win this game!
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