PC vs PR 1st Semi-Final Match Prediction

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Pretoria Capitals

Captain Theunis de Bruyn will be pretty happy with how his team has performed in the group stages. Will Jacks was excellent for the team at the top of the order during the first half of the season but had to depart for international duties.

However, his absence hasn’t left much of a dent in the Capitals’ batting performance as Phil Salt and Kusal Mendis seem to be peaking in form just at the right time. The latter scored a brilliant half-century in the previous game, where they faced the Paarl Royals themselves in the group stage.

Colin Ingram and James Neesham too were among the runs and that should give them a lot of confidence ahead of this match. 

The Capitals have bowled well in most games, and the bowlers have played a vital part in their journey to the semi-finals. They have plenty of options in seam bowling as Anrich Nortje, Eathan Bosch, and James Neesham are all in good form.

Talking about the spin department, Adil Rashid bowled a good spell 2 wickets for 18 runs during the last match. However, the form of Senuran Muthusamy remains a cause for concern. 

Paarl Royals

Despite having some of the biggest names of T20 cricket in their squad, the Paarl Royals have been struggling to find the right combination of players and as a result, have barely managed to make it to the semifinals. 

Jos Buttler was once again in excellent form during the last match, scoring a brilliant 70 of just 45 deliveries. But that wasn’t nearly enough to achieve the target of 227 set by the Pretoria Capitals and the visitors ultimately fell short by 59 runs.

Jason Roy and David Miller have done a decent job so far but more will be expected from them if the team wants to make it to the Finals. The return of Eoin Morgan will however strengthen the middle order. The spinners, Bjorn Fortuin and Evan Jones have done an excellent job in the middle order, picking up a total of 25 wickets between them.

The Royals are however a bit lacking in the pace department as except for Lungi Ngidi, none of the seamers have managed to have a big impact on the proceedings.