Paarl Royals

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]

Paarl Royals
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainDavid Miller
CoachShane Bond
OwnerManoj Badale
Team information
CityPaarl
ColorsPink and Blue
   
Founded2022 (2022)
Home groundBoland Park, Paarl
Capacity10,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. MI Cape Town at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town; 10 January 2023
Official websitehttps://www.paarlroyals.com/

T20 kit

Royals Group
Current Teams
Rajasthan Royals (2008–present)
X 1 (2008)
Barbados Royals (2021–present)
Barbados Royals Women (2022–present)
X 1 (2023)
Paarl Royals (2022–present)

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, led 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

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 Africa (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989Left-handedRight-arm off-breakCaptain
Batsmen
0Mitchell Van Buure South Africa (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
21Wihan Lubbe South Africa (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992Left-handedRight-arm off-break
20Jason Roy England (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
All-rounders
69Andile Phehlukwayo South Africa (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumWild card
5Codi Yusuf South Africa (1998-04-10) 10 April 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
13Evan Jones South Africa (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
12Ferisco Adams South Africa (1989-07-12) 12 July 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Fabian Allen  West Indies
Wicket-Keepers
63Jos Buttler England (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990Right-handed-Overseas
33Dane Vilas South Africa (1985-06-10) 10 June 1985Right-handed-
Lorcan Tucker Ireland (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996Right-handed—
Spin Bowlers
90Tabraiz Shamsi South Africa (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990Right-handedLeft-arm unorthodox spin
45Bjorn Fortuin South Africa (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
23Imran Manack South Africa (1991-12-23) 23 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Fast Bowlers
68Obed McCoy West Indies (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas
22Lungi Ngidi South Africa (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast
John Turner  England (2001-04-22) 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
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
Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR
2022-23 11 4 6 1
2023-24 11 5 6 0
Source: ESPNCricinfo[9]

Note:

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

Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2023
2024Six6s BetAfrihost

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 Records - Paarl Royals". ESPNCricinfo.


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