Paarl Royals will be up against Joburg Super Kings in the 4th league match of the SA20 League at Boland Park in Paarl. This is the very first match of the tournament at this venue, and the track will be looked at with great interest in this match.
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Paarl Royals lost their opening match of the tournament, and they would want to make a comeback in this match. This side has some brilliant batters in Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, etc, but the bowling of the side will have to improve. This team has the potential to bounce back.
Joburg Super Kings registered a brilliant win in the last match, and they would want to make it two in two. The top-order of side failed in the last match, and they will expect their batters to do better this time around. This team looks balanced on paper.
Boland Park Paarl pitch report
The Boland Park in Paarl has hosted just a single T20I game so far, and it was not a good track for batting, but it has hosted a lot of T20 domestic matches. Boland Park is one of the prettiest venues in the world, and it will be interesting to see a match being played here on this ground.
The average 1st innings score in T20 matches played here is 160 runs, which states that it is a competitive track where there is help for both batters and bowlers. In the initial overs of the match, the pacers will get some movement, but the spinners will play an important part in the 2nd innings.
There are no major demons on this track, and if the batters can get set, they will able to score big scores here. A fresh track is expected in this match, and the batters will enjoy the conditions here. The boundaries of this stadium are not huge, whereas the outfield is quite fast as well.
