Joburg Super Kings host log leaders Paarl Royals in the Betway SA20 at the Wanderers on Thursday and the home side are currently clinging on to a play off place.
Joburg Super Kings
The Super Kings have a record of 3 wins, 4 defeats and 1 no result and they will start this game in fourth position, the last of the play off places. They are only 1 point ahead of fifth place Pretoria Capitals with this game and a another home fixture against DSG to come so the pressure is on.
JSK missed an opportunity to all but seal a play off spot on Tuesday when they lost away to the Capitals by 6wickets, posting just 99/9 which was crashed off in 12 overs. After winning their first 2 matches it's now just 1 win in the last 6 for JSK and that sequence includes a 6 wicket defeat in the first clash with the Royals in Paarl.
This was how JSK lined up last time out
Devon Conway, Faf du Plessis (c), Wihan Lubbe, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Donovan Ferreira, Evan Jones, Hardus Viljoen, Imran Tahir, Lutho Sipamla, Matheesha Pathirana
Paarl Royals
With a record of 7 wins and 1 defeat the Royals are on the verge of sealing a top 2 finish. At the time of writing they were 7 points clear of MI Cape Town at the top of the standings and MI will be in action on Wednesday at home to the Sunrisers who the Royals will visit in their final round robin match at the weekend.
The only blemish came in a defeat away to MI Cape Town and the margins in their victories have generally been pretty comfortable including a 6 wicket win at home to DSG on Monday.
This was how Paarl Royals lined up last time out
Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Joe Root, Rubin Hermann, Mitchell Van Buuren, David Miller (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dunith Wellalage, Dayyaan Galiem, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kwena Maphaka
The Betting
Joburg Super Kings 21/20
Paarl Royals 8/10
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The Verdict
JSK are under pressure in terms of making the play offs and they come up against the most consistent side in the tournament. I think Jonny Bairstow will play a big knock.
Bet: Jonny Bairstow to score 50? yes at 3.15/1 with Betway
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