| Paarl Royals | |
| Captain: | David Miller |
| Coach: | Trevor Penney |
| City: | Paarl |
| League: | SA20 |
| Colors: | Pink and Blue |
| Owner: | Manoj Badale |
| Ground: | Boland Park, Paarl |
| First T20: | v. MI Cape Town at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town; 10 January 2023 |
| Capacity: | 10,000 |
| Website: | https://www.paarlroyals.com/ |
| H Pattern La: | _lightpinkborder |
| H Pattern B: | _PR22 |
| H Pattern Ra: | _lightpinkborder |
| H Leftarm: | 000052ff |
| H Body: | ff6bb5ff |
| H Rightarm: | 000052ff |
| H Pants: | 000052ff |
| H Title: | T20 kit |
| Bodyclass: | nowraplinks |
| Header1: | Royals Group |
| Header2: | Current Teams |
| Data3: | Rajasthan Royals (2008–present) X 1 (2008) Barbados Royals (2021–present) Barbados Royals Women (2022–present) X 1 (2023) Paarl Royals (2022–present) |
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]
The franchise is owned by Manoj Badale.[4]
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 in 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]
The side's squad for the first season of the competition was:[6]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | |||||||
| 10 | David Miller | 10 June 1989 | Left-handed | Captain | |||
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 0 | 21 January 1998 | Right-handed | |||||
| 66 | Joe Root | 30 December 1990 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| Sam Hain | 16 July 1995 | Right-handed | Overseas | ||||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 69 | Andile Phehlukwayo | 3 March 1996 | Left-handed | Wild card | |||
| 5 | 10 April 1998 | Right-handed | |||||
| 2 January 1997 | Right-handed | Traded from JSK | |||||
| Jacob Bethell | 23 October 2003 | Left-handed | Overseas | ||||
| Wicket-Keepers | |||||||
| Dinesh Karthik | 1 June 1985 | Right-handed | — | Overseas | |||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||||
| 45 | Bjorn Fortuin | 21 October 1994 | Right-handed | ||||
| Fast Bowlers | |||||||
| 22 | Lungi Ngidi | 29 March 1996 | Right-handed | ||||
| John Turner | 22 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas | |||
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Jake Lush McCrum | |
| Kumar Sangakkara | |
| CEO | Jake Lush McCrum |
| Head coach | Shane Bond |
| Batting coach | |
| Spin bowling and strategy coach | |
| Fast bowling coach | Mandla Mashimbyi |
| Tactical performance coach | Lisa Keightley |
| Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | 39.10 | 70 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 227 | 32.42 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 171 | 15.54 | 61 | 1 | |||
| 168 | 18.66 | 57 | ||||
| 148 | 18.50 | 44 | 0 |
| Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 18.21 | 3/14 | ||
| 13 | 20.84 | 4/32 | ||
| 11 | 23.45 | 2/29 | ||
| 8 | 25.12 | 2/19 | ||
| 6 | 16.33 | 3/29 |
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 4th out of 6 | Semifinals |
| 2023-24 | 3rd out of 6 | Semifinals |
| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023-24 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo[9] | |||||
Note:
| Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | |||||
| 2024 | Six6s Bet | Afrihost | |||