SA20: Who are the owners of Paarl Royals?

Paarl Royals made it to the semi-finals of the inaugural SA20 tournament in 2023.

The Paarl Royals are a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team who made their debut in the inaugural season of the SA20 league. The team is based in Paarl, South Africa, and was founded in 2022.

Paarl Royals play their home matches at the Boland Park, Paarl. The team is led by David Miller and coached by Shane Bond.

Paarl Royals performance in the inaugural SA20

Paarl Royals had a good performance in the inaugural SA20 during the 2022-23 season. Playing 10 matches, they secured 4 wins and faced 5 losses, with one match concluding in no result.

Finishing fourth on the points table with 19 points, they qualified for the semi-finals but unfortunately lost to Pretoria Capitals by 29 runs in the semi-final clash.

The top run-scorer for Paarl Royals was Jos Buttler, amassing 391 runs in 11 matches with four half-centuries. The leading wicket-taker was Bjorn Carl Fortuin, claiming 14 wickets in 11 matches, with the best bowling figures of 3/14.

Who owns the Paarl Royals team in SA20?

The T20 franchise team in SA20, Paarl Royals, is owned by Royals Sports Group, the owners of IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals.

Paarl Royals squad for SA20 2024  

Here is the squad for Paarl Royals for the upcoming SA20 2024 season.

David Miller (c), Ferisco Adams, Fabian Allen, Jos Buttler, Bjorn Fortuin, Evan Jones, Wihan Lubbe, Kwena Maphaka, Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Jason Roy, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lorcan Tucker, John Turner, Mitchell van Buuren, Dane Vilas, Codi Yusuf.

Paarl Royals schedule for SA20 2024

Jan 12, Fri – Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals, Boland Park, Paarl

Jan 14, Sun – Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals, SuperSport Park, Centurion

Jan 17, Wed – Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings, Boland Park, Paarl

Jan 19, Fri – MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals, Newlands, Cape Town

Jan 21, Sun – Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town, Boland Park, Paarl

Jan 24, Wed – Joburg Super Kings vs Paarl Royals, The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Jan 26, Fri – Paarl Royals vs Durban Super Giants, Boland Park, Paarl

Jan 28, Sun – Durban Super Giants vs Paarl Royals, Kingsmead, Durban

Feb 02, Fri – Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Boland Park, Paarl

Feb 04, Sun – Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals, St George’s Park, Gqeberha

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