SA20 2024 | JSK vs PR, Match 17 - Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

image-lrq3lnbiLungi Ngidi can be an important choice as the captain or vice-captain of the match (Source: x.com)

Matches are coming quick and fast in the ongoing SA20 2024 and game 17 will see Joburg Super Kings (JSK) square off against Paarl Royals (PR) in the Wanderers, Johannesburg. The reverse fixture between both sides is slated to begin at 9:00 PM IST. 

The last match between both teams yielded results in favor of Paarl at Boland Park. The Super Kings are positioned fifth in the points table with six points from five matches. They have won one game and the first one was a rain-washed encounter. Meanwhile, the Royals are at the top of the table with 18 points from five matches. They have won four games and lost just a solitary against MI Cape Town. 

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JSK vs PR, Match 17 - Toss Factor

The Wanderers, Johannesburg is a high-scoring venue and the first game of SA20 2024 here saw an aggregate of over 400 runs. The pacers get adequate help if hit the right areas. Spinners get less assistance compared to other venues of South Africa. 

Scenario: If Joburg Super Kings field first

The Super Kings only win against the Pretoria Capitals came while chasing a total at the same ground. Henceforth, Faf du Plessis and co. will fancy their chance to chase down totals here. On some matches, the batters failed to click whereas when they perform well, the bowlers of JSK have failed to deliver. It is important for the total team to attack in unison.

Scenario: If Paarl Royals field first

The Royals are a well-poised team with a very good bowling and batting unit. The likes of Jos Buttler and Jason Roy have formed a stable opening pair that tends to release pressure of the middle and lower order. Also, their bowlers have fared well to take the side to the crown of the points table. 


JSK vs PR, Match 17 - Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Scenario: If Joburg Super Kings field first 

Jason Roy (PR): The English top-order has been on a different strata of explosive batting in their past couple of matches against MI Cape Town. Roy has not feared to take on the primary bowlers of the opposition and tends to score more in boundaries. Hence, he could be a utility pick and fetch many points. 

Leus du Plooy (JSK): The middle order batter has the ability to not give up easily on crunch situations. He has piled up 153 runs from four innings and is the leading run-getter from his team. Du Plooy has scored more than thirty runs in three out of four occasions during the course of the tournament.


Scenario: If Paarl Royals field first

Jos Buttler (PR): The other opener of the Royals has found his mojo back after a dry period in 2023. Buttler is the leading run-piler for his team after accumulating 223 runs from five innings. With two fifties under his name, England's white-ball skipper averages 55.75 with the bat in the coveted tourney. 

Lizaad Williams (JSK): The right-arm fast bowler has been in marvellous form in the ongoing competition. He has picked up nine wickets from four innings including a four-for and three-fer. Williams has the ability to hit the right line and length and get adequate lateral movement to make things happen.


JSK vs PR, Match 17 - High Risk, High Reward Choices

Nandre Burger (JSK): The burly fast bowler has been the emerging cricketer for South Africa in the past couple of months. Burger performed tremendously with the ball against India in the recently concluded series. The left-arm pacer is brilliant with the new ball and gets extra bounce off the surface that tends to trouble the opposition batters.

Lungi Ngidi (PR): The South African pace bowler is not someone who gets big swings during his bowling. But if the conditions are favourable for bit of movement, pace and bounce, Ngidi can benefit the most out of it. He has scalped ten wickets from five innings that includes a four-for and a three-fer.