Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape will face off in Match 3 of the SA20 2025-26 on Saturday, December 27. The fixture will be held at the Boland Park in Paarl.

Paarl Royals finished second last season, as they won seven out of their 10. However, they lost the Qualifier 2 clash against Sunrisers Eastern Cape to crash out of the tournament. With a new edition, the team looks to change its fortune and play better cricket than last time.

Meanwhile, runners-up, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, will be playing their first game of the season.

Having already reached the final thrice and lifting the trophy on two occasions, the Sunrisers will be riding high on confidence and will opt to play in the same fashion.

Match Details

Match	Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Match 3, SA20 2025-26
Date and Time (IST)	Saturday, December 27; 9:00 PM
Venue	Boland Park, Paarl
Broadcast and Live-Streaming	JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App and Website)

Boland Park, Paarl — Pitch Report

The surface at Boland Park in Paarl is known for its balanced nature, providing an equal battle between bat and ball.

However, the track will be slightly inclined towards the batters in the first half of the game. The average first-innings score here is 158 runs, while the overall average score is 156. So, the toss-winning skipper will look ahead to bat first and defend the target under bowling-friendly conditions.

PR vs SEC — Head-to-Head Record in T20s

Matches Played	7
Paarl Royals Won	2
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Won	5
Tied / No Results	0
First-ever fixture	January 19, 2023 (SEC Won)
Most-recent fixture	February 06, 2025 (SEC Won)

PR vs SEC — Predicted Playing 11s Paarl Royals

Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Dan Lawrence, Kyle Verreyne, Delano Potgieter, David Miller (C), Asa Tribe, Sikandar Raza, Gudakesh Motie, Ottneil BAartman, Nqabayomzi PEter, Eshan Malinga

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow, Jordan Hermann, Matthew Breetzke, James Coles, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Senuran Muthusamy, Adam Milne, Anrich Nortje, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar.

PR vs SEC - Probable Best Performers Probable Best Batter: Quinton de Kock

Quinton de Kock could be the best batter in the upcoming game against the Paarl Royals.

The veteran opener is currently in red-hot form and is coming off a brilliant India series. His aggressive start will be crucial for the former champions.

Probable Best Bowler: Gudakesh Motie

The left-arm pacer of Gudakesh Motie can be one of the reasons that the PR can pull off a win in the upcoming clash against the Royals. The youngster has picked up wickets in whichever league he has played in this year and has done wonders for the West Indies team. Motie will look to continue the same in this clash.

Today's Match Prediction: Batting team to win the match