Paarl Royals Squad: The Royals group who owns Rajasthan Royals in IPL have named their SA20 League franchise as Paarl Royals.
As per the league’s rules, each of the six franchises will get to pre-sign five players – three overseas, one South African international player, and one uncapped South African player – prior to the auction. Also, the maximum permissible limit of players in each of the team squads is 17 players each.
Paarl Royals Squad
Corbin Bosch joined the Rajasthan Royals this IPL as a replacement for injured pacer Nathan Nathan Coulter-Nile. But the Durban-born youngster didn’t get to play a single match this season.
| S. No. | Player Name | Nationality |
| 1 | Jos Buttler | England |
| 2 | David Miller | South Africa |
| 3 | Obed McCoy | West Indies |
| 4 | Corbin Bosch | South Africa |
| 5 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa |
| 6 | Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa |
| 7 | Jason Roy | England |
| 8 | Dane Vilas | South Africa |
| 9 | Bjorn Fortuin | South Africa |
| 10 | Mitchell van Buuren | South Africa |
| 11 | Wihan Lubbe | South Africa |
| 12 | Imraan Manack | South Africa |
| 13 | Evan Jones | South Africa |
| 14 | Ramon Simmonds | South Africa |
| 15 | Mitchell van Buuren | South Africa |
| 16 | Eoin Morgan | England |
| 17 | Ferisco Adams | South Africa |
Paarl Royals Auction Purchased Players List
The players Paarl Royals purchased through SA20 League Auction 2023. They were the first team to pick a player from the auction, who is Lungi Ngidi for R3 400 000.
| S. No. | Player Name | Nationality |
Price (South African Rand)
|
| 1 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | R3.40 Million |
| 2 | Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa | R4.30 Million |
| 3 | Jason Roy | England | R1.50 Million |
| 4 | Dane Vilas | South Africa | R3.30 Million |
| 5 | Bjorn Fortuin | South Africa | R1.50 Million |
| 6 | Mitchell van Buuren | South Africa | R175,000 |
| 7 | Wihan Lubbe | South Africa | R350,000 |
| 8 | Ferisco Adams | South Africa | R325,000 |
| 9 | Imraan Manack | South Africa | R175,000 |
| 10 | Evan Jones | South Africa | R1.70 Million |
| 11 | Ramon Simmonds | South Africa | R175,000 |
| 12 | Mitchell van Buuren | South Africa | R175,000 |
| 13 | Eoin Morgan | England | R2.00 Million |
READ: SA20 League Marquee Players List Along With Top Players Salary
In an official statement released on the Rajasthan Royals website, the owners announced the name of the new team and said “The Royals Sports Group has announced the official name of their newest T20 franchise, the ‘Paarl Royals’, who are set to play in Cricket South Africa’s upcoming flagship T20 tournament in 2023.”
“This will be the third cricket franchise from the Royals Sports Group, after Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and Barbados Royals in the CPL. This investment enables us to further scout and develop world-class talent, grow our fanbase by bringing more fans into the Royals family and help extend the reach of the IPL too, in line with our core purpose of ‘Transforming Society through Sport, Transforming Sport through innovation’.”
“The Paarl Royals will be based out of Paarl, a city in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Equipped with the best of operational and logistical facilities, the Boland Park Cricket Stadium in Paarl will be the team’s home ground during the tournament that is slated to kick off early next year,” read the statement.
Paarl Royals Coach/Supporting Staffs:
Paarl Royals has roped in veteran south african all-rounder JP Duminy as their Coach. They had brought in AT Rajamani Prabhu as their strength and conditioning coach, who play the same role in Rajasthan Royals.
| Role | Player |
| Head Coach | JP Duminy |
| Batting coach | Mark Charlton |
| Spin Bowling & Strategy Coach |
Richard Das Neves
|
| Fast Bowling Coach |
Mandla Mashimbyi
|
| Tactical Performance Coach |
Lisa Keightley
|
| Strength and Conditioning Coach |
AT Rajamani Prabhu
|
| Team Catalyst | Russel Aspeling |
