Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Sunrisers Eastern Cape 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 Gqeberha, South Africa, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the St George's Park Cricket Ground. The team is coached by Adrian Birrell.[2][3] The franchise is owned by the Indian SUN Group.[4][5]

Sunrisers Eastern Cape
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainAiden Markram
CoachAdrian Birrell
OwnerSUN Group
Chief executiveKaviya Kalanithi Maran
Team information
CityGqeberha
ColorsOrange  
Founded2022 (2022)
Home groundSt George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha
Capacity19,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Pretoria Capitals at St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha; 10 January 2023
SA20 wins2 (2022–23, 2023–24)
Official websitehttps://www.sa20.co.za/team/sunrisers-eastern-cape/

T20 kit

Sunrisers Eastern Cape in 2024
SUN Group
Current Teams
Sunrisers Hyderabad (2013–present)
X 1 (2016
Sunrisers Eastern Cape (2022–present)
X 2 (2023, 2024)

They were the champions of the first season of the tournament after they beat Pretoria Capitals by 4 wickets in the final at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.

Franchise history

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 Eastern Cape, were put up on auction in South Africa on September 2022. The Eastern Cape franchise was purchased was revealed that Sunrisers Hyderabad, led by Sun Group will be owning a team in the league. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles.[6]

Season history

2023 season

They were the champions of the first season of the tournament after they beat Pretoria Capitals by 4 wickets in the final at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Having successfully lead the team to their inaugural SA20 title, Markram was later appointed as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2023 season of the IPL.[7]

2024 season

The Sunrisers defended their title to become champions for a second time. They beat Durban's Super Giants by 89 runs in the final at Cape Town.[8]

Current squad

The franchise's squad for the first season of the competition was:[9]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Captain
94Aiden Markram South Africa (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994Right-handedRight-arm off-breakCaptain
Batsmen
11Temba Bavuma South Africa (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumChairman [10]
76Jordan Hermann South Africa (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001Left-handed-Wild card
29Dawid Malan England (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987Left-handedRight-arm leg break
Marques Ackerman South Africa (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996Left-handedRight-arm off-break
40Sarel Erwee South Africa (1989-11-10) 10 November 1989Left-handedRight-arm off-break
All-rounders
14Ayabulela Gqamane South Africa (1989-08-30) 30 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
70Marco Jansen South Africa (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000Right-handedLeft-arm fast
28Tom Abell England (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
83 Liam Dawson England (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxInternational
Wicket-keepers
17Adam Rossington England (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993Right-handed-Overseas
30Tristan Stubbs South Africa (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Spin bowlers
11Simon Harmer South Africa (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Junaid Dawood South Africa (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
Caleb Seleka South Africa (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
Fast bowlers
18Ottniel Baartman South Africa (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
8Daniel Worrall Australia (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUK Passport

Statistics

Most runs
Player Match Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Aiden Markram1236633.2710011
Adam Rossington1024627.337202
JJ Smuts920228.856602
Tristan Stubbs1219021.113000
Jordan Hermann818423.005901

Most wickets
Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
Roelof van der Merwe209.556/20
Sisanda Magala1424.002/22
Ottniel Baartman1216.913/45
Aiden Markram1114.632/7
Marco Jansen836/5

Most Sixes
Player Matches 6s
Marco Jansen 12 14
Adam Rossington 10 13
Aiden Markram 12 12

Administration and support staff
Position Name
Head coachAdrian Birrell
Assistant coachBaakier Abrahams
Batting coachRussell Domingo
Bowling coachDale Steyn
Fielding coachRyan Cook
  • Source : SA20.co.za[13]

Seasons

Seasons
Year League standing Final standing
2022-23 3rd out of 6 Champions
2023-24 1st out of 6 Champions
  •   C: champions
  •   RU: runner-up
  •   SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition

Season summary
Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR
2022-23 12 6 5 1
2023-24 12 9 2 1
Source: ESPNCricinfo[14]

Note:

  • NR indicates No result.
  • Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.

See also

References
  1. "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. "Cricket South Africa | T20 Comes Home as Csa and Supersport Announce Grand New Event".
  3. "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "SA20 2024: Sunrisers Eastern Cape complete players list ft. Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. "DEFENDING CHAMPIONS' NEWBIES EAGER TO THRILL ORANGE ARMY". sa20.co.za.
  7. "Sunrisers Hyderabad appoint Aiden Markram as captain ahead of IPL 2023". Hindustan Times. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. "SA20 booming as Sunrisers do the business again", ESPNcricinfo
  9. "Sunrisers Eastern Cape squad - Eastern Cape Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. "Temba Bavuma gets SA20 deal after impressive hundred against England".
  11. "Sunrisers Eastern Cape SA20 Records". ESPNcricinfo.
  12. "Sunrisers Eastern Cape Most Wicket". ESPNcricinfo.
  13. "Know Your Team: Sunrisers Eastern Cape - Coaching Staff". sa20.co.za. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  14. "SA20 Records - Sunrisers Eastern Cape". ESPNCricinfo.


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