Sunrisers Eastern Cape
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League | SA20 | |
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Personnel | ||
Captain | Aiden Markram | |
Coach | Adrian Birrell | |
Owner | SUN Group | |
Chief executive | Kaviya Kalanithi Maran | |
Team information | ||
City | Gqeberha | |
Colors | Orange | |
Founded | 2022 | |
Home ground | St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha | |
Capacity | 19,000 | |
History | ||
Twenty20 debut | v. Pretoria Capitals at St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha; 10 January 2023 | |
SA20 wins | 2 (2022–23, 2023–24) | |
Official website | https://www.sa20.co.za/team/sunrisers-eastern-cape/ | |
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SUN Group | |
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Current Teams | |
Sunrisers Hyderabad (2013–present)![]() Sunrisers Eastern Cape (2022–present) ![]() |
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]
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 | |
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Captain | |||||||
94 | Aiden Markram | ![]() |
4 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Captain | |
Batsmen | |||||||
11 | Temba Bavuma | ![]() |
17 May 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Chairman [10] | |
76 | Jordan Hermann | ![]() |
4 December 2001 | Left-handed | - | Wild card | |
29 | Dawid Malan | ![]() |
3 September 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Marques Ackerman | ![]() |
1 March 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |||
40 | Sarel Erwee | ![]() |
10 November 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
All-rounders | |||||||
14 | Ayabulela Gqamane | ![]() |
30 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
70 | Marco Jansen | ![]() |
1 May 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | ||
28 | Tom Abell | ![]() |
5 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas | |
83 | Liam Dawson | ![]() |
1 March 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | International | |
Wicket-keepers | |||||||
17 | Adam Rossington | ![]() |
5 May 1993 | Right-handed | - | Overseas | |
30 | Tristan Stubbs | ![]() |
14 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
Spin bowlers | |||||||
11 | Simon Harmer | ![]() |
10 February 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
Junaid Dawood | ![]() |
2 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |||
Caleb Seleka | ![]() |
22 November 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |||
Fast bowlers | |||||||
18 | Ottniel Baartman | ![]() |
18 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
8 | Daniel Worrall | ![]() |
10 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | UK Passport |
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Match | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
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Aiden Markram | 12 | 366 | 33.27 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
Adam Rossington | 10 | 246 | 27.33 | 72 | 0 | 2 |
JJ Smuts | 9 | 202 | 28.85 | 66 | 0 | 2 |
Tristan Stubbs | 12 | 190 | 21.11 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Hermann | 8 | 184 | 23.00 | 59 | 0 | 1 |
- Source :[11]
Most wickets
Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
---|---|---|---|
Roelof van der Merwe | 20 | 9.55 | 6/20 |
Sisanda Magala | 14 | 24.00 | 2/22 |
Ottniel Baartman | 12 | 16.91 | 3/45 |
Aiden Markram | 11 | 14.63 | 2/7 |
Marco Jansen | 8 | 3 | 6/5 |
- Source :[12]
Most Sixes
Player | Matches | 6s |
---|---|---|
Marco Jansen | 12 | 14 |
Adam Rossington | 10 | 13 |
Aiden Markram | 12 | 12 |
- Source:ESPNcricinfo
Administration and support staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Adrian Birrell |
Assistant coach | Baakier Abrahams |
Batting coach | Russell Domingo |
Bowling coach | Dale Steyn |
Fielding coach | Ryan Cook |
- Source : SA20.co.za[13]
Seasons
Seasons
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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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 |
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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
- ^ "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa | T20 Comes Home as Csa and Supersport Announce Grand New Event".
- ^ "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "SA20 2024: Sunrisers Eastern Cape complete players list ft. Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "DEFENDING CHAMPIONS' NEWBIES EAGER TO THRILL ORANGE ARMY". sa20.co.za.
- ^ "Sunrisers Hyderabad appoint Aiden Markram as captain ahead of IPL 2023". Hindustan Times. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "SA20 booming as Sunrisers do the business again", ESPNcricinfo
- ^ "Sunrisers Eastern Cape squad - Eastern Cape Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Temba Bavuma gets SA20 deal after impressive hundred against England".
- ^ "Sunrisers Eastern Cape SA20 Records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Sunrisers Eastern Cape Most Wicket". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Know Your Team: Sunrisers Eastern Cape - Coaching Staff". sa20.co.za. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "SA20 Records - Sunrisers Eastern Cape". ESPNCricinfo.
External links
- Sunrisers section at the SA20 website.
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