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]
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| League | SA20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Aiden Markram | |
| Coach | Adrian Birrell | |
| Owner | SUN Group | |
| Chief executive | Kavya 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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 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
editIn 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 in 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]
2023 season
editThey 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
editThe 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
editThe 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 | |||||||
| 94 | Aiden Markram |  South Africa |
4 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Captain | |
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 76 | Jordan Hermann | South Africa |
4 December 2001 | Left-handed | - | Wild card | |
| David Bedingham | South Africa |
22 April 1994 | Right-handed | - | Occasional wicketkeeper, Wild card | ||
| Zack Crawley |  England |
3 February 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas | ||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 28 | Tom Abell | England |
5 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas | |
| 70 | Marco Jansen | South Africa |
1 May 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | ||
| Patrick Kruger | South Africa |
3 February 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Beyers Swanepoel | South Africa |
6 May 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |||
| Andile Simelane | South Africa |
3 June 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |||
| Craig Overton | England |
10 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | Overseas | ||
| 83 | Liam Dawson | England |
1 March 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 30 | Tristan Stubbs | South Africa |
14 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
| Spin bowlers | |||||||
| 11 | Simon Harmer | South Africa |
10 February 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
| Caleb Seleka | South Africa |
22 November 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |||
| Roelof van der Merwe |  Netherlands |
31 December 1984 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas | ||
| Fast bowlers | |||||||
| 18 | Ottniel Baartman | South Africa |
18 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Match | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 :[10]
Most wickets
edit| 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 :[11]
Most Sixes
edit| Player | Matches | 6s |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Jansen | 12 | 14 |
| Adam Rossington | 10 | 13 |
| Aiden Markram | 12 | 12 |
- Source:ESPNcricinfo
Administration and support staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Adrian Birrell |
| Assistant coach | Baakier Abrahams |
| Batting coach | Russell Domingo |
| Bowling coach | Dale Steyn |
| Fielding coach | Ryan Cook |
- Source : SA20.co.za[12]
Seasons
editSeasons
edit| 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
edit| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo[13] | ||||
Note:
- NR indicates No result.
- Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
edit- Sunrisers section at the SA20 website.
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