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 | |
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| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Aiden Markram | |
| Coach | Adrian Birrell | |
| Owner | SUN Group | |
| 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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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 | |||||||
| 94 | Aiden Markram |  South Africa | 4 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Captain | |
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 11 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 17 May 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Chairman [10] | |
| 76 | Jordan Hermann | South Africa | 4 December 2001 | Left-handed | - | Wild card | |
| 29 | Dawid Malan |  England | 3 September 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Marques Ackerman | South Africa | 1 March 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |||
| 40 | Sarel Erwee | South Africa | 10 November 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 14 | Ayabulela Gqamane | South Africa | 30 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| 70 | Marco Jansen | South Africa | 1 May 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | ||
| 28 | Tom Abell | England | 5 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas | |
| 83 | Liam Dawson | England | 1 March 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | International | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 17 | Adam Rossington | England | 5 May 1993 | Right-handed | - | Overseas | |
| 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 | ||
| Junaid Dawood | South Africa | 2 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |||
| Caleb Seleka | South Africa | 22 November 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |||
| Fast bowlers | |||||||
| 18 | Ottniel Baartman | South Africa | 18 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| 8 | Daniel Worrall |  Australia | 10 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | UK Passport | |
Statistics
Most runs
| 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 :[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 | 87 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Adrian Birrell |
| Assistant coach | Baakier Abrahams |
| Batting coach | Hemang Badani |
| Bowling coach | Dale Steyn |
| Fielding coach | Ryan Cook |
| Fitness trainer | Laden Gamiet |
- Source : clubcricket.co.za[13]
Seasons
Seasons
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 3rd out of 6 | Winner |
| 2024 | 1st out of 6 | Winner |
- 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 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo[14] | ||||
Note:
- NR indicates No result.
- Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
See also
References
External links
- Sunrisers section at the SA20 website.