Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Sunrisers Eastern Cape
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainAiden Markram
CoachAdrian Birrell
OwnerSUN Group
Chief executiveKavya Maran
Team information
CityGqeberha
ColorsOrange
Founded2022; 3 years ago (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

2025 Sunrisers Eastern Cape season

Sunrisers Eastern Cape is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the SA20 tournament.[1] The team is based in Gqeberha, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is 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 and second season of the tournament.

Franchise history

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In August 2022, Cricket South Africa announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing six cities, including the Eastern Cape, were put up on auction in September 2022. The Eastern Cape franchise was purchased by Sun Group.[6]

2023 season

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They were the champions of the first season of the tournament after they beat Pretoria Capitals by four 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

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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]

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Match Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Aiden Markram 27 728 31.65 100 1 3
Tristan Stubbs 27 558 34.87 66* 0 3
Jordan Hermann 22 499 24.95 106* 1 1
Tom Abell 14 412 41.20 65 0 4
Marco Jansen 26 387 35.18 71* 0 3
  • Source :[9] as of 17 Jan 2025

Most wickets

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Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
Ottniel Baartman 33 14.36 4/10
Marco Jansen 32 20.96 5/30
Roelof van der Merwe 20 9.55 6/20
Daniel Worrall 17 17.88 3/207
Sisanda Magala 14 24.00 2/22
  • Source :[10] as of 17 Jan 2025

Administration and support staff

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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[11]

Seasons

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Seasons

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Year League standing Final standing
2023 3rd out of 6 Champions
2024 1st out of 6 Champions
  •   C: champions
  •   RU: runner-up
  •   SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition

Season summary

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

Note:

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

References

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  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 SA20 Records". ESPNcricinfo.
  10. ^ "Sunrisers Eastern Cape Most Wicket". ESPNcricinfo.
  11. ^ "Know Your Team: Sunrisers Eastern Cape - Coaching Staff". sa20.co.za. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ^ "SA20 Records - Sunrisers Eastern Cape". ESPNCricinfo.
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