SRH names Port Elizabeth-based franchise as ‘Sunrisers Eastern Cape’
Sunrisers Hyderabad, who recently bought a team to play the South African T20 League, has now named their team Sunrisers Eastern Cape. The Sunrisers franchise took to Instagram to announce the name of the Port Elizabeth-based franchise.
The team has already signed Aiden Markram ahead of the inaugural season. The 27-year-old was also a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad in IPL 2022. The right-handed batter scored 381 runs from 14 matches but couldn’t help Hyderabad to qualify for the playoffs of the competition. Hyderabad finished eighth in the league with 12 points from 14 games.
Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals also have their shares in different teams in the league. Even though the schedule is not yet announced, the Indian fans are already calling the tournament the mini version of the Indian Premier League.
Here’s the list of players signed by 6 franchises so far:
Chennai Super Kings (Johannesburg): Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee
Pretoria Capitals: Anrich Nortje, Migael Pretorius
MI Cape Town: Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran
Paarl Royals: Jos Buttler, David Miller, Obed McCoy, Corbin Bosch
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Ottniel Baartman
Rising Pune Super Giants (Durban): Quinton de Kock, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Reece Topley, Prenelan Subrayen
