Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Stubbs eyes strong SA20 start for champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape
This story is about a cricket tournament called SA20.
The Sunrisers Eastern Cape is the most successful team in this tournament.
They have won the championship three times.
Their captain is a player named Tristan Stubbs.
He says the team needs to play well from the very first game.
Their first game is against the Pretoria Capitals.
It is special because the same two teams played in last year's final.
The season starts on January 17, 2027, and ends on February 21, 2027.
The final will be played in a city called Gqeberha.
Stubbs also said two young players, Mitchell van Buuren and JP King, could have a great year.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape captain Tristan Stubbs said the defending champions must make a strong beginning to the new SA20 season to maintain their supremacy.
Sunrisers open their campaign against the Pretoria Capitals in the tournament opener on January 17 in Gqeberha, a repeat of last season's final.
SA20 Season 5 runs from January 17, 2027, to February 21, 2027, with the final set to be played in Gqeberha.
The Sunrisers are three-time SA20 champions and runners-up once across four editions, making them the most dominant team in the tournament.
Stubbs tipped youngsters Mitchell van Buuren and JP King as potential breakout players who could seize their chances this season.
- Who
- Tristan Stubbs, captain of the Sunrisers Eastern Cape, and his team
- What
- Stubbs said the defending champions must make a strong start in the new SA20 season to maintain their supremacy
- When
- Ahead of SA20 Season 5, which runs from January 17, 2027, to February 21, 2027
- Where
- Gqeberha, host of the tournament opener and the final
- Why
- To maintain their status as the most dominant team in the tournament
- Tournament
- SA20 Season 5
- Season dates
- January 17 - February 21, 2027
- Opening match
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals, January 17 in Gqeberha
- Final venue
- Gqeberha
- Sunrisers SA20 record
- Three-time champions and runners-up once in four editions
- Team captain
- Tristan Stubbs
- Young players to watch
- Mitchell van Buuren and JP King