SA20: Sunrisers captain Aiden Markram hails teen Tristan Stubbs after opening account in match

Sunrisers Eastern Capetown lastly opened their account in SA20 after shedding again to again matches. Captain Aiden Markram starred with 50 off 35 balls, however hailed teen Tristan Stubbs for the win.

Gqeberha,UPDATED: Jan 17, 2023 09:00 IST

South African teen Tristan Stubbs performed a vital function in Sunrisers Eastern Capetown’s win in SA20. (Courtesy: PTI)

By India Today Web Desk: Sunrisers Eastern Cape lastly acquired the ball rolling within the SA20, South Africa’s premier franchise league with a win over MI Cape Town on January 16, Monday.

The workforce defeated MI with 4 wickets and three balls remaining to chase down the goal of 159 runs. Captain Aiden Markram starred with a half-century, scoring precisely 50 runs from 35 balls, organising the win for his workforce. The batter nevertheless hailed teen Tristan Stubbs for his blazing 18-ball 30 within the post-match press convention and stated that the 22-year-old acquired them over the end line.

“It’s a big relief. Made a little tough for ourselves in the end. Wanted to be there at the end and get the job done, lot to learn and take away from this game personally. Credit to Stubbs for getting us towards the finish line. I was a bit nervous in the end, but certainly pleased,” Markram stated.

Markram, the South African middle-order batter is likely one of the captaincy candidates of the SRH franchise going into the brand new Indian Premier League season. His workforce had been defeated in 2 out of two video games by Pretoria Capitals previous to this sport, which was not color for him.

The batter stated after profitable the MI sport that the margin of error was fairly small within the match and the workforce will look to enhance as the times go on.

“The margin for error is quite small in this tournament and I thought 160 was a par score. More of the same and focus on areas we can improve on,” Markram concluded.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Jan 17, 2023