Nelson Mandela Bay Stars
 | |
| League | T20 Global League |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Junaid Khan |
| Coach |
 |
| Owner | Ajay Sethi[2] |
| Team information | |
| City |
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Home ground | St. George's Park |
| Capacity | 19,000 |
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stars is a professional Twenty20 cricket franchise team of the T20 Global League in South Africa, which represents the city of Port Elizabeth. The team is owned by Ajay Sethi (Channel 2 group),[3] it is Sethi's second team after Singapore Slammers – IPTL franchise. The marquee player of the team is Imran Tahir.[4]
2017 Squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2017 tournament:[4] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa postponed the tournament until November 2018.[5]
| No. | Name | Nat | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Draft notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| – | Kevin Pietersen |  | 27 June 1980 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | International marquee |
| – | Aiden Markram | | 4 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Round 2 |
| – | Dawid Malan | | 3 September 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Round 6 |
| – | Colin Ackermann | | 4 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Round 10 |
| – | Sibonelo Makhanya | | 7 March 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Round 12 |
| – | Lesiba Ngoepe | | 14 April 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Round 15 |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| – | Jon-Jon Smuts | | 21 September 1988 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Round 1 |
| – | Anwar Ali |  | 25 November 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Round 3 |
| – | Wihan Lubbe | | 22 November 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Round 13 |
| – | Grant Thomson | | 18 March 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Round 14 |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| – | Heinrich Klaasen | | 30 July 1991 | Right-handed | Round 4 | |
| – | Heino Kuhn | | 1 April 1984 | Right-handed | Round 8 | |
| – | Ryan Rickelton | | 11 July 1996 | Left-handed | Round 16 | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| – | Imran Tahir | | 27 March 1979 | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg break googly | Protea marquee |
| – | Junaid Khan | | 24 December 1989 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | Round 5 |
| – | Sisanda Magala | | 7 January 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Round 7 |
| – | Andrew Birch | | 7 June 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Round 9 |
| – | Shadley van Schalkwyk | | 5 August 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Round 11 |
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
References
- ↑ "Robin Singh, Sriram among high-profile coaches for T20 Global League". cricbuzz.
- ↑ "Meet the T20 Global League Franchise Owners". Cricket South Africa. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ↑ "T20 Global League: Know the franchise owners". cricketcountry.
- 1 2 "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ↑ "Pollard chosen first overall by Bloemfontein in SA T20 Global draft". Cricinfo. ESPN. 26 August 2017.
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