The third match of SA20 2023 will be played between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals in Gqeberha tonight. Third of the six venues to host the inaugural season of the tournament, St George’s will be hosting a T20 after 10 and a half months.
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Both the participating teams will be playing their first-ever match on Thursday as all the focus will be on high-profile players from both the teams namely Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, James Neesham, Marco Jansen, Adil Rashid and Anrich Nortje.
Although the match is anticipated to be followed across the globe, it will particularly be followed by the fans of Indian Premier League franchises in Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals.
St Georges Park Stadium T20 records
Highest T20 run-scorers at the St George’s Park are Jon-Jon Smuts (801), Davy Jacobs (598), Colin Ingram (528), Christiaan Jonker (495) and Ashwell Prince (464). With Jacobs and Prince no longer participants of the T20 circuit around the world, details of best T20 batters among active cricketers have been provided below:
| Batters | Matches | Runs | Highest | Average | SR |
| Jon-Jon Smuts | 41 | 801 | 73 | 21.08 | 114.76 |
| Colin Ingram | 24 | 528 | 64 | 27.79 | 118.92 |
| Christiaan Jonker | 27 | 495 | 61 | 26.05 | 123.75 |
| Reeza Hendricks | 16 | 427 | 108 | 30.5 | 120.28 |
| Pieter Malan | 12 | 416 | 71 | 41.6 | 116.85 |
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Highest T20 wicket-takers at this stadium are Sisanda Magala (28), Smuts (27), Rusty Theron (25), Junior Dala (22) and Andrew Birch (21). Best bowlers here among active cricketers are:
| Bowlers | Matches | Wickets | Average | SR | Economy |
| Sisanda Magala | 28 | 28 | 22.82 | 7.03 | 19.46 |
| Jon-Jon Smuts | 41 | 27 | 26.19 | 6.37 | 24.67 |
| Junior Dala | 19 | 22 | 23.32 | 8.41 | 16.64 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 14 | 19 | 19.16 | 6.74 | 17.05 |
| Aaron Phangiso | 22 | 19 | 23.05 | 5.54 | 24.95 |
Highest innings totals in Gqeberha T20s
| Score | Overs | Team | Opposition | Year |
| 211/5 | 20 | Dolphins | Warriors | 2022 |
| 191/6 | 20 | Warriors | Dolphins | 2022 |
| 189 | 19.5 | Warriors | Cape Cobras | 2019 |
| 189/4 | 19.4 | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | Tshwane Spartans | 2019 |
| 188/5 | 20 | Tshwane Spartans | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | 2019 |
The 200-run mark has been surpassed only once in more than 100 Gqeberha T20s over the years. The above mentioned third-highest innings totals is also the highest successful T20 run-chase at this venue. It all had happened during a Mzansi Super League match when former Australia batter Ben Dunk had scored 99* (54) to register a titular effort in chasing down a 189-run target more than three years ago.
