Sunrisers Eastern Cape have made a change to their squad for the upcoming season of the South Africa T20 League (SA20 2027). Mitchell Marsh will not play in the opening matches, and his replacement has been announced.

Ben Duckett Temporary Replacement in Sunrisers Eastern Cape SA20

The auction for the upcoming South African T20 League (SA20) has concluded, and all teams have finalized their squads. Following the auction, Kavya Maran-owned Sunrisers Eastern Cape has made one change. Australia's Mitchell Marsh will not play in the opening matches, and the franchise has announced his temporary replacement.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape added Australian captain Mitchell Marsh to their squad as a pre-signing signing. However, he will not play in the opening matches of the upcoming SA20 season, and the franchise has officially announced his replacement. However, Marsh's absence is not due to injury.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape released a statement saying, "Ben Duckett will replace Mitchell Marsh for a few matches." Marsh is currently committed to the Big Bash League, a T20 league in his home country (Australia). The statement further stated, "Marsh will join the team after completing his Big Bash League commitments."

2027 will be the fifth edition of the SA20. Sunrisers Eastern Cape are the most successful team in this T20 league, having won three out of four titles. They won the first and second editions (2023, 2024) and the third in the last edition (2026).

Sunrisers Eastern Cape Squad

Tristan Stubbs (captain and wicketkeeper), Mitchell Marsh (temporary replacement for Ben Duckett) , Adam Milne, Lewis Gregory, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Patrick Kruger, Craig Overton, Anrich Nortje, Sanuran Muthusamy, Lutho Sipamla, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Mitchell van Buuren, Marco Jansen, Rishad Hussain, Jordan Harman.