{"id":237303,"date":"2022-09-16T05:57:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T03:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=121456"},"modified":"2022-09-16T05:57:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T03:57:33","slug":"metro-welcomes-sunrisers-eastern-cape-and-sa20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/metro-welcomes-sunrisers-eastern-cape-and-sa20\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro welcomes SunRisers Eastern Cape and SA20"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/metro-welcomes-sunrisers-eastern-cape-and-sa20.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/metro-welcomes-sunrisers-eastern-cape-and-sa20.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Nelson Mandela Bay metro has welcomed the return of the highly entertaining T20 cricket format to the metro with the establishment of the SunRisers Eastern Cape team, which will be part of the new SA20 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Sunrisers Eastern Cape is owned by India\u2019s Sun TV Network, which is one of the largest media groups in the country.<\/p>\n<p>It successfully bid for the Eastern Cape SA20 franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to see the return of T20 cricket to the city. It will help the city come alive,\u201d said executive mayor Eugen\u00e9 Johnson at a city hall meeting with a senior SunRisers Eastern Cape delegation from India.<\/p>\n<p>City manager Noxolo Nqwazi said the return of an international sporting event would help the metro to recover from the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to see cricket bringing investors into the metro,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. K. Shanmugam, Head of Sports Division, SunRisers, promised that the team would bring high-energy entertaining T20 cricket to the metro.<\/p>\n<p>It would also work with local cricketing bodies to identify promising young talent and nurture their development.<\/p>\n<p>Promising players will be given the opportunity to play for SunRisers Hyderabad in the Indian IPL.<\/p>\n<p>Sports and recreation director Charmaine Williams said the metro\u2019s ongoing investment in and support for the St George\u2019s cricket ground was a result of a long-standing relationship with Eastern Province Cricket.<\/p>\n<p>The metro would, she said, support the SA20 games played in Nelson Mandela Bay \u201cin kind\u201d through the provision of safety and security services, as well as marketing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121457\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=121457\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" class=\"wp-image-121457 size-full lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/metro-welcomes-sunrisers-eastern-cape-and-sa20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121457 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/metro-welcomes-sunrisers-eastern-cape-and-sa20.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the meeting of the metro and SunRisers Eastern Cape are, from the left, MMC: Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Services Mcebisi Kamana, city manager Noxolo Nqwazi, executive mayor Eugen\u00e9 Johnson, and K. Shanmugam, Head of Sports Division, SunRisers.. 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