Van der Merwe helped the SA20 team win the title in the first year of the brand, where Van der Merwe had previously worked.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape, the defending SA20 leaders, have signed England flour Zak Crawley, strong bowling Craig Overton, and Netherlands allrounder Roelof van der Merwe for the upcoming year.
For Crawley, it will be his second stint in the SA20, though he has prior experience in T20 tournaments, having played for Hobart Hurricanes and Perth Scorchers in the BBL, Kent in the T20 Blast and London Spirit in the Hundred. He is yet to make his debut for England in the least format- and has only eight ODIs under his buckle- but is very little a mainstay of their Examine team where he opens the batting and is known for his broad strokeplay and great strike rate. Crawley has 1771 operates across 76 T20s at a strike price of 134.77.
" I've always wanted to be a great white-ball player", Crawley said. " I'm trying to add a few other shots to my game, but I feel like it's quite suited]to me ] and I've gone well in T20 cricket in the past when I've had a run at it. I'm trying to add a bit more electricity to my match, I'm working hard in the traps trying a few different items to finally beat more and bigger sixes".
As ESPNcricinfo reported last year, Crawley and England are in the midst of a cramped cricket timeline, with the men's team scheduled to play 16 set over the next two decades, including the 2025 Champions Trophy. England, however, have a competitive advantage over most of their competitors in that the majority of company T20 leagues taking place during their off-season, allowing players the chance both to grow and to make without restraint.
Sunrisers have even brought up de de Merwe, who was recently with the company during the first year of the SA20 in 2022-23. The left-arm rolling allrounder was the combined leading wicket-taker with 20 that year, while boasting an market of only 5.62. He was especially important in the last at the Wanderers, where he claimed 4 for 31 against the Pretoria Capitals, to get the Player-of-the-Match prize. He likewise boasts the best always characters in SA20 background- 6 for 20 against Durban's Super Giants in Gqeberha.
The SA20 may signify Overton's first venture into an international T20 league. The 30-year ancient fast-bowling allrounder has 102 games ' worth of experience but all of them have been at home in England. Overton has picked up 106 innings in T20s at an average of 26.21 and an market rate of 8.56.
Former England international Jonathan Trott was named as Pretoria Capitals ' new head coach on Monday. It is understood that Capital are also expected to sign England flour Ollie Pope immediately for the future period.
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