Tristan Stubbs is a member of the South African team that won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final, the nation’s second ICC title. He began his domestic career in 2020, making his first-class debut for Eastern Province in the CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup. He made his List A debut the same year and his T20 debut in 2021 for the Warriors in the CSA T20 Challenge. He was later included in Eastern Province’s squad for the 2021–22 season.
In 2022, the Mumbai Indians signed him for the IPL as a replacement for Tymal Mills. That same year, he received his first international call-up and made his T20I debut on 9 June 2022 against India. He also played in the Lanka Premier League for the Jaffna Kings in 2022. In December 2023, the Delhi Capitals bought him for the 2024 IPL. He scored 378 runs that season at a strike rate of 191, and he was retained for 2025, scoring 300 runs at a strike rate of 151.
Tristan Stubbs Records and Achievements
Tristan Stubbs was retained for IPL 2025 for INR 10 crore, making him one of only four players kept by the franchise. He scored 378 runs in 14 innings in IPL 2024, the second-highest for DC that season. His strike rate was 190.90, and he had a death-overs strike rate of 297.33, the best in any IPL season for a batter with at least 100 runs.
Tristan Stubbs averaged above 50 within four years of his first-class debut. He studied at Grey High School in Gqeberha, captained the first team, and finished as the leading run-scorer at the 2018 Khaya Majola Cricket Week, earning selection for the SA Schools side.
In domestic cricket, Stubbs was the second-highest run-scorer in both the 2022–23 one-day competition and the 2023–24 first-class season. He made his Test debut against India in January 2024 and was marked as a future No. 3 batter for South Africa.
Tristan Stubbs’s Career Stats
In Tests, Tristan Stubbs has played 26 innings, scoring 759 runs with 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries. In ODIs, Stubbs has 392 runs from 15 innings, including 1 century and 3 fifties. In T20Is, he has scored 813 runs, with 2 fifties, 70 fours, and 30 sixes. Stubbs has bowled in international cricket, with no wickets in his 1 ODI and 2 T20I innings and no bowling records in Tests.
| Bating | ||||||
| Format | Inns | Runs | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Tests | 26 | 759 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 12 |
| ODIs | 15 | 392 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 |
| T20Is | 35 | 813 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 30 |
| Bowling | ||||||
| Format | Inns | Wkts | BBI | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODIs | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tristan Stubbs’s Personal Life
Tristan Stubbs was born to Chris Stubbs and Mandy Stubbs. His father, Chris, played provincial hockey and introduced Tristan to different sports, including hockey and golf. He helped him build timing, strength, and hand-eye coordination. He also supported Tristan during his IPL career and said that Tristan admired KL Rahul while growing up.
His mother, Mandy, supported him by travelling long distances for matches and practices. She was present during an important win at St. George’s Park, which also fell on her birthday.
Tristan grew up loving many sports. He played cricket, hockey, golf, and touch rugby at home. He went to Knysna Sports Academy and later Grey High School, where he developed his batting style.
Tristan Stubbs Contract
Stubbs became the highest-paid player at the inaugural SA20 auction in 2022. Sunrisers Eastern Cape bought him for Rand 9.2 million (about USD 520,000). The franchise won a bidding fight against MI Cape Town and Johannesburg Super Kings to secure him. This was another major step in Stubbs’ rapid rise in T20 cricket.
Tristan Stubbs was retained by the Delhi Capitals for IPL 2026. His salary for the season is INR 10 crore, which is about USD 1.1 million. In the IPL 2025, he scored 300 runs in 14 matches with a strike rate of 150.75.
FAQs
Q. What was Tristan Stubbs’ IPL salary?
A. In 2025, the Delhi Capitals paid ₹10 crore to retain Tristan Stubbs.
Q. Who is the idol of Tristan Stubbs?
A. KL Rahul is Tristan Stubbs’s idol, whom he grew up admiring and later played with in the IPL.
Q. What SA20 team does Tristan Stubbs play for?
A. Stubbs is a member of Sunrisers Eastern Cape, the first-ever SA20 champions.
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