Tristan Stubbs is one of the most promising young cricketers of South Africa – a brave wicketkeeper-batsman who may change the tide of a game and his power and an incredible shot range with his hands.
Stubbs already has Test centuries, ICC World Test Championship medal, a maiden ODI ton and a consistently impressive IPL campaigns on his resume at the tender age of 25.
This article covers all his statistics, IPL career, age, salary, wife, height and batting style in detail, which will satisfy the cricketing fans who seek all these details of Tristan Stubbs.
Tristan Stubbs Profile
Tristan Stubbs was Born on August 14, 2000, at Cape Town. He is the next generation of Proteas batting talent: technically sound, mentally tough and an amazing, yet entertaining view. In addition, his elevation to unrestricted replacement player to retained IPL asset (with a valuation of ₹10 crore) in three seasons has made the life story of Tristan Stubbs one of the great stories in cricket in the recent past.
| Attribute | Details |
| Full Name | Tristan Lee Stubbs |
| Date of Birth | August 14, 2000 |
| Age (2026) | 25 years |
| Birthplace | Cape Town, South Africa |
| School | Grey High School, Gqeberha |
| Height | Approx. 6 feet 0 inches |
| Nationality | South African (also holds Dutch passport) |
| Role | Wicketkeeper-Batsman |
| Batting Style | Right-Handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-Arm Off-Break |
| Jersey Number | 30 |
| IPL Team (2026) | Delhi Capitals |
| IPL Salary (2026) | ₹10 crore (retained) |
| Domestic Team | Warriors / Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SA20) |
| Test Debut | January 3, 2024 vs India, Cape Town |
| ODI Debut | March 18, 2023 vs West Indies |
| T20I Debut | June 9, 2022 vs India |
| @tristanstubbs013 |
Tristan Stubbs Age (As of May 2026)
Tristan Stubbs, a South African cricketer, is currently 25 years old, having been born on August 14, 2000. His zodiac sign is Leo. As a right-handed batter, he is known for his powerful hitting and is particularly recognized for his ability to finish matches in the T20 format of the game.
Tristan Stubbs Height and Physical Stats
Tristan Stubbs is between 6 feet 0 inches tall. An athlete by his physique, and possessing natural agility, he is not only a good batsman, but a lively character both on the field and behind the stumps. His number is 30 in both South and Africa and most of the teams he is a part of in a franchise. Although his official weight is not released in player profile documents, he has obviously been paying special attention to his physical conditioning as the international and franchise cricket requires the highest level of demand and is multi-format.
Family Background and Early Years
Tristan Stubbs was brought up in the western Cape in South Africa by his father, Chris and his mother, Mandy Stubbs. His father Chris Stubbs was a provincial level hockey player and this of course, led the household towards competitive sport at a tender age. Tristan used to spend his summer playing cricket, his winter playing hockey and whenever a big event was on TV, he used to play golf. He is younger to his sister Jayde Stubbs, a digital lifestyle creator, living in the Western Cape, and has been a regular part of his support group.
Stubbs had a case of Sever disease as a child; an inflammation of the heel growth plate that afflicted both of them and his father. Instead of undergoing the surgery as his father did, Tristan was advised to have almost one year of rest after sporting by doctors. The hard break was no setback to his passion, on the contrary it made him more determined.
Tristan Stubbs Education Qualification
He went to Grey High School in Gqeberha where he captained the school cricket team, and represented the school Under-19 hockey team.
Stubbs at the age of nine was chosen to play in the South Western Districts Under-13 team. His first half-century in South Western Districts Under-11s, marked his ability to bring out his talent early. He also has a Dutch passport and in 2021, signed with Excelsior ’20 to play club cricket in the Dutch Topklasse, to widen his experience and to get introduced to the playing conditions in Europe. Source: Times of India
Tristan Stubbs Wife and Marital Status
Tristan Stubbs has a reputation of being extremely secretive with regards to his personal life. He does not divert much attention regarding relationships as he uses his social media and interviews as a way of commenting on the sport, cricket. According to some reports, he married Casey J. Stubbs in 2024, in a private ceremony, only attended by close family and friends. Casey is reportedly living a very low profile lifestyle and she has been associated with the skincare industry, through The Skin Routine brand.
The one thing that is evident is that, his sister Jayde and his parents are his most recognised support system which is often addressed whenever Stubbs is discussing his cricketing career. Source: Facebook
Domestic Career
On January 16, 2020, Stubbs played his first-class debut, in a CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup match against Eastern Province. In February 2020, he made his List A debut and in February 2021, his T20 debut when he played in the Warriors in the CSA T20 Challenge. The first T20 was a remarkable performance by him as he made 102 in his first appearances at a strike rate of 127.5.
His development by the domestic system was speedy. In the 2021-22 CSA T20 Challenge, he was the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, with 293 runs in 7 innings with an astounding strike rate of 183.12. In 2023-24 season of domestic first class, he also scored one of the most beautiful individual scores in domestic South African cricket an unbeaten 302 against KwaZulu-Natal Inland on 372 balls to become the second highest run scorer in the competition. He has played more than 30+ first-class matches where he has amassed a total of more than 1,900 runs at an average of 42.60 with seven centuries.
Stubbs is a player in the SA20 league, who plays in the Sunrisers Eastern Cape. In 2023 he was the highest bid in the first ever SA20 auction at a price of 525,000 per season and Sunrisers won the first ever championship. He has also played in The Hundred for Manchester Originals (and will play with South Brave in The Hundred 2026) as well as in Lanka Premier League with Jaffna Kings, CPL with St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and MLC with MI New York.
International Career
T20I Career
In May 2022, Stubbs was given his maiden international call-up, as part of the South Africa T20I team to play the series against India. He played his first T20I on June 9, 2022. His most memorable early innings came however, in the England tour later that year when he had smashed 72 off only 28 balls; an innings that immediately made it known that he was a match-winner. Also, his one-handed catch to dismiss Moeen Ali on the same tour was quite spectacular and garnered much publicity. It was the best catch in the T20 international cricket as posted by ESPN Cricket in South Africa.
In 2024, he featured in the South African team in the T20 world cup in the West Indies and USA where the Proteas were in the final. By 2026, Stubbs has played in 52 T20Is, with a total of 967 runs on an average of 30 with a highest score of 76.
ODI Career
Stubbs made his debut on March 18, 2023, in ODIs, against the West Indies. His historic moment was on October 4, 2024, when he achieved the first 50-over of his life in his maiden century in ODIs by crushing Ireland with an unbeaten 112 off 81 balls in Abu Dhabi. He was subsequently included in South African team which was to play in the 2025 ICC champions trophy. He has taken part in 15 ODIs and has accumulated a total of 392 with the highest score being 112 with an average of 30.15.
Test Career
Stubbs is the first player to debut in a Test against India on January 3, 2024 in Cape Town and he did not disappoint, but in a way he might have liked. In 127 years, he becomes the in one player to be sacked twice in his debut in the Test. He however responded in a commendable fashion. His initial Test century-106 (198)-was against Bangladesh, in Chattogram, on October 29, 2024. His maximum score in the Test is 122. His first match was on November 2025 against India at Guwahati where he has provided 94 out of the 180 balls.
Most importantly, Stubbs was a member of the South African team that took the 2025 ICC World Test Championship which is regarded as the ultimate in the red-ball game of international cricket. He has participated in 14 Tests where he has scored 759 runs with an average of 32 to his credit having scored two centuries and three half centuries.
Tristan Stubbs IPL Teams: An entire journey
An example of how a one-season of scintillating achievements of an athlete can transform the overall value of his or her franchise market is the case of IPL career of Tristan Stubbs. The following list gives a complete list of all the teams which he has represented in IPL.
Mumbai Indians (2022–2023)
Before making his debut in the T20I, Stubbs was signed by the Mumbai Indians as an injury replacement to fast bowler Tymal Mills at his base price of just ₹20 lakh, in May 2022. His debut season contributed very little as he played only two games and had little to no runs. In 2023, he was once more detained by Mumbai at the same low price, but there were not as many opportunities. But it was that IPL camp experience, which saw him working with the world-class players, that certainly assisted him to grow.
Delhi Capitals (2024 – Present)
This was turned around when the Delhi Capitals managed to purchase Stubbs at a cheap price of ₹50 lakh during the December 2023 IPL auction. The transfer can be considered as one of the most brilliant in the IPL history. Stubbs immediately became the second-highest run-getter in the history of DC with 378 runs (13 innings) at an incredible average of 54.00 and with a strike rate of 190.90 – and with a highest score of 71 star and three half-centuries. It was that season he was able to become one of the deadliest T20 finishers in the world.
Delhi Capitals would then retain him at ₹10 crore before IPL 2025 and this is 20 times his value after a single round of auctions. Being the scheduled completion of DC in 2025 Stubbs had a list of 300 runs in 13 innings with a 150.75 strike rate. This is also a ₹10 crore that he was retained on ahead of IPL 2026 and this makes him a building block of the franchise.
Batting Approach and Style of play
Tristan Stubbs is an attacking batsman, who plays mostly in the middle order and at death in T20 cricket (he is a right-handed player). A unique blend of sheer power, pure ball-striking and an outstandingly broad repertoire of novel shots in his age group characterize his batting. The scoop, switch hit, and reverse paddle are as natural to him as the orthodox drive and pull – so that he is now very hard to bowl at, when the field is set out in the last overs.
The most effective thing about Tristan Stubbs bat job is that he is able to analyze a situation in a game and change his pace depending on the situation. He can build the runs at what would be considered a decent strike rate when the situation requires it then go off in the back five/six overs with a strike rate that is far in excess of 180. The fact that he scored 72 on 28 balls against England and that his strike rate on 2024 in the IPL is 190.90, both attest to his finishing abilities.
Stubbs is a good wicketkeeper, and is a very athletic and reliable one. His reflexes, quick feet and gentle hands assure his captains behind the stumps especially to spin. He has also provided some right-arm off-break bowling, which only offers him a utility option, which further solidifies his position in T20 teams. Also, his fielding, particularly his skills in making spectacular catches, has already given rise to some of the most memorable instances of his career already, most notably, the one-handed catch of Moeen Ali in the England T20I series in 2022.
He is a right-handed batter and prefers slightly higher sweet spot bats to help him get the natural upswing with the ball, but has not officially promoted a particular brand of bat as of 2026.
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| Tests | 14 | 26 | 2 | 759 | 122 | 31.62 | 1632 | 46.5 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| ODIs | 15 | 15 | 2 | 392 | 112* | 30.15 | 462 | 84.84 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 52 | 43 | 11 | 967 | 76 | 30.21 | 727 | 133.01 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 37 | 31 | 0 |
| FC | 31 | 51 | 5 | 1960 | 302* | 42.6 | 3530 | 55.52 | 7 | 4 | 202 | 33 | 30 | 0 |
| List A | 40 | 38 | 4 | 1386 | 159 | 40.76 | 1560 | 88.84 | 3 | 9 | 92 | 36 | 18 | 0 |
| T20s | 175 | 155 | 50 | 3615 | 80* | 34.42 | 2533 | 142.71 | 0 | 14 | 237 | 169 | 109 | 4 |
Bowling Stats
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODIs | 15 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 7.5 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 52 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – | 20.5 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 31 | 9 | 324 | 222 | 3 | 1/13 | 1/13 | 74 | 4.11 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 40 | 12 | 288 | 257 | 6 | 2/29 | 2/29 | 42.83 | 5.35 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 175 | 24 | 228 | 340 | 11 | 2/6 | 2/6 | 30.9 | 8.94 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tristan Stubbs Career Stats and Records (2026)
| Format | Matches | Runs | Average | HS | 100s / 50s |
| Tests | 14 | 759 | 32 | 122 | 2 / 3 |
| ODIs | 15 | 392 | 30.15 | 112* | 1 / 3 |
| T20Is | 52 | 967 | 30 | 76 | 0 / 2 |
| IPL (Overall) | 38 | 901 | 45.05 | 71* | 0 / 5 |
| First-Class | 30+ | 1,900+ | 42.6 | 302* | 7 / 2 |
Notable Statistics and Achievements
- He became the first player in 127 years to be twice sent home on his first day in the Test (vs India, Jan 2024).
- First century in Test: vs Bangladesh, Chattogram, October 2024.
- His Highest Test score is 122.
- His 1st ODI century is112 Ireland, Abu Dhabi, October 2024.
- Domestic best: 302 vs KZN Inland in the first-class cricket. The winner of ICC World Test Championship along with South Africa (2025).
- Finally, he become the T20 world cup finalist alongside South Africa (2024). The highest ever SA20 sale (2023).
Tristan Stubbs IPL 2026 – Recent News
- Delhi Capitals have acquired Stubbs as one of its most valuable foreigners in IPL 2026 as it has paid 10 crore. It is he who can be counted upon to get the team through in the lower middle order and the batting plans of DC are so shaped on the likelihood of his accelerating the pace in the last four to five overs, that they are greatly dependent on it.
- He had featured in at least eight or more games in the ongoing IPL 2026 season, which added to his overall tally of 901 runs in 38 matches with an average of 45.05 in the IPL.
- His usual ability of hitting in pressure has been proven during his recent IPL game against SRH where he scored 27 out of 16 balls in the Rajiv Gandhi international stadium at Hyderabad.
- The fact that he has stood the test of time and continues to be a part of the DC line-up and is still regarded to be a part of the franchise is a testament that the franchise does not feel that he is a short-term fix to their problem.
- Besides the IPL, he has participated in the T20 world cup 2026 with South Africa that has even more popularized him globally.
- In March 2026, the Proteas were riding high in the tournament, when he hit 29 out of 24 balls in a game against New Zealand at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
- He is also contracted to play South Brave in The Hundred 2026, which includes his one-year schedule of playing franchise cricket.
Tristan Stubbs’ Instagram Profile
Stubbs is on Instagram and goes by the name, @tristanstubbs013 with over 130K followers. He uploads the video of matches, training videos, travel pictures and the behind-the-scene video on his visit to various franchise circuits across the globe.
| @tristanstubbs013 | 130K Followers |
Tristan Stubbs IPL Salary and Net worth
The increase in IPL salary of Tristan Stubbs could be viewed as one of the hottest in the history of IPLs. He started with a small amount of ₹20 lakh in 2022 as a backup player- an afterthought in the MI team. By the year IPL 2025 and IPL 2026, he will be making ₹10 crore as a retained player of the Delhi Capitals. It is four times the growth of his IPL price of 50 percent.
In addition to the IPL, Stubbs also gets a good pay via the SA20 league, where the Sunrisers Eastern Cape won him at 525000 per season in 2023 – the highest price in the first SA20 auction. His other sources of income are through contracts with The Hundred, MLC, CPL and Lanka Premier League as well as his Cricket South Africa central contract and per-match international fees. Together with all his leagues and the national contract, his annual contract in all the leagues renders him to be one of the highest earning active cricketers in South Africa. Source: Cricbites
Conclusion
As a right-handed batter, he is known for his powerful hitting and is particularly recognized for his ability to finish matches in the T20 format of the game. Stubbs represents his country, South Africa, on the international stage and also plays for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. His skills as a finisher have made him a valuable asset to his teams, and he continues to make a name for himself in the world of cricket. With his international experience and IPL appearances, Tristan Stubbs is definitely a player to watch out for in the future.
FAQs
Tristan Stubbs was born on 14th August, 2000. He is 25 years old in May 2026.
Tristan Stubbs is between 6 feet 0 inches tall. The official weight of players is not indicated in any of his player profiles.
Tristan Stubbs does not reveal much on his personal life. There have been some reports of him getting married Casey J. Stubbs in a private ceremony in 2024, although this has not been officially confirmed by Stubbs. The majority of sources have his relationship status as unconfirmed.
Prior to IPL 2025 as well as IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals had renewed the contract of Tristan Stubbs by 10 crores. This causes him to be among the highest paid foreigner to the franchise. Initially, he was contracted to play only ₹20 lakh in 2022 as a substitute player to Mumbai Indians.
Stubbs has represented two IPL teams, both with Mumbai Indians (2022-2023) and Delhi Capitals (2024- present), and had fewer chances to display his skills with the former and has been one of the most explosive finishers in the competition.
Stubbs is an aggressive (right handed) batsman who is a middle-order finisher. His extensive repertoire of shots, such as scoops, switch hits and reverse paddles, coupled with powerful traditional strokes, make him well known. He is a very good finisher in T20 cricket, given his talent of accelerating quickly in the death overs but at the same time maintain his composure.
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