Keagan Buchanan slotted straight back in the Maritzburg eleven after returning from suspension, while Sage Stephens made his debut between the sticks for Stellenbosch.
Judas Moseamedi handed the Team of Choice a dream start three minutes in with a cool bottom-corner finish after he took a pass from Daylon Claasen in his stride.
Moseamedi should've given Maritzburg a second from a close-range shot in the area minutes later, but fired tamely at Stephens.
The Team of Choice would rue the chance ten minutes in as Marc Van Heerden started a move from deep before going on to finish it off with a free header from point-blank range.
Stellenbosch were pegged back when a misplaced pass from Stephens five minutes later fell straight to Moseamedi, who poked into an empty net.
Ashley Du Preez could've brought Stellies level towards the half-hour mark from a curling strike outside the area, but Sebastian Mwange tipped onto the woodwork.
The Team of Choice attempted a third ten minutes to halftime from good work in the area by Claasen, but Fares Hachi's ferocious shot hit the crossbar.
Phathutshedzo Nange was withdrawn at halftime by the visiting side, who then introduced Granwald Scott in a like-for-like substitution.
The change inadvertently brought Stellies level 60 minutes in when Stanley Dimgba got on the end of a first-time pass from Du Preez to apply a first-time finish.
Maritzburg were inches close to regain the lead eight minutes later from a free-kick near the area by Buchanan, but it was beaten away by Stephens.
It became an evenly balanced affair towards the end with chances falling to both sides, but it finished 2-2 on the night, as Maritzburg's search for a first win of the season goes on.
Maritzburg: Mwange, Allie, Morgan, Hachi, De Reuck, Buchanan, Mngonyama, Claasen, Hlubi, Moseamedi, Graham.
Subs: Barr , Ismail, Sanoka, Sandows, Modise, Hlongwane, Carnell, Shandu.
Stellenbosch: Stephens, Johannes, Van Rooyen, Robertson,. Macheke, Van Heerden, Nange, Sinkala, Adams, Du Preez, Dimgba.
Subs: Pool, Mbekile, Scott, Mthethwa, Moon, Msengi, Skelem.