  Superflares on solar-type stars has been a rapidly developing field ever
since the launch of $\it Kepler$. Over the years, there have been several
studies investigating the statistics of these explosive events. In this study,
we present a statistical analysis of stellar flares on solar-type stars made
using photometric data in 2-min cadence from $\it TESS$ of the whole southern
hemisphere (sectors 1 - 13). We derive rotational periods for all stars in our
sample from rotational modulations present in the lightcurve as a result of
large starspot(s) on the surface. We identify 1980 stellar flares from 209
solar-type stars with energies in the range of $10^{31} - 10^{36}$erg (using
the solar flare classification, this corresponds to X1 - X100,000) and conduct
an analysis into their properties. We investigate the rotational phase of the
flares and find no preference for any phase suggesting the flares are randomly
distributed. As a benchmark, we use GOES data of solar flares to detail the
close relationship between solar flares and sunspots. In addition, we also
calculate approximate spot areas for each of our stars and compare this to
flare number, rotational phase, and flare energy. Additionally, two of our
stars were observed in the continuous viewing zone with lightcurves spanning
one year, as a result, we examine the stellar variability of these stars in
more detail.
