Joburg Super Kings
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Joburg Super Kings (JSK) is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament.[1] The team is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. The team is captained by Faf du Plessis and is coached by Stephen Fleming.[2][3]
The franchise is owned by the Chennai Super Kings Cricket.[4]
Franchise history
In August 2022, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of South Africa, including Johannesburg, were put up on auction in South Africa on September 2022.The Johannesburg franchise was purchased was revealed that Chennai Super Kings, led by N. Srinivasan will be owning a team in the league. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023,through their social media handles.[5]
2023 season
2024 season
Current squad
The team's squad for the first season of the competition was:[6]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Captain | ||||||
13 | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Captain |
Batsmen | ||||||
76 | Leus du Plooy | England[a] | (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
5 | Sibonelo Makhanya | South Africa | (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All-rounders | ||||||
96 | David Wiese | Namibia[b] | (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 pre-season signing |
71 | Nandre Burger | South Africa | (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
Moeen Ali | England | (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2024 pre-season signing | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
2 | Donavon Ferreira | South Africa | (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | - | |
Jonny Bairstow | England | (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | 2025 pre-season signing | ||
Devon Conway | New Zealand | (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | - | 2025 pre-season signing | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa | (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left arm unorthodox spin | Traded from Paarl Royals | |
Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2025 pre-season signing | |
Fast bowlers | ||||||
62 | Gerald Coetzee | South Africa | (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
6 | Lizaad Williams | South Africa | (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
- ^ du Plooy has played unofficial international cricket for Hungary
- ^ Wiese has also played international cricket for South Africa
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
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Leus du Plooy | 249 | 62.25 | 81 not out | 0 | 2 |
Reeza Hendricks | 239 | 23.90 | 96 | 0 | 1 |
Donavon Ferreira | 164 | 18.22 | 82 not out | 0 | 1 |
Romario Shepherd | 117 | 19.50 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Most wickets
Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
---|---|---|---|
Gerald Coetzee | 17 | 13.52 | 4/24 |
Romario Shepherd | 8 | 30.75 | 2/24 |
Maheesh Theekshana | 7 | 26.75 | 3/30 |
Kyle Simmonds | 6 | 11.00 | 3/23 |
Administration and support staff
Position | Name |
---|---|
Head coach | Stephen Fleming |
Assistant coach | Albie Morkel |
Assistant coach | Eric Simons |
Trainer | Greg King |
[7]
Seasons
Seasons
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2023 | 2nd out of 6 | Semifinals |
2024 | 4th out of 6 | Semifinals |
- C: champions
- RU: runner-up
- SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
2024 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[8] |
Note:
- NR indicates No result.
- Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Lotto | FanCraze | 1XBET | 1XBET |
2024 | Lotto | Batery | Mahindra | McDonald's |
See also
References
- ^ "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT".
- ^ "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "SA20 SEASON 2 TO BEGIN TODAY".
- ^ "Joburg Super Kings squad - Super Kings Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad".
- ^ "Joburg Super Kings | Teams | SA20 League".
- ^ "SA20 Records - Joburg Super Kings". ESPNCricinfo.
External links
- Joburg Super Kings Official Website
- Super Kings section of the SA 20 website
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