Joburg Super Kings

Joburg Super Kings 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]

Joburg Super Kings
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainFaf du Plessis
CoachStephen Fleming
OwnerChennai Super Kings Cricket
Team information
CityJohannesburg
ColorsYellow  
Founded2022 (2022)
Home groundWanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Capacity34,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Durban's Super Giants at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban; 11 January 2023
Official websitehttps://www.joburgsuperkings.com/

T20 kit

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]

Season history

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
Captain
13Faf du Plessis South Africa (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984Right-handedRight-arm leg-breakCaptain
Batsmen
17Reeza Hendricks South Africa (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm off-break
76Leus du Plooy England[lower-alpha 1] (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
7Wayne Madsen Italy (1984-01-02) 2 January 1984Right-handedRight-arm off break
5Sibonelo Makhanya South Africa (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
48Romario Shepherd West Indies (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
96David Wiese Namibia[lower-alpha 2] (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
71Nandre Burger South Africa (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
28Neil Brand South Africa (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
12Kyle Simmonds South Africa (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Moeen Ali England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987Left-handedRight-arm off-breakOverseas
Wicket-keepers
2Donavon Ferreira South Africa (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998Right-handed-
Spin bowlers
69Aaron Phangiso South Africa (1984-01-21) 21 January 1984Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Zahir Khan Afghanistan (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998Left-handedSlow left-arm unorthodox
Fast bowlers
62Gerald Coetzee South Africa (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000Right-handedRight-arm fast
6Lizaad Williams South Africa (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
16Sam Cook England (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
29Malusi Siboto South Africa (1987-08-20) 20 August 1987Left-handedRight-arm medium
  1. du Plooy has played unofficial international cricket for Hungary
  2. Wiese has also played international cricket for South Africa

Statistics

Most runs
Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Faf du Plessis36941.00113 not out12
Leus du Plooy24962.2581 not out02
Reeza Hendricks23923.909601
Donavon Ferreira16418.2282 not out01
Romario Shepherd11719.504000

Most wickets
Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
Gerald Coetzee1713.524/24
Aaron Phangiso1014.104/20
Romario Shepherd830.752/24
Maheesh Theekshana726.753/30
Kyle Simmonds611.003/23

Administration and support staff
Position Name
Head coachStephen Fleming
Assistant coachAlbie Morkel
Assistant coachEric Simons
TrainerGreg King

[7]

Seasons

Seasons
Year League standing Final standing
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
2024 Batery Mahindra McDonald's

See also

References
  1. "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. "Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT".
  3. "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "SA20 SEASON 2 TO BEGIN TODAY".
  6. "Joburg Super Kings squad - Super Kings Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad".
  7. "Joburg Super Kings | Teams | SA20 League".
  8. "SA20 Records - Joburg Super Kings". ESPNCricinfo.


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