Jozi Stars
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| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Temba Bavuma | |
| Coach | Donovan Miller | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| Founded | 2018 | |
| Home ground | Wanderers, Johannesburg | |
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Jozi Stars is a franchise team of the South African Mzansi Super League Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is based at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The coach is Donovan Miller.[1]
2018 season
Squad
The squad for the inaugural 2018 season was:[2]
| # | Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Salary | Nat | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 17 | Reeza Hendricks | 35 | Right Handed | Right arm Medium Fast | R 550 000 |  |
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| 27 | Pite van Biljon | 38 | Right Handed | Right arm Medium | R 200 000 | |
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| 72 | Rassie van der Dussen | 35 | Right Handed | Right arm Leg Break | R 900 000 | |
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| 333 | Chris Gayle | 45 | Left Handed | Right arm Off Break |  |
International Marquee | |
| Wicket Keepers | |||||||
| 22 | Ryan Rickelton | 28 | Left Handed | R 150 000 | |
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| 33 | Dane Vilas | 39 | Right Handed | R 1 000 000 | |
Overseas Kolpak / Captain[3] | |
| Sinethemba Qeshile | 25 | Right Handed | R 120 000 | |
Rookie | ||
| All Rounders | |||||||
| 1 | Calvin Savage | 31 | Right Handed | Right arm Fast | R 75 000 | |
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| 54 | Dan Christian | 41 | Right Handed | Right arm Fast Medium | R 750 000 |  |
Foreign Overseas |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 35 | Right Handed | Right arm Medium Fast | R 350 000 | |
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| Pace Bowlers | |||||||
| 55 | Nono Pongolo | 35 | Right Handed | Right arm Fast Medium | |
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| 18 | Beuran Hendricks | 34 | Left Handed | Left arm Fast Medium | R 650 000 | |
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| 25 | Kagiso Rabada | 29 | Left Handed | Right arm Fast | |
Protea Marquee | |
| 74 | Duanne Olivier | 32 | Right Handed | Right arm Fast Medium | R 180 000 | |
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| Alfred Mothoa | 34 | Right Handed | Right arm Medium Fast | R 50 000 | |
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| Spinners | |||||||
| 11 | Simon Harmer | 35 | Right Handed | Right arm Off Break | R 100 000 | |
Overseas Kolpak |
| 57 | Eddie Leie | 37 | Right Handed | Right arm Leg Break | R 250 000 | |
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Matches
The MSL released the full fixture list on 18 October 2018.[4]
(H) Jozi Stars
124/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
127/5 (18 overs) |
- Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Jozi Stars
209/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Paarl Rocks (H)
149 (18.4 overs) |
- Paarl Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
Cape Town Blitz
198/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Jozi Stars (H)
136 (17.4 overs) |
- Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ Mohamed, Afshak (15 October 2018). "Cape Town Blitz, Jozi Stars head up Mzansi Super League, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle among big names | IOL". iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "REVEALED: Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Wanderers - Dane Vilas: Appointed as the first Captain of the Jozi Stars". Wanderers. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ "CT Blitz to play Tshwane Spartans in MSL opener". Sport24. Retrieved 18 October 2018.