Jump to content

Joburg Super Kings

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joburg Super Kings
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainFaf du Plessis
CoachStephen Fleming
OwnerChennai Super Kings Cricket
Team information
CityJohannesburg
ColorsYellow  
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Home groundWanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Capacity34,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Durban's Super Giants at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban; 11 January 2023
Official websitejoburgsuperkings.com

T20 kit

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

[edit]

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 in 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

[edit]

2024 season

[edit]

Current squad

[edit]

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
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
Wihan Lubbe  South Africa (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 31) Left-handed Right arm off-break
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
Evan Jones  South Africa (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
JP King  South Africa (2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2025 Rookie signing
Moeen Ali  England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm off-break 2024 pre-season signing
Doug Bracewell  New Zealand (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast
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 35) 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
Imran Tahir  South Africa (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 45) Right-handed Right arm leg-break
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 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast
6 Lizaad Williams  South Africa (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Matheesha Pathirana  Sri Lanka (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2025 Wildcard signing
  1. ^ du Plooy has played unofficial international cricket for Hungary
  2. ^ Wiese has also played international cricket for South Africa

Statistics

[edit]

Most runs

[edit]
Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
Position Name
Head coach Stephen Fleming
Assistant coach Albie Morkel
Assistant coach Eric Simons
Trainer Greg King

[7]

Seasons

[edit]

Seasons

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2023 Lotto FanCraze 1XBET 1XBET
2024 Lotto Batery Mahindra McDonald's

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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, 2025 Squad".
  7. ^ "Joburg Super Kings | Teams | SA20 League".
  8. ^ "SA20 Records - Joburg Super Kings". ESPNCricinfo.
[edit]