Joburg Super Kings
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainFaf du Plessis
CoachStephen Fleming
OwnerChennai Super Kings
Team information
CityJohannesburg
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Home groundWanderers Stadium
Official websitehttps://www.joburgsuperkings.com/

T20 kit

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]

The franchise is owned by the Chennai Super Kings.[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, lead 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]

Team History

2023 season

2024 season

Current squad

The team's squad for the first season of the competition was:[6]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Captain
13 Faf du Plessis  South Africa (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Captain
Batsmen
17 Reeza Hendricks  South Africa (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off-break
76 Leus du Plooy  England[a] (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
7 Wayne Madsen  Italy (1984-01-02) 2 January 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm off break
5 Sibonelo Makhanya  South Africa (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
48 Romario Shepherd  West Indies (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
96 David Wiese  Namibia[b] (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
71 Nandre Burger  South Africa (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast
28 Neil Brand  South Africa (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
12 Kyle Simmonds  South Africa (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Moeen Ali  England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 36) Left-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
Wicket-keepers
2 Donavon Ferreira  South Africa (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 25) Right-handed -
Spin bowlers
69 Aaron Phangiso  South Africa (1984-01-21) 21 January 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Zahir Khan  Afghanistan (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox
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
16 Sam Cook  England (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
29 Malusi Siboto  South Africa (1987-08-20) 20 August 1987 (age 36) Left-handed Right-arm medium
  1. ^ du Plooy has played unofficial international cricket for Hungary
  2. ^ Wiese has also played international cricket for South Africa

Statistics

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Most runs

Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Faf du Plessis 369 41.00 113 not out 1 2
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
Aaron Phangiso 10 14.10 4/20
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
2022-23 2nd out of 6 Semifinals

Season summary

Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR
2022-23 11 6 4 1
Source: ESPNCricinfo[8]

Note:

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 Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

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