League | SA20 | |
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Personnel | ||
Captain | Faf du Plessis | |
Coach | Stephen Fleming | |
Owner | Chennai Super Kings Cricket | |
Team information | ||
City | Johannesburg | |
Colors | Yellow | |
Founded | 2022 | |
Home ground | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | |
Capacity | 34,000 | |
History | ||
Twenty20 debut | v. Durban's Super Giants at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban; 11 January 2023 | |
Official website | https://www.joburgsuperkings.com/ | |
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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 Cricket. [4]
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]
The team's squad for the first season of the competition was: [6]
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Captain | ||||||
13 | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | 13 July 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Captain |
Batsmen | ||||||
17 | Reeza Hendricks | South Africa | 14 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
76 | Leus du Plooy | England [lower-alpha 1] | 12 January 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
7 | Wayne Madsen | Italy | 2 January 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
5 | Sibonelo Makhanya | South Africa | 7 March 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All-rounders | ||||||
48 | Romario Shepherd | West Indies | 26 November 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
96 | David Wiese | Namibia [lower-alpha 2] | 18 May 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
71 | Nandre Burger | South Africa | 11 August 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
28 | Neil Brand | South Africa | 12 April 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
12 | Kyle Simmonds | South Africa | 6 January 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Moeen Ali | England | 18 June 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
2 | Donavon Ferreira | South Africa | 21 July 1998 | Right-handed | - | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
69 | Aaron Phangiso | South Africa | 21 January 1984 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Zahir Khan | Afghanistan | 20 December 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | ||
Fast bowlers | ||||||
62 | Gerald Coetzee | South Africa | 2 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
6 | Lizaad Williams | South Africa | 1 October 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
16 | Sam Cook | England | 4 August 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
29 | Malusi Siboto | South Africa | 20 August 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium |
Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
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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 |
Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
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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 |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Stephen Fleming |
Assistant coach | Albie Morkel |
Assistant coach | Eric Simons |
Trainer | Greg King |
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2023 | 2nd out of 6 | Semifinals |
2024 | 4th out of 6 | Semifinals |
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
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2023 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
2024 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [8] |
Note:
Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
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2023 | ||||
2024 | Batery | Mahindra | McDonald's |
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