Joburg Super Kings

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Joburg Super Kings
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League SA20
Personnel
Captain Faf du Plessis
Coach Stephen Fleming
Owner Chennai Super Kings Cricket
Team information
City Johannesburg
ColorsYellow  
Founded2022;2 years ago (2022)
Home ground Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Capacity34,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Durban's Super Giants at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban; 11 January 2023
Official website joburgsuperkings.com
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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]

Contents

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 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

2024 season

Current squad

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

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Captain
13 Faf du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 July 1984 (age 40)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break Captain
Batsmen
76 Leus du Plooy Flag of England.svg  England [lower-alpha 1] 12 January 1995 (age 29)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wihan Lubbe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22 November 1992 (age 31)Left-handedRight arm off-break
5 Sibonelo Makhanya Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7 March 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
96 David Wiese Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia [lower-alpha 2] 18 May 1985 (age 39)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2024 pre-season signing
71 Nandre Burger Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11 August 1995 (age 29)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Evan Jones Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 August 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
JP KingFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 26 August 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2025 Rookie signing
Moeen Ali Flag of England.svg  England 18 June 1987 (age 37)Left-handedRight-arm off-break 2024 pre-season signing
Doug Bracewell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 September 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast
Wicket-keepers
2 Donavon Ferreira Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21 July 1998 (age 26)Right-handed-
Jonny Bairstow Flag of England.svg  England 26 September 1989 (age 35)Right-handed2025 pre-season signing
Devon Conway Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8 July 1991 (age 33)Left-handed-2025 pre-season signing
Spin bowlers
Imran Tahir Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 27 March 1979 (age 45)Right-handedRight arm leg-break
Tabraiz Shamsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 February 1990 (age 34)Right-handed Left arm unorthodox spin Traded from Paarl Royals
Maheesh Theekshana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1 August 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2025 pre-season signing
Fast bowlers
62 Gerald Coetzee Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2 October 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast
6 Lizaad Williams Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 October 1993 (age 31)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Matheesha Pathirana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 18 December 2002 (age 21)Right-handedRight-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

Most runs

PlayerRunsBatting averageHigh score100s50s
Leus du Plooy 24962.2581 not out 02
Reeza Hendricks 23923.909601
Donavon Ferreira 16418.2282 not out 01
Romario Shepherd 11719.504000

Most wickets

PlayerWicketsBowling averageBest bowling
Gerald Coetzee 1713.524/24
Romario Shepherd 830.752/24
Maheesh Theekshana 726.753/30
Kyle Simmonds 611.003/23

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Head coach Stephen Fleming
Assistant coach Albie Morkel
Assistant coach Eric Simons
Trainer Greg King

[7]

Seasons

Seasons

YearLeague standingFinal standing
2023 2nd out of 6Semifinals
2024 4th out of 6Semifinals

Season summary

YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR
2023 11641
2024 12462
Source: ESPNCricinfo [8]

Note:

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

YearKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Chest branding
2023LottoFanCraze1XBET1XBET
2024LottoBatery Mahindra McDonald's

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