Joburg Super Kings

Joburg Super Kings
Nickname(s)JSK
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainFaf du Plessis
CoachStephen Fleming
OwnerChennai Super Kings Cricket
ManagerRussell Radhakrishnan
Team information
CityJohannesburg, Gauteng
ColorsYellow  
Founded2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Home groundWanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Capacity34,000
Official websitejoburgsuperkings.com

T20 kit

Joburg Super Kings (JSK) is a South African professional T20 cricket franchise based in Johannesburg, Gauteng.The team competes in the SA20 and was one of the six franchises incorporated when the league was established in 2023.[1] The team plays its home matches at the Wanderers Stadium and is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket.[2]

The team is captained by Faf du Plessis and is coached by Stephen Fleming.[3][4]

History

In August 2022, Cricket South Africa announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing six different cities, including Johannesburg, were put up for auction in September 2022. The Johannesburg franchise was purchased by N. Srinivasan.[5]

Crest and colours

The franchise was named as the Super Kings in honour of their first franchised cricket team Chennai Super Kings. The logo consists of a head of a roaring lion in orange with a crown on the top and the team name rendered below in green.[6] The team's anthem is titled "Whistle For Joburg" (transl. To Joburg We Belong!), the latest version of which was released in 2023.[7][8]

Grounds

Main article: Wanderers Stadium
Wanderers Stadium at Joburg Super Kings vs MI Cape Town Cricket Match in 2024

The Super Kings play their home matches at the Wanderers Stadium (also known as "Bullring") in Johannesburg, which is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in South Africa.[9][10] The stadium is owned by the Cricket South Africa and has a seating capacity of 34,000.[9]

Brand

Sponsorship

Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2023 - FanCraze 1xbet 1xbet
2024 - Battery Mahindra McDonald's
2025 - Dafabet FedEx Mahindra

Players

Current squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who was unavailable for the season.
Joburg Super Kings squad
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batters
1 Faf du Plessis  South Africa (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm Leg-break 2023 R5.7 million (US$385,656.29) Captain
2 Leus du Plooy  England (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2023 R1.5 million (US$101,488.5) Overseas
3 Sibonelo Makhanya  South Africa (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023
4 Wihan Lubbe  South Africa (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32) Left-handed Right arm off break 2025 R175,000 (US$11,840.32)
Wicket-keepers
5 Devon Conway  New Zealand (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Overseas
6 Donovan Ferreira  South Africa (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm off break 2023 R5.5 million (US$372,124.49)
7 Jonny Bairstow  England (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35) Right-handed - 2025 Overseas
All-rounders
8 David Wiese  South Africa (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024
9 Evan Jones  South Africa (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 R175,000 (US$11,840.32)
10 JP King  South Africa (2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2025 Rookie
11 Moeen Ali  England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2023 R6.5 million (US$439,783.49) Overseas
Spin bowlers
12 Imran Tahir  South Africa (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 45) Right-handed Right arm Leg-break 2024
13 Maheesh Theekshana  Sri Lanka (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 R1.6 million (US$108,254.4) Overseas
14 Tabraiz Shamsi  South Africa (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin 2025 R4.3 million (US$290,933.69)
Pace bowlers
15 Beuran Hendricks  South Africa (1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Leftt arm medium-fast 2025 Injured[11]
16 Doug Bracewell  New Zealand (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2025 R175,000 (US$11,840.32) Overseas
17 Gerald Coetzee  South Africa (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm fast 2023
18 Hardus Viljoen  South Africa (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm fast 2025
19 Lutho Sipamla  South Africa (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2025
20 Matheesha Pathirana  Sri Lanka (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right arm fast 2025 Wildcard

Administration and support staff

Position Name
Head coach Stephen Fleming
Assistant coach Albie Morkel
Assistant coach Eric Simons
Trainer Greg King
Performance Analyst Prasanna Agoram

Source: SA20 website[12]

Statistics

By season

Year Matches Won Lost NR Group Stage Final Result Most Runs Most Wickets
2023 10 6 3 1 2/6 Semi-finalists Faf du Plessis (369) Gerald Coetzee (17)
2024 10 3 5 2 4/6 Playoffs Leus du Plooy (377) Lizaad Williams (15)

Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]

By opposition

Opposition Span M W L NR Win (%)
Durban's Super Giants 2023-24 5 3 2 0
60
MI Cape Town 2023-24 4 2 2 0
50
Paarl Royals 2023-24 5 1 3 1
25
Pretoria Capitals 2023-24 4 2 1 1
66.66
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 2023-24 4 2 2 0
50
Total 2023-24 22 10 10 2 45.45%

Last updated: 18 May 2024[14]

Most runs

Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Leus du Plooy 626 44.71 81* 0 5
Faf du Plessis 608 35.76 113* 1 5
Reeza Hendricks 411 24.17 96 0 2
Donavon Ferreira 289 20.64 82 not out 0 2
Moeen Ali 169 28.16 36 0 0

Source:[15]

Most wickets

Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
Lizaad Williams 20 15.90 4/26
Gerald Coetzee 17 13.52 4/24
Romario Shepherd 13 30.69 3/39
Nandre Burger 13 33.15 3/26
Aaron Phangiso 10 17.50 4/20

Source:[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ^ "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT". Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "SA20 SEASON 2 TO BEGIN TODAY".
  6. ^ "Johannesburg Super Kings Reveal Team Logo For Upcoming SA20 League". NDTV Sports. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Joburg Super Kings Launch Official Team Jersey and Anthem". News 18. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Joburg Super Kings launched official jersey and anthem at the DP World Wanderers". Ctizen.co.za. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Wanderers Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Wanderers Stadium". Cricbuzz.
  11. ^ "Joburg Super Kings replace Beuran Hendricks with Lutho Sipamla in 2025 SA20". Clubcricketsa. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Joburg Super Kings | Teams | SA20 League".
  13. ^ "Results of SA20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  14. ^ "SA20 — Joburg Super Kings / Records / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Most runs in SA20 - Joburg Super Kings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Most wickets in SA20 - Joburg Super Kings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2025.


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