Joburg Super Kings

SA20 cricket franchise

Cricket team

Joburg Super Kings

Nickname(s)| JSK
League| SA20
Personnel
Captain| Faf du Plessis
Coach| Stephen Fleming
Owner| Chennai Super Kings Cricket
Manager| Russell Radhakrishnan
Team information
City| Johannesburg, Gauteng
Colors| Yellow  and Green
Founded| 2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Home ground| Wanderers Stadium
Capacity| 34,000
Official website| joburgsuperkings.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

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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

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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

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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]

## Players

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### Current squad

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* 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

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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 29) | 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 46) | 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 35) | 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 |  | Replacement of Nandre Burger
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 36) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | 2025 |  | Replacement of Lizaad Williams
19 | Lizaad Williams |  South Africa |  (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | R325,000 (US$21,989.17) | Injured[12]
20 | Lutho Sipamla |  South Africa |  (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 |  | Replacement of Beuran Hendricks
21 | Matheesha Pathirana |  Sri Lanka |  (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | 2025 |  | Wildcard
22 | Nandre Burger |  South Africa |  (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Leftt arm fast | 2023 | R175,000 (US$11,840.32) | Injured[13]

## Administration and support staff

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Position  | Name

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

Source: SA20 website[14]

## Statistics

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### By season

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Year  | Matches  | Won  | Lost  | NR | Group Stage  | Final Result  | Most Runs  | Most Wickets

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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[15]

### By opposition

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Opposition  | Span  | M | W | L | NR | Win (%)

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Durban's Super Giants | 2023-24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |

MI Cape Town | 2023-24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |

Paarl Royals | 2023-24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |

Pretoria Capitals | 2023-24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

66.66

Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 2023-24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |

Total | 2023-24 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 45.45%

Last updated: 18 May 2024[16]

### Most runs

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Player  | Runs  | Batting average  | High score  | 100s  | 50s

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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:[17]

### Most wickets

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Player  | Wickets  | Bowling average  | Best bowling

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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:[18]

## See also

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* Chennai Super Kings
* Texas Super Kings

## References

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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. ^ "Hardus Viljoen replaces injured Lizaad Williams in the Joburg squad". joburgsuperkings.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
13. ^ "Joburg Super Kings replace Nandre Burger with Beuran Hendricks". Clubcricketsa. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
14. ^ "Joburg Super Kings | Teams | SA20 League".
15. ^ "Results of SA20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
16. ^ "SA20 — Joburg Super Kings / Records / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
17. ^ "Most runs in SA20 - Joburg Super Kings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
18. ^ "Most wickets in SA20 - Joburg Super Kings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

## External links

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* Joburg Super Kings Official Website
* Super Kings section of the SA 20 website

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Joburg Super Kings

Ownership|

Chennai Super Kings Cricket

Home ground|

* The Wanderers Stadium

Captain|

* Faf du Plessis (2022–present)

Coach|

* Stephen Fleming (2022–present)

Seasons|

* 2023
* 2024

See also|

* Chennai Super Kings
* Texas Super Kings

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* Cricket in South Africa

Seasons|

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* 2025

Personnel changes|

* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Finals|

* 2023
* 2024

Teams|

* Durban's Super Giants
* Joburg Super Kings
* MI Cape Town
* Paarl Royals
* Pretoria Capitals
* Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Venues|

* Boland Park
* Centurion Park
* Kingsmead Cricket Ground
* Newlands Cricket Ground
* St George's Park Cricket Ground
* Wanderers Stadium

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* List of SA20 records and statistics

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