Joburg Super Kings

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| name = Joburg Super Kings

| nickname = JSK

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| logo_image = Joburg_Super_Kings_Logo.svg

| captain = Faf du Plessis

| coach = Stephen Fleming

| bowling_coach = Rory Kleinveldt

| manager = Russell Radhakrishnan

| city = Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

| league = SA20

| colors = Yellow {{color box|yellow}} and Green {{color box|#00723b}}

| owner = Chennai Super Kings Cricket

| founded = {{start date and age|2022}}

| ground = Wanderers Stadium

| capacity = 34,000

| website = {{URL|https://www.joburgsuperkings.com/|joburgsuperkings.com}}

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cricket-south-africa-announces-new-six-team-franchise-based-t20-competition-1312731|title=Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition|website=ESPNcricinfo}} The team plays its home matches at the Wanderers Stadium and is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-franchise-owners-buy-all-six-teams-in-south-africas-new-t20-league-1325425|title=IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league|website=ESPNcricinfo}}

The team is captained by Faf du Plessis and is coached by Stephen Fleming.{{Cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/2022/04/29/t20-comes-home-as-csa-and-supersport-announce-grand-new-event/|title=Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT|access-date=22 October 2022|archive-date=1 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201134828/https://cricket.co.za/2022/04/29/t20-comes-home-as-csa-and-supersport-announce-grand-new-event/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africas-new-sa20-league-to-begin-on-january-10-1337937|title=Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10|website=ESPNcricinfo}}

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.joburgsuperkings.com/news-detail/161|title=SA20 SEASON 2 TO BEGIN TODAY}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/johannesburg-super-kings-reveal-team-logo-for-upcoming-sa20-league-3306332|title=Johannesburg Super Kings Reveal Team Logo For Upcoming SA20 League|date=1 September 2022|access-date=1 September 2022|work=NDTV Sports}} The team's anthem is titled "Whistle For Joburg" ({{Translation|To Joburg We Belong!}}), the latest version of which was released in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/sa20-joburg-super-kings-launch-official-team-jersey-and-anthem-6786757.html|title=Joburg Super Kings Launch Official Team Jersey and Anthem|date=8 January 2023|access-date=8 January 2023|work=News 18}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.citizen.co.za/sandton-chronicle/news-headlines/local-news/2023/01/19/joburg-super-kings-captain-faf-du-plessis-looks-forward-to-the-first-edition-of-sa20/|title=Joburg Super Kings launched official jersey and anthem at the DP World Wanderers|date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 January 2023|work=Citizen.co.za}}

Grounds

File:Wanderers Stadium 2024.jpg 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/the-wanderers-stadium-johannesburg-59120|title=Wanderers Stadium|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 December 2023}}{{cite web|title=Wanderers Stadium|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/8643/csa-t20-challenge-2024/venues/88/the-wanderers-stadium|work=Cricbuzz}} The stadium is owned by the Cricket South Africa and has a seating capacity of 34,000.

Players

= Current squad =

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
{{color box|border=darkgray|#FFCCCC|*}} denotes a player who was unavailable for the season.

No. ! Name ! Nationality ! Birth date ! Batting style ! Bowling style ! Year signed ! Salary ! Notes
class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" \|+ Joburg Super Kings squad
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Batters
1	Faf du Plessis	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1984\|07\|13\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm Leg-break	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \| {{ZARConvert\|5.7\|m}}	Captain
2	Leus du Plooy	{{cr\|ENG}}	{{Birth date and age\|1995\|01\|12\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \| {{ZARConvert\|1.5\|m}}	Overseas
3	Sibonelo Makhanya	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1996\|03\|07\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	style="text-align:center;" \|2023
4	Wihan Lubbe	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1992\|11\|22\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right arm off break	style="text-align:center;" \|2025	style="text-align:center;" \| {{ZARConvert\|175\|k}}
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Wicket-keepers
5	Devon Conway	{{cr\|NZ}}	{{Birth date and age\|1991\|07\|08\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Overseas
6	Donovan Ferreira	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1998\|07\|21\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm off break	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|5.5\|m}}
7	Jonny Bairstow	{{cr\|ENG}}	{{Birth date and age\|1989\|9\|26\|df=y}}	Right-handed	-	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Overseas
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| All-rounders
8	David Wiese	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1985\|05\|18\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2024
9	Evan Jones	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1996\|08\|05\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	style="text-align:center;" \|2025	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|175\|k}}
10	JP King	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|2003\|08\|26\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Rookie
11	Moeen Ali	{{cr\|ENG}}	{{Birth date and age\|1987\|06\|18\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|6.5\|m}}	Overseas
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Spin bowlers
12	Imran Tahir	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1979\|03\|27\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm Leg-break	style="text-align:center;" \|2024
13	Maheesh Theekshana	{{cr\|SL}}	{{Birth date and age\|2000\|08\|01\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|1.6\|m}}	Overseas
14	Tabraiz Shamsi	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1990\|02\|18\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Left-arm unorthodox spin	style="text-align:center;" \|2025	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|4.3\|m}}
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Pace bowlers
style="background:#FFCCCC \|15	Beuran Hendricks	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1990\|06\|08\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Leftt arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Replacement of Nandre Burger Injured{{cite news\|title=Joburg Super Kings replace Beuran Hendricks with Lutho Sipamla in 2025 SA20\|url=https://www.clubcricket.co.za/latestnews/joburg-super-kings-name-beuran-hendricks-replacement-for-2025-sa20/\|access-date=10 January 2025\|work=Clubcricketsa}}
16	Doug Bracewell	{{cr\|NZ}}	{{Birth date and age\|1990\|09\|28\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2025	style="text-align:center;" \| {{ZARConvert\|175\|k}}	Overseas
17	Gerald Coetzee	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|2000\|10\|02\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2023
18	Hardus Viljoen	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1989\|03\|06\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Replacement of Lizaad Williams
style="background:#FFCCCC \|19	Lizaad Williams	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1993\|10\|01\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|325\|k}}	Injured{{cite news\|title=Hardus Viljoen replaces injured Lizaad Williams in the Joburg squad\|url=https://www.joburgsuperkings.com/news-detail/354\|access-date=10 January 2025\|work=joburgsuperkings.com}}
20	Lutho Sipamla	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1998\|05\|12\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Replacement of Beuran Hendricks
21	Matheesha Pathirana	{{cr\|SL}}	{{Birth date and age\|2002\|12\|18\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Wildcard
style="background:#FFCCCC \|22	Nandre Burger	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1995\|08\|11\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Leftt arm fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|175\|k}}	Injured{{cite news\|title=Joburg Super Kings replace Nandre Burger with Beuran Hendricks\|url=https://www.clubcricket.co.za/latestnews/joburg-super-kings-name-nandre-burgers-replacement-for-sa20/\|access-date=17 October 2024\|work=Clubcricketsa}}

Administration and support staff

Position ! Name
class="wikitable"
Head coach	Stephen Fleming
Assistant coach	Albie Morkel
Assistant coach	Eric Simons
Trainer	Greg King
Performance Analyst	Prasanna Agoram

Source: SA20 website{{cite web | url=https://www.sa20.co.za/team/joburg-super-kings/ | title=Joburg Super Kings | Teams | SA20 League }}

Statistics

= By season =

class="wikitable defaultcenter col1left" style="font-size: 100%"

!Year

!Matches

!Won

!Lost

!{{tooltip|NR|No Result}}

!Group Stage

!Final Result

!Most Runs

!Most Wickets

2023

|10

|2/6

|Semi-finalists

|Faf du Plessis (369)

|Gerald Coetzee (17)

2024

|10

|4/6

|Playoffs

|Leus du Plooy (377)

|Lizaad Williams (15)

Source: ESPNcricinfo{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/team-series-results/sa20-987|title=Results of SA20|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 December 2023}}

= By opposition =

Total	2023-24	22	10	10	2	45.45%
class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter col1left" style="font-size: 100%" ! Opposition ! Span !{{tooltip\|M\|Matches}} !{{tooltip\|W\|Won}} !{{tooltip\|L\|Lost}} !{{tooltip\|NR\|No Result}} ! Win (%)
Durban's Super Giants	2023-24	5	3	2	0	{{center\|60}}
MI Cape Town	2023-24	4	2	2	0	{{center\|50}}
Paarl Royals	2023-24	5	1	3	1	{{center\|25}}
Pretoria Capitals	2023-24	4	2	1	1	{{center\|66.66}}
Sunrisers Eastern Cape	2023-24	4	2	2	0	{{center\|50}}

Last updated: 18 May 2024{{cite web|title=SA20 — Joburg Super Kings / Records / Result summary|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/team-results-summary/joburg-super-kings-6987/twenty20-matches-6|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 February 2024}}

=Most runs=

Player !Runs !Batting average !High score !100s !50s
class="wikitable"
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:{{cite web |title=Most runs in SA20 - Joburg Super Kings |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/batting-most-runs-career/sa20-987?team=6987 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 January 2025}}

=Most wickets=

Player !Wickets ! Bowling average ! Best bowling
class="wikitable"
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:{{cite web |title=Most wickets in SA20 - Joburg Super Kings |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/bowling-most-wickets-career/sa20-987?team=6987 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 January 2025}}

References

External links

[https://www.joburgsuperkings.com/ Joburg Super Kings Official Website]
[https://www.sa20.co.za/team/joburg-super-kings/ Super Kings section of the SA 20 website]

Category:SA20

Category:2022 establishments in South Africa

Category:Chennai Super Kings Cricket

Category:Cricket in Gauteng

Category:Cricket clubs established in 2022

Category:Sports clubs and teams in South Africa

Category:Sport in Johannesburg

No. ! Name ! Nationality ! Birth date ! Batting style ! Bowling style ! Year signed ! Salary ! Notes
class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" \|+ Joburg Super Kings squad
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Batters
1	Faf du Plessis	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1984\|07\|13\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm Leg-break	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \| {{ZARConvert\|5.7\|m}}	Captain
2	Leus du Plooy	{{cr\|ENG}}	{{Birth date and age\|1995\|01\|12\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \| {{ZARConvert\|1.5\|m}}	Overseas
3	Sibonelo Makhanya	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1996\|03\|07\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	style="text-align:center;" \|2023
4	Wihan Lubbe	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1992\|11\|22\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right arm off break	style="text-align:center;" \|2025	style="text-align:center;" \| {{ZARConvert\|175\|k}}
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Wicket-keepers
5	Devon Conway	{{cr\|NZ}}	{{Birth date and age\|1991\|07\|08\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Overseas
6	Donovan Ferreira	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1998\|07\|21\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm off break	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|5.5\|m}}
7	Jonny Bairstow	{{cr\|ENG}}	{{Birth date and age\|1989\|9\|26\|df=y}}	Right-handed	-	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Overseas
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| All-rounders
8	David Wiese	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1985\|05\|18\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2024
9	Evan Jones	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1996\|08\|05\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	style="text-align:center;" \|2025	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|175\|k}}
10	JP King	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|2003\|08\|26\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Rookie
11	Moeen Ali	{{cr\|ENG}}	{{Birth date and age\|1987\|06\|18\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|6.5\|m}}	Overseas
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Spin bowlers
12	Imran Tahir	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1979\|03\|27\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm Leg-break	style="text-align:center;" \|2024
13	Maheesh Theekshana	{{cr\|SL}}	{{Birth date and age\|2000\|08\|01\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|1.6\|m}}	Overseas
14	Tabraiz Shamsi	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1990\|02\|18\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Left-arm unorthodox spin	style="text-align:center;" \|2025	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|4.3\|m}}
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Pace bowlers
style="background:#FFCCCC \|15	Beuran Hendricks	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1990\|06\|08\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Leftt arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Replacement of Nandre Burger Injured{{cite news\|title=Joburg Super Kings replace Beuran Hendricks with Lutho Sipamla in 2025 SA20\|url=https://www.clubcricket.co.za/latestnews/joburg-super-kings-name-beuran-hendricks-replacement-for-2025-sa20/\|access-date=10 January 2025\|work=Clubcricketsa}}
16	Doug Bracewell	{{cr\|NZ}}	{{Birth date and age\|1990\|09\|28\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2025	style="text-align:center;" \| {{ZARConvert\|175\|k}}	Overseas
17	Gerald Coetzee	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|2000\|10\|02\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2023
18	Hardus Viljoen	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1989\|03\|06\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Replacement of Lizaad Williams
style="background:#FFCCCC \|19	Lizaad Williams	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1993\|10\|01\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|325\|k}}	Injured{{cite news\|title=Hardus Viljoen replaces injured Lizaad Williams in the Joburg squad\|url=https://www.joburgsuperkings.com/news-detail/354\|access-date=10 January 2025\|work=joburgsuperkings.com}}
20	Lutho Sipamla	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1998\|05\|12\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Replacement of Beuran Hendricks
21	Matheesha Pathirana	{{cr\|SL}}	{{Birth date and age\|2002\|12\|18\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right arm fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2025		Wildcard
style="background:#FFCCCC \|22	Nandre Burger	{{cr\|SA}}	{{Birth date and age\|1995\|08\|11\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Leftt arm fast	style="text-align:center;" \|2023	style="text-align:center;" \|{{ZARConvert\|175\|k}}	Injured{{cite news\|title=Joburg Super Kings replace Nandre Burger with Beuran Hendricks\|url=https://www.clubcricket.co.za/latestnews/joburg-super-kings-name-nandre-burgers-replacement-for-sa20/\|access-date=17 October 2024\|work=Clubcricketsa}}