Joburg Super Kings

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]

Joburg Super Kings

Nickname(s)	JSK
League	SA20
Personnel
Captain	Faf du Plessis
Coach	Stephen Fleming
Bowling coach	Rory Kleinveldt
Owner	Chennai Super Kings Cricket
Manager	Russell Radhakrishnan
Team information
City	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Colors	Yellow   and Green
Founded	2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Home ground	Wanderers Stadium
Capacity	34,000
Official website	joburgsuperkings.com
T20 kit

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 based franchise was purchased by Chennai Super Kings Cricket.^[5]

Crest and colours

The franchise was named as the Super Kings similar to the existing franchise Chennai Super Kings owned by Chennai Super Kings cricket. 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 during a Super Kings vs MI Cape Town 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] The stadium is owned by the Cricket South Africa and has a seating capacity of 34,000.^[10]

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 41)	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 34)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	2025		Overseas
6	Donovan Ferreira	South Africa	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 27)	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 40)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2024
9	Evan Jones	South Africa	(1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 29)	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 38)	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 25)	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 35)	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 27)	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

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

Source: SA20 website^[14]

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^[15]

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^[16]

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:^[17]

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:^[18]

See also

• Chennai Super Kings
• Texas Super Kings