# 2023 Texas Super Kings Season

The 2023 season is the inaugural season for the Major League Cricket franchise Texas Super Kings. They are one of the six teams competing in the 2023 Major League Cricket season.

## Fixtures

* Match 1 July 13, 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Texas Super Kings 181/6 (20 overs) | v | Los Angeles Knight Riders 112 (14 overs) |
| David Miller 61 (42) Lockie Ferguson 2/23 (4 overs) | | Andre Russell 55 (34) Mohammad Mohsin 4/8 (3 overs) |
* Texas Super Kings won by 69 runs Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: David Miller (Texas Super Kings)
* Los Angeles Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 5 July 16, 2023 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Washington Freedom 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Texas Super Kings 157/7 (20 overs) |
| Matthew Short 80 (50) Gerald Coetzee 2/26 (4 overs) | | Dwayne Bravo 76* (39) Akeal Hosein 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Washington Freedom won by 6 runs Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: Matthew Short (Washington Freedom)
* Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 7 July 17, 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Texas Super Kings 154/7 (20 overs) | v | MI New York 137/8 (20 overs) |
| Devon Conway 74 (55) Trent Boult 2/29 (4 overs) | | Shayan Jahangir 41 (38) Daniel Sams 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Texas Super Kings won by 17 runs Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Jermaine Lindo (USA) Player of the match: Devon Conway (Texas Super Kings)
* Texas Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 10 July 21, 2023 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Texas Super Kings 127 (20 overs) | v | Seattle Orcas 128/2 (16 overs) |
| Dwayne Bravo 39 (39) Wayne Parnell 5/20 (4 overs) | | Quinton de Kock 53 (36) Mitchell Santner 1/15 (3 overs) |
* Seattle Orcas won by 8 wickets Church Street Park, Morrisville Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Vijaya Mallela (USA) Player of the match: Wayne Parnell (Seattle Orcas)
* Seattle Orcas won the toss and elected to field.
* Seattle Orcas qualified for the play-offs as a result of this match.
* Match 14 July 24, 2023 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| San Francisco Unicorns 171/8 (20 overs) | v | Texas Super Kings 172/7 (19.1 overs) |
| Matthew Wade 49 (30) Gerald Coetzee 4/31 (4 overs) | | Milind Kumar 52 (42) Haris Rauf 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Texas Super Kings won by 3 wickets Church Street Park, Morrisville Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Rushane Samuels (WI) Player of the match: Daniel Sams (Texas Super Kings)
* San Francisco Unicorns won the toss and elected to bat.
* Texas Super Kings qualified for the play-offs as a result of this match.

## Current squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Texas Super Kings roster :
| Position | Name | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes | Notes |
| colspanrowspan="76" style="background: #DCDCDC text-align=center;"| Batters | Faf du Plessis | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | (1984-07-13) July 13, 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2023 | Direct signing, captain |
| Milind Kumar | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | (1984-07-13) July 13, 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2023 | Direct signing, captain | Milind Kumar | India | (1991-02-15) February 15, 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | |
| Sami Aslam | Milind Kumar | India | (1991-02-15) February 15, 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | | Sami Aslam | Pakistan | (1995-12-12) December 12, 1995 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | |
| Cody Chetty | Sami Aslam | Pakistan | (1995-12-12) December 12, 1995 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | | Cody Chetty | South Africa | (1991-06-28) June 28, 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | |
| Saiteja Mukkamalla | Cody Chetty | South Africa | (1991-06-28) June 28, 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | | Saiteja Mukkamalla | United States | (2004-04-09) April 9, 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | U23 player |
| scope="row"David Miller | Saiteja Mukkamalla | United States | (2004-04-09) April 9, 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | U23 player | David Miller | South Africa | (1989-06-10) June 10, 1989 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | Direct signing |
| colspanrowspan="75" style="background: #DCDCDC text-align=center;"| All-rounders | David Miller | South Africa | (1989-06-10) June 10, 1989 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Calvin Savage | South Africa | All-rounders | All-rounders | Zia Shahzad | Pakistan | | Right-handed | Right-arm legbreakfast | 2023 | |
| Zia Shahzad | | | Right-handed | Right-arm fastlegbreak | 2023 | |
| Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | Zia Shahzad | Pakistan | (1996-06-18) June 18, 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm legbreak | 2023 | | Gerald Coetzee | South Africa | | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Daniel Sams | | | Right-handed | RightLeft-arm medium-fast-medium | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Mitchell Santner | | | RightLeft-handed | LeftSlow left-arm fast-mediumorthodox | 2023 | Direct signing |
| colspanrowspan="72" style="background: #DCDCDC text-align=center;"| Wicket-keepers | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Devon Conway | Wicket-keepers | Wicket-keepers | Wicket-keepers | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | | Left-handed | Slow leftRight-arm orthodoxmedium | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Lahiru Milantha | Devon Conway | New Zealand | (1991-07-08) July 8, 1991 (age 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | Direct signing | Lahiru Milantha | Sri Lanka | (1994-05-28) May 28, 1994 (age 29) | Left-handed | | 2023 | |
| colspanrowspan="75" style="background: #DCDCDC text-align=center;"| Bowlers | Lahiru Milantha | Sri Lanka | (1994-05-28) May 28, 1994 (age 29) | Left-handed | | 2023 | | Rusty Theron | Rusty Theron | United States | (1985-07-24) July 24, 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
| Cameron Stevenson | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers | Cameron Stevenson | United States | (1992-10-30) October 30, 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
| Gerald Coetzee | Rusty Theron | United States | (1985-07-24) July 24, 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | | Devon Conway | New Zealand | | Left Right-handed | Right-arm mediumfast | 2023 2023 | Direct signing |
| Mohammad Mohsin | Cameron Stevenson | United States | (1992-10-30) October 30, 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | | Mohammad Mohsin | Pakistan | (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm leg break googly | 2023 | Domestic Wildcard Pick |
| Imran Tahir | Gerald Coetzee | South Africa | (2000-10-02) October 2, 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | Direct signing | Imran Tahir | South Africa | (1979-03-27) March 27, 1979 (age 45) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Mohammad Mohsin | Pakistan | (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm leg break googly | 2023 | Domestic Wildcard Pick |
| Imran Tahir | South Africa | (1979-03-27) March 27, 1979 (age 45) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2023 | Direct signing |

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Orcas | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.725 | Advanced to Qualifier |
| 2 | Texas Super Kings | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.570 | Advanced to Qualifier |
| 3 | Washington Freedom | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.097 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | MI New York | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.004 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 5 | San Francisco Unicorns | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.303 | |
| 6 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −2.028 | |

## Administration and support staff

Texas Super Kings staff :
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Assistant coach | Eric Simons |
| Assistant coach | Albie Morkel |
| Team manager | Russell Radhakrishnan |
| Strength and conditioning | Greg King |
| High performance analyst | Lakshmi Narayanan |
| Physiotherapist | Tommy Simsek |