# 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. The team plays its home matches at the Wanderers Stadium and is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket.
The team is captained by Faf du Plessis and is coached by Stephen Fleming.

## 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.

## 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. The team's anthem is titled "Whistle For Joburg" (transl. To Joburg We Belong!), the latest version of which was released in 2023.

## Grounds

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. 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.
* * 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 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

## 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

## 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

### 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

### 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:

### 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 |
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