Joburg Super Kings Explained
Joburg Super Kings (JSK) is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament.[1] The team is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. The team is captained by Faf du Plessis and is coached by Stephen Fleming.[2] [3]
The franchise is owned by the Chennai Super Kings Cricket.[4]
Franchise history
In August 2022, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of South Africa, including Johannesburg, were put up on auction in South Africa on September 2022.The Johannesburg franchise was purchased was revealed that Chennai Super Kings, led by N. Srinivasan will be owning a team in the league. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023,through their social media handles.[5]
2024 season
Current squad
The team's squad for the first season of the competition was:[6]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
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| 249 | 62.25 | | 0 | 2 |
| 239 | 23.90 | 96 | 0 | 1 |
| 164 | 18.22 | | 0 | 1 |
| 117 | 19.50 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
Most wickets
Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
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| 17 | 13.52 | 4/24 |
| 8 | 30.75 | 2/24 |
| 7 | 26.75 | 3/30 |
| 6 | 11.00 | 3/23 | |
Administration and support staff
[7] Seasons
Seasons
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2023 | 2nd out of 6 | Semifinals |
2024 | 4th out of 6 | Semifinals | |
- C: champions
- RU: runner-up
- SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
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2023 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
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2024 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
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Source: ESPNCricinfo[8] | |
Note:
- NR indicates No result.
- Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
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2023 | Lotto | FanCraze | 1XBET | 1XBET |
2024 | Lotto | Batery | Mahindra | McDonald's | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition. ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT.
- Web site: Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10. ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league. ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: SA20 SEASON 2 TO BEGIN TODAY.
- Web site: Joburg Super Kings squad - Super Kings Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad .
- Web site: Joburg Super Kings | Teams | SA20 League .
- Web site: SA20 Records - Joburg Super Kings . ESPNCricinfo.