Last year’s semi-finalist of SA20, Joburg Super Kings, is ready to entertain us again with some quality cricket. The team will kick off the upcoming second season by playing the first match of the tournament against the Sunrisers Eastern Cape on January 10, at St. George’s Park in Gqeberha.
Despite playing well in the inaugural season, they couldn’t reach the final. Fans have greater expectations from the team this year, and hopefully, the team will fulfill their wish. Here in this article, we have brought information about the team’s squad.
Overview
Joburg Super Kings is a franchise cricket team in the South African T20 Premier League. The team is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is backed by the IPL team Chennai Super Kings. Here’s the overview of the team:
| Joburg Super Kings |
| League | SA20 |
| Captain | Faf du Plessis |
| Owner | Chennai Super Kings |
| Coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Home Ground | Wanderers Stadium |
| Official Website | www.joburgsuperkings.com/ |
Joburg Super Kings Squad
The team did well in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament under the captaincy of Faf du Plessis. This year the team looks even more prepared with the following squad:
Batsmen
- Faf du Plessis (C)
- Leus du Plooy
- Reeza Hendricks
- Ronan Hermann
- Wayne Madsen
- Sibonelo Makhanya
All-Rounders
- Moeen Ali
- Nandre Burger
- Donovan Ferreira
- Dayyaan Galiem
- Romario Shepherd
- Kyle Simmonds
- David Wiese
Bowlers
- Gerald Coetzee
- Sam Cook
- Imran Tahir
- Aaron Phangiso
- Lizaad Williams
- Zahir Khan
Looking at the squad, it’s enough to realize that Joburg Super Kings possess a strong batting lineup with some of the seasoned batsmen and all-rounders. The skipper Faf will open the innings with Reeza Hendricks, giving a good start. They will be followed by middle-order batsmen and all-rounders like Moeen Ali and Sibonelo Makhanya. David Wiese, Romario Shepherd, and Kyle Simmonds will contribute to both the batting and bowling departments.
Bowlers like Imran Tahir, Nandre Burger, Coetzee, and Lizaad Williams would try to keep the opposite bats silent. We shouldn’t forget South Africa’s uncapped players like Dayyaan Galiem and Ronan Hermann. Overall, the team looks strong with such a squad consisting of some of the best cricketers around the world.
Home Ground
The Wanderers Stadium located in Illovo, Johannesburg, South Africa is the home of Joburg Super Kings. Both domestic and international matches are played here. The stadium was built almost 7 decades ago and has a seating capacity of 34,000.
The stadium holds some historical significance as it has hosted some big ICC events. The 2003 Cricket World Cup and 2007 T20 World Cup finals were held on this ground. The stadium was one of the venues for the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL). It also hosted the final of the Champion League T20 in 2010 and 2012.
In 2015, everybody’s favorite AB de Villiers broke both the fastest ODI half-century and the fastest ODI century record in the same match at this stadium. He completed his century in just 31 deliveries. Faf du Plessis, the captain of Joburg Super Kings, has scored centuries on the ground in all three formats of cricket.
Coaches
The impressive squad of Joburg Super Kings would be trained and guided by the following coaches for a month:
| Coach Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Assistant coach | Albie Morkel |
| Assistant coach | Eric Simons |
| Trainer | Greg King |
Last year performance
Faf du Plessis, the second leading run-scorer last year, will once again take command of Joburg Super Kings in this season. Playing well throughout the tournament, the team won 6 matches and entered the semis.
In the semifinal match, Joburg Super Kings won the toss and invited Sunrisers Eastern Cape to bat first. The match went close, but the Kings couldn’t chase the huge target of 213. After the upper three batsmen failed to score runs, Reeza Hendricks fought well and played a great knock of 95 runs in just 56 balls.
In the end, the right-arm medium-fast bowler Romario also played a crucial knock of 38 with a strike rate of 271, but the team couldn’t cross the score of 199, which resulted in a 14-run defeat.