Joburg Super Kings (JSK) is a South African professional T20

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franchise based in

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.The team competes in the

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and was one of the six franchises incorporated when the league was established in 2023. The team plays its home matches at the

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and is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket. The team is captained by

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and is coached by

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History

In August 2022,

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announced the establishment of the

, a

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Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing six different cities, including

, were put up for auction in September 2022. The Johannesburg based franchise was purchased by Chennai Super Kings Cricket.

Crest and colours

The franchise was named as the Super Kings similar to the existing franchise

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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. The team's anthem is titled "Whistle For Joburg" (), 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

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.

Administration and support staff

Source: ''SA20 website''

Statistics

By season

Source: ''ESPNcricinfo''

By opposition

''Last updated: 18 May 2024''

Most runs

Source:

Most wickets