2023 Texas Super Kings Season

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Texas Super Kings
2023 season
CoachStephen Fleming
Captain(s)Faf du Plessis
MLC season2nd
MLC finalsChallengers 3rd Place

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.[1][2][3]

Fixtures[edit]

Timing of matches in Grand Prairie, Texas are in Central Time Zone (CDT) (UTC-05:00).
Timing of matches in Morrisville, North Carolina are in Eastern Time Zone (EDT) (UTC-04:00).
Match 1
July 13, 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Texas Super Kings
181/6 (20 overs)
v
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[edit]

  • 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 Zia Shahzad  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm legbreakfast 2023
Zia Shahzad  Pakistan| 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  United States | Right-handed RightLeft-arm medium-fast-medium 2023 Direct signing
Mitchell Santner  New Zealand | 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 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 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[edit]

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
3 Washington Freedom 5 3 2 0 6 0.097 Advanced to Eliminator
4 MI New York 5 2 3 0 4 1.004
5 San Francisco Unicorns 5 2 3 0 4 −0.303
6 Los Angeles Knight Riders 5 1 4 0 2 −2.028
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Administration and support staff[edit]

Texas Super Kings staff[4]
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Martinez, Glorie (March 22, 2023). "Major League Cricket makes its U.S. debut in Texas this summer". Texas Standard. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Lavalette, Tristan (November 29, 2022). "Cricket Will 'Dream Big' In The U.S. As New Pro T20 League Looms". Forbes. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Della Penna, Peter (November 15, 2022). "Major League Cricket set for July 2023 launch in Grand Prairie". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "@TexasSuperKings". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
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