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The Texas Super Kings is an American professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC).[4] The team is based in Dallas, Texas and was announced in 2023 as one of six inaugural teams to play in Major League Cricket.[5] The team has two minor league affiliates – the Dallas Mustangs and the Dallas Xforia Giants, which both compete in Minor League Cricket alongside 24 other teams.[6] The franchise is co-owned by the Chennai Super Kings, Ross Perot Jr., and Anurag Jain.[7]

The team's home ground is Grand Prairie Stadium, located in Grand Prairie, Texas.[8] The stadium has a capacity of 7,200 – but it can be expanded to seat 15,000 for major events.[9] The team is coached by Stephen Fleming, who also serves as head coach for the Chennai Super Kings and the Joburg Super Kings,[10] and is captained by former South African skipper Faf du Plessis.[11]

Franchise history

Background

In November 2020, USA Cricket announced that ACE had acquired a 15-year lease for a former Minor League Baseball stadium to be renovated into a fully-fledged cricket stadium, which would host the Dallas franchise Major League Cricket team.[12][13] Plans were reaffirmed two years later in December 2022, where MLC officially announced its 2023 season and the name of the Texas franchise home ground, Grand Prairie Stadium.[14]

In May 2022, it was formally announced during a Series A and A1 fundraising round for Major League Cricket that Anurag Jain and Ross Perot Jr. – who were among many big-name investors such as Satya Nadella and Sanjay Parthasarathy – would co-own the Texas franchise cricket team.[15][16]

In the buildup to the 2023 draft – which was held on March 19, the Texas franchise announced its partnership with the Chennai Super Kings.[17] Following the draft, the team held a press conference wherein co-owner Anurag Jain, amongst Stephen Fleming and K.S. Viswanathan,[18] publicly announced their team name – the Texas Super Kings, logo and coach for the first time.[19] However, it was announced in late April that they had revamped their logo for it to look similar to the logos of the Chennai and Joburg Super Kings.[20]

Seasons History

2023 season

See also: 2023 Texas Super Kings Season

Prior to the launch of the official season, it was announced the MLC's inaugural domestic draft would take place on March 19, 2023.[21] The Super Kings had the final pick of the first round draft and selected Rusty Theron,[22] before adding Sami Aslam, Calvin Savage, and Milind Kumar with later selections.[23] In June 2023, the Super Kings announced seven of their nine overseas signings, including Ambati Rayudu, Devon Conway, and Dwayne Bravo. In addition, they announced their full support staff lineup, including Albie Morkel and Eric Simons, among others.[24] They subsequently announced that former South African skipper, Faf du Plessis, would captain the side[11] and on July 5, selected Mohammad Mohsin as their Domestic Wildcard Pick.[25]

Rayudu withdrew from the tournament following the Board of Control of Cricket in India's proposal of a year-long "cooling-off period" for recently retired players[26] and his place taken by Imran Tahir.[27]

In the opening match of the tournament on July 13, the Super Kings recorded a 69-run win over the Los Angeles Knight Riders.[28][29] This was followed by a 6-run defeat to the Washington Freedom in their second match,[30][31] a 17-run victory over MI New York[32] and an 8-wicket defeat to the Seattle Orcas.[33][34]

A three-wicket win over the San Francisco Unicorns ensured a top-two finish going into the playoffs,[35] but losses to both Seattle and New York saw the team eliminated.[36][37]

2024 season

See also: 2024 Texas Super Kings Season

On February 15, 2024, Texas Super Kings announced their international player retention list which included their captain Faf du Plessis, Devon Conway and Mitchell Santner.

Current squad

See also: List of Texas Super Kings cricketers
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Texas Super Kings roster
Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batters 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  United States (1991-02-15) February 15, 1991 (age 33) 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
All-rounders Calvin Savage  South Africa (1993-01-04) January 4, 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023
Zia Shahzad  Pakistan (1996-06-18) June 18, 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm legbreak 2023
Mitchell Santner  New Zealand (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 32) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2023 Direct signing
Cameron Stevenson  United States (1992-10-30) October 30, 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium 2023
Joshua Tromp  United States (2005-04-01) April 1, 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Right arm medium 2024
Raj Nannan  West Indies (1994-09-14) September 14, 1994 (age 29) Left-handed Slow Left arm Orthodox 2024
Daryl Mitchell  New Zealand (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024 Direct signing
Wicket-keepers Devon Conway  New Zealand (1991-07-08) July 8, 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2023 Direct signing
Bowlers Mohammad Mohsin  Pakistan (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm leg break googly 2023 Domestic Wildcard Pick
Zia-ul-Haq  Pakistan (1994-12-11) December 11, 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2023

Administration and support staff

Texas Super Kings staff[38]
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

Seasons

Seasons

Year League standing Final standing
2023 2nd 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
2023 7 3 4 0
Source: ESPNCricinfo[39]

Note:

  • NR indicates No result.
  • Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.

See also

References

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Super_Kings