Lions Cricket
Personnel
CaptainTemba Bavuma
Malusi Siboto
Dominic Hendricks
CoachWandile Gwavu
Team information
Colours  Red   Royal Blue   Gold
Founded2003 (2003)
Home groundWanderers Stadium (main venue)
Capacity34,000 (DP World Wanderers)
Official websitehttps://lionscricket.co.za/

First-class

T20

DP World Lions is a professional cricket team in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The home venue is the DP World Wanderers Stadium.

The team plays in the CSA 4-Day Series first class cricket competition as well as in the Momentum 1 Day Cup, CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out Competition and CSA T20 Challenge limited over competitions.

Honours since the 2004/2005 season

2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20
2012–13 (shared with Nashua Cape Cobras), 2015–16, 2020-21 (shared with the Hollywoodbets Dolphins)

2021-22 CSA One-Day Cup

2006–07, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2020-21
Runners-up: 2012

Squad

  • Bold denotes players with international caps.
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Joshua Richards20 December 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Dominic Hendricks7 November 1990Left-handedRight-arm off breakFirst-class Captain
Mitchell van Buuren21 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Reeza Hendricks14 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm off breakList A Captain
Kagiso Rapulana6 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break
Shane Dadswell18 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Temba Bavuma17 May 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium
Rassie van der Dussen7 February 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-Rounders
Wiaan Mulder19 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ruan Haasbroek18 April 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Ryan Rickelton11 July 1996Left-handedTwenty20 Captain
Spin Bowlers
Bjorn Fortuin21 October 1994Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Tshepo Ntuli15 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm off break
Seam Bowlers
Malusi Siboto20 August 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Sisanda Magala7 January 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Duanne Olivier9 May 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Codi Yusuf10 April 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
Kagiso Rabada25 May 1995Left-handedRight-arm fast

Team Management

Wandile Gwavu (Head Coach), Jimmy Kgamadi (Assistant Coach), Nandile Tyali (S & C), Prasanna Agoram (Performance Analyst), Michael Smith (Batting Coach), Ziyaad Mahomed (Physiotherapist).

References

    Sources

    • South African Cricket Annual – various editions
    • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
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