Imperial Lions

Lions Cricket

Personnel
Captain	Temba Bavuma Malusi Siboto Dominic Hendricks
Coach	Wandile Gwavu
Team information
Colours	Red   Royal Blue   Gold
Founded	2003 (2003)
Home ground	DP World Wanderers Stadium (main venue)
Capacity	34,000 (DP World Wanderers)
Official website	https://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

• CSA 4 Day Domestic Series (3)

2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20

• Momentum One Day Cup (3)

2012–13 (shared with Nashua Cape Cobras), 2015–16, 2020-21 (shared with the Hollywoodbets Dolphins)

2021-22 CSA One-Day Cup

• Betway T20 Challenge (4)

2006–07, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2020-21

• Champions League Twenty20

Runners-up: 2012

Squad

• Bold denotes players with international caps.

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Joshua Richards	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Dominic Hendricks	(1990-11-07) 7 November 1990	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	First-class Captain
Mitchell van Buuren	(1998-01-21) 21 January 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Reeza Hendricks	(1989-08-14) 14 August 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	List A Captain
Kagiso Rapulana	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Shane Dadswell	(1997-11-18) 18 November 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Temba Bavuma	(1990-05-17) 17 May 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Rassie van der Dussen	(1989-02-07) 7 February 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
All-Rounders
Wiaan Mulder	(1998-02-19) 19 February 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Ruan Haasbroek	(1997-04-18) 18 April 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Ryan Rickelton	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996	Left-handed		Twenty20 Captain
Spin Bowlers
Bjorn Fortuin	(1994-10-21) 21 October 1994	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Tshepo Ntuli	(1995-11-15) 15 November 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Seam Bowlers
Malusi Siboto	(1987-08-20) 20 August 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Sisanda Magala	(1991-01-07) 7 January 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Duanne Olivier	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Codi Yusuf	(1998-04-10) 10 April 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Kagiso Rabada	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995	Left-handed	Right-arm fast

Sources

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