Full name Francois du Plessis
Born July 13, 1984, Pretoria
Current age 34 years 222 days
Major teams South Africa, Chennai Super Kings, Lancashire, Northerns, Rising Pune Supergiants, South Africa A, South Africa Under-19s, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Titans, World-XI
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education Affies Boys School, Pretoria
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 57 | 96 | 13 | 3533 | 137 | 42.56 | 7704 | 45.85 | 9 | 18 | 429 | 17 | 53 | 0 |
ODIs | 129 | 123 | 17 | 4848 | 185 | 45.73 | 5496 | 88.20 | 10 | 31 | 424 | 60 | 67 | 0 |
T20Is | 43 | 43 | 6 | 1342 | 119 | 36.27 | 983 | 136.52 | 1 | 8 | 124 | 44 | 20 | 0 |
First-class | 137 | 226 | 25 | 8132 | 176 | 40.45 | 17 | 49 | 128 | 0 | ||||
List A | 247 | 230 | 39 | 8813 | 185 | 46.14 | 9863 | 89.35 | 19 | 53 | 132 | 0 | ||
T20s | 191 | 175 | 19 | 4486 | 119 | 28.75 | 3522 | 127.37 | 1 | 26 | 402 | 126 | 87 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 57 | 5 | 78 | 69 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.30 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 129 | 11 | 192 | 189 | 2 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 94.50 | 5.90 | 96.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 43 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.25 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 137 | 2558 | 1477 | 41 | 4/39 | 36.02 | 3.46 | 62.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
List A | 247 | 2238 | 2030 | 54 | 4/47 | 4/47 | 37.59 | 5.44 | 41.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 191 | 52 | 790 | 917 | 50 | 5/19 | 5/19 | 18.34 | 6.96 | 15.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Nov 22-26, 2012 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, Feb 13-16, 2019 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | South Africa v India at Cape Town, Jan 18, 2011 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Jan 30, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v South Africa at Chester-le-Street, Sep 8, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20I | South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Feb 1, 2019 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Northerns v Gauteng at Centurion, Mar 5-8, 2004 scorecard |
Last First-class | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, Feb 13-16, 2019 scorecard |
List A debut | Border v Northerns at East London, Feb 6, 2004 scorecard |
Last List A | South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Jan 30, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Titans v Eagles at Centurion, Feb 25, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20s | South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Feb 1, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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35, 90 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 13 Feb 2019 | Test # 2347 |
78 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 1 Feb 2019 | T20I # 732 |
50* | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 30 Jan 2019 | ODI # 4090 |
57 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 27 Jan 2019 | ODI # 4087 |
40* | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 25 Jan 2019 | ODI # 4084 |
8 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Durban | 22 Jan 2019 | ODI # 4081 |
- | South Africa | v Pakistan | Port Elizabeth | 19 Jan 2019 | ODI # 4080 |
103, 3* | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2019 | Test # 2340 |
0, 0 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2338 |
84, 14 | Titans | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 19 Dec 2018 | FC |
Classy, composed and a fine crafter of innings', Faf du Plessis emerged as one of South Africa's most consistent batsmen in the post-Jacques Kallis era. Du Plessis is strong on the front foot, has impeccable defences and enjoys spending time at the crease. A natural leader, du Plessis was put in charge of the T20 side in February 2013 and formed part of the senior core in other formats.
ICC T20I Performance of the Year - 2015