Full name Francois du Plessis
Born July 13, 1984, Pretoria
Current age 36 years 228 days
Major teams South Africa, Chennai Super Kings, Edmonton Royals, Kent, Lancashire, Lancashire 2nd XI, Melbourne Renegades, Nicky Oppenheimer XI, North Eastern Transvaal, Northerns, Nottinghamshire 2nd XI, Paarl Rocks, Peshawar Zalmi, Rising Pune Supergiants, South Africa A, South Africa Academy, South Africa Under-19s, South Africa XI, 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
Relation Brother-in-law - GC Viljoen
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 69 | 118 | 14 | 4163 | 199 | 40.02 | 8986 | 46.32 | 10 | 21 | 516 | 21 | 63 | 0 |
ODIs | 143 | 136 | 20 | 5507 | 185 | 47.47 | 6215 | 88.60 | 12 | 35 | 495 | 66 | 81 | 0 |
T20Is | 50 | 50 | 7 | 1528 | 119 | 35.53 | 1137 | 134.38 | 1 | 10 | 140 | 50 | 24 | 0 |
First-class | 150 | 250 | 26 | 8798 | 199 | 39.27 | 18 | 52 | 141 | 0 | ||||
List A | 262 | 244 | 42 | 9483 | 185 | 46.94 | 10599 | 89.47 | 21 | 57 | 147 | 0 | ||
T20s | 236 | 220 | 25 | 5859 | 119 | 30.04 | 4574 | 128.09 | 1 | 37 | 514 | 177 | 122 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 69 | 5 | 78 | 69 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.30 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 143 | 11 | 192 | 189 | 2 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 94.50 | 5.90 | 96.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 50 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.25 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 150 | 2558 | 1477 | 41 | 4/39 | 36.02 | 3.46 | 62.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
List A | 262 | 2238 | 2030 | 54 | 4/47 | 4/47 | 37.59 | 5.44 | 41.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 236 | 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 | Pakistan v South Africa at Rawalpindi, Feb 4-8, 2021 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | South Africa v India at Cape Town, Jan 18, 2011 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v South Africa at Manchester, Jul 6, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v South Africa at Chester-le-Street, Sep 8, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20I | South Africa v England at Cape Town, Dec 1, 2020 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Northerns v Gauteng at Centurion, Mar 5-8, 2004 scorecard |
Last First-class | Pakistan v South Africa at Rawalpindi, Feb 4-8, 2021 scorecard |
List A debut | Border v Northerns at East London, Feb 6, 2004 scorecard |
Last List A | Titans v Warriors at Benoni, Mar 6, 2020 scorecard |
T20s debut | Titans v Eagles at Centurion, Feb 25, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20s | South Africa v England at Cape Town, Dec 1, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
17, 5 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 4 Feb 2021 | Test # 2408 |
23, 10 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Karachi | 26 Jan 2021 | Test # 2406 |
8 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 |
199 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 |
52* | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Dec 2020 | T20I # 1113 |
11 | South Africa | v England | Paarl | 29 Nov 2020 | T20I # 1111 |
58 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 27 Nov 2020 | T20I # 1109 |
31 | Zalmi | v Qalandars | Karachi | 14 Nov 2020 | T20 |
48 | Super Kings | v Kings XI | Abu Dhabi | 1 Nov 2020 | T20 |
25 | Super Kings | v RCB | Dubai (DSC) | 25 Oct 2020 | T20 |
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