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Faf du Plessis IPL Profile
Faf Du Plessis is an south african cricketer who plays for the Bangalore franchise in the Indian Premier League. Faf Du Plessis was born on Jul 13, 1984; and as of 2024, he is 40 years old. Faf Du Plessis is a batter from Pretoria and bats right handed. He made his IPL debut in 2012. Faf Du Plessis has played 139 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 4,397 runs, with an average of 36.34. He has also slammed 35 half-centuries, with his highest IPL score being 96 runs. Faf Du Plessis has hit 402 fours and 156 sixes in his IPL career. In the IPL Auction 2024, the Bangalore franchise acquired the services of Faf Du Plessis for Rs 7.00 Cr. On Apr 2024, he played his last IPL match against Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India, scoring 25 runs off 12 balls.
Faf du Plessis Right Handed
IPL Debut: 2012
Top Statistics
139 Matches
4,397 Runs
0 Wickets
35 Fifties
0 Hundreds
96 Highest Score
Personal Details
  • Born: Jul 13, 1984
  • Team: Bangalore
  • Role: Batter
  • Batting Style: Right Handed
  • Bowling Style: Right Arm
  • Nationality: South Africa
  • IPL Debut: 2012
  • Auction Price: 7.00 Cr
Batting Statistics
IPL Season 		M R HS Avg S/R 100 50 4s 6s
2024		 9 264 62 29.33 156.21 0 2 28 11
2023		 14 730 84 56.15 153.68 0 8 60 36
2022		 16 468 96 31.20 127.52 0 3 49 13
2021		 16 633 95* 45.21 138.20 0 6 60 23
2020		 13 449 87* 40.81 140.75 0 4 42 14
2019		 12 396 96 36.00 123.36 0 3 36 15
2018		 6 162 67* 32.40 125.58 0 1 17 6
2017		 2 8 8 8.00 114.28 0 0 1 0
2016		 6 206 69 34.33 127.16 0 2 17 9
2015		 17 380 55 29.23 125.00 0 1 37 5
2014		 15 303 54* 27.54 128.93 0 2 26 7
2012		 13 398 73 33.16 130.92 0 3 29 17
All IPL		 139 4,397 96 36.34 135.29 0 35 402 156
Fielding Statistics
IPL Season		 MAT CATCH TAKEN STUMPS
2024		 9 3
2023		 14 3
2022		 16 4
2021		 16 12 0
2020		 13 12 0
2019		 12 12 0
2018		 6 1 0
2017		 2
2016		 6 4 0
2015		 17 8 0
2014		 15 13 0
2012		 13 4 0
All IPL		 139 76 0
Bowling Statistics
IPL Season 		Mat Ov Runs Wkts Avg Eco Bst 4w
2024		 9 - - - - - - -
2023		 14 - - - - - - -
2022		 16 - - - - - - -
2021		 16 0.0 0 0 0.00 0.00 - 0
2020		 13 0.0 0 0 0.00 0.00 - 0
2019		 12 0.0 0 0 0.00 0.00 - 0
2018		 6 0.0 0 0 0.00 0.00 - 0
2017		 2 0.0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 -
2016		 6 0.0 0 0 0.00 0.00 - 0
2015		 17 0.0 0 0 0.00 0.00 - 0
2014		 15 0.0 0 0 0.00 0.00 - 0
2012		 13 1 16 0 0.00 16.00 0/16 0
All IPL		 139 1 16 0 - 16.00 0/16 0
Faf du Plessis Biography
  • Francois du Plessis, popularly known as Faf du Plessis, is a South African professional cricketer and former captain of the South Africa national cricket team. He was born on 13 July 1984 at Pretoria in South Africa. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm leg break bowler. 
  • A gifted cricketer with astute technical abilities, he is considered as one of the best all-format batters of his era as well as one of the best fielders of all time. In 2015, Du Plessis became the first South African cricketer to score centuries in all forms of the game.
  • Du Plessis is contracted to Royal Challengers Bangalore at the time of IPL 2023 having been signed by the Bangalore based franchise in IPL 2022 auctions for a figure of Rs 7 crore. He was also named as the new RCB skipper in 2022 taking over from Virat Kohli. The South African great formerly played for Chennai Super Kings and Rising Pune Supergiant in IPL.
  • He has also played country cricket in England and franchise leagues across the world such as the Big Bash League, Caribbean Premier League, South African Mzansi Super League, Pakistan Super League, Bangladesh Premier League for various teams over the years. 
  • Unlike his college friend and former teammate AB de Villiers, Du Plessis was somewhat a late bloomer and got his break in the South Africa side in his mid twenties. He made his ODI debut on 18 January 2011 against India and made unbeaten 60 runs and never looked back since. He made his Test debut in November 2012, becoming the fourth South African to score a Test century on debut.
  • After making his T20 debut in September 2012, he was subsequently also named T20 captain of South Africa for the following Twenty20 series against New Zealand and confirmed full-time skipper in February 2013. 
  • He  took over the Test captaincy in December 2016 and assumed full-time captaincy in all formats of the game in August 2017 after teammate and former captain AB de Villiers relinquished the two limited overs captaincies.
Faf du Plessis IPL Auction Price History
Year
Price Team
2018 1.60 Cr Chennai
2019 1.60 Cr Chennai
2020 1.60 Cr Chennai
2021 1.60 Cr Chennai
2022 7.00 Cr Bangalore
2023 7.00 Cr Bangalore
2024 7.00 Cr Bangalore
Last 10 Innings
Batting
1 Match 41 vs Hyderabad 25 (12)
2 Match 36 vs Kolkata 7 (7)
3 Match 30 vs Hyderabad 62 (28)
4 Match 25 vs Mumbai 61 (40)
5 Match 19 vs Rajasthan 44 (33)
6 Match 15 vs Lucknow 19 (13)
7 Match 10 vs Kolkata 8 (6)
8 Match 6 vs Punjab 3 (7)
9 Match 1 vs Chennai 35 (23)
10 Match 70 vs Gujarat 28 (19)

Faf du Plessis FAQs on IPL

  • How Many Runs Faf Du Plessis Has Scored in IPL?
    Faf Du Plessis has scored 4,397 runs in IPL.
  • How Many Centuries Faf Du Plessis Has Slammed in IPL?
    Faf Du Plessis is yet to register his century in IPL
  • When did Faf Du Plessis made his IPL debut?
    Faf Du Plessis made his IPL debut in 2012
  • What is the highest run scored by Faf Du Plessis in IPL?
    Faf Du Plessis's Highest Score in IPL is 96
  • How many fifties does Faf Du Plessis have in IPL?
    Faf Du Plessis has slammed 35 fifties in IPL.
  • How many fours did Faf Du Plessis hit in IPL?
    Faf Du Plessis hits 402 fours in his IPL carrer.
  • How many six has Faf Du Plessis hit in IPL?
    Faf Du Plessis hits 156 sixes in his IPL carrer.
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