South Africa

Faf du Plessis

Batsman

Faf du Plessis is a cricket player from South Africa who plays as an all-rounder. The current team is Titans.

Date of Birth 13 Jul 1984 (42)
Team Titans
Birthplace Pretoria

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About the Player

Faf du Plessis is a cricket player from South Africa. He plays mainly as an all-rounder. He plays for Titans. The national team is South Africa. In the past, he was part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

The playing role is all-rounder. The available data covers Test, ODI, IPL, domestic T20 and first-class cricket.

He was born in Pretoria in 1984.

The details here come from structured records and are not based on opinion. The role of all-rounder is a useful guide to how the player fits into a team.

Player Details

Country: South Africa
Role: Batsman
Date of Birth: 13 July 1984 (42)
Birthplace: Pretoria

On the field

Style and Honours

Playing Style

Plays As Batsman

By the numbers

Career Statistics

Career statistics by format
Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Batting Average	Strike Rate	Centuries	Half-centuries	Catches
Test	69	118	4,163	199	40.03	46.33	10	21	65
ODI	141	135	5,445	185	46.14	88.18	12	34	76
IPL	154	147	4,773	96	35.10	135.79	·	39	86
Domestic T20	228	220	6,511	120	33.22	142.16	9	40	124
First-class	1	2	36	36	18.00	60.00	·	·	3

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National Team South Africa
Current Team Titans
Previous Team Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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