Faf du Plessis completes 1,500 runs for RCB: Key stats
Faf du Plessis has completed 1,500 runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League. The RCB skipper attained the milestone with his 14th run in Match 52 against Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. Du Plessis also became the fourth RCB batter with 1,500-plus IPL runs. He scored a whirlwind 64-run knock, notching his 14th fifty for the franchise as RCB won the match.
4th RCB player to smash 1,500-plus runs
Du Plessis scored a 23-ball 64, smashing 10 fours and three sixes (SR: 278.26). Playing his 41st match, du Plessis owns 1,550 runs, averaging just under 40 (SR: 148.18). He owns 148 fours and 66 sixes. As per ESPNcricinfo, du Plessis is now the fourth player for RCB to smash 1,500-plus runs, joining the likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle.
Du Plessis managed 2,721 runs for CSK
Du Plessis started his IPL journey in 2012, with Chennai Super Kings. With each passing season, he grew in stature as a batter. To date, he has remained CSK's third-highest IPL run-scorer, with 2,721 runs from 92 matches at 35.33. Du Plessis played for RPS in 2016 and 2017 as CSK received a two-year ban. He then returned to CSK before joining RCB.
His overall IPL stats and numbers this season
Du Plessis has scored 4,485 runs in the IPL at 36.46, His strike rate is 136-plus. The star batter has clobbered 36 fifties to date. In the ongoing season, du Plessis has gone past 350 runs (352) at an average of 32. His strike rate is 172.54. Du Plessis has three fifties this season.
