Faf du Plessis attains these feats with 64 versus GT
Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis scored a whirlwind 64-run knock from 23 balls against Gujarat Titans in Match 52 of the Indian Premier League 2024 season on Saturday. The veteran South African dasher helped RCB smash their highest powerplay score in the IPL, adding 92 runs alongside Virat Kohli. RCB went on to beat GT by four wickets. We decode the stats.
Du Plessis: A brutal force in the powerplay
Du Plessis was electric in the first six overs and scored all of his runs during this phase. He clobbered Joshua Little for 20 runs in the second over. Manav Suthar was bashed in the third over. Du Plessis targeted Mohit Sharma next and spanked four fours. He got to his fifty off 18 balls before hitting Little for 14 runs and getting out.
Second-fastest IPL fifty for RCB; most runs within PP overs
Du Plessis smashed 10 fours and three sixes (SR: 278.26). He is now the second-fastest half-centurion for RCB in the cash-rich league. Chris Gayle owns the record (17 balls versus PWI in 2013). His 64-run knock is now the most runs by a RCB batter within the powerplay. Gayle scored 50 runs in this phase thrice for RCB in the past.
1,500 IPL runs for RCB; 4th to do so
Du Plessis completed 1,500 runs for RCB in the IPL. The RCB skipper attained the milestone with his 14th run. Playing his 41st match for the Challengers, du Plessis owns 1,550 runs, averaging just under 40. His strike rate is 148.18. He is now the fourth RCB batter with 1,500-plus IPL runs after Kohli, AB de Villiers and Gayle.
10,000 T20 runs for du Plessis
Du Plessis completed 10,000 runs in T20 cricket. Du Plessis has become only the second South African batter to touch the 10,000-run mark in the format. He got to the 10,000-run mark with this 25th run in the contest. Du Plessis joined David Miller, who leads the tally among South African players in T20s. Miller owns 10,260 runs from 477 T20s at 35.25.
Du Plessis registers his 36th IPL fifty
Du Plessis clocked his 36th IPL fifty, including 14 for RCB. In 141 IPL games (134 innings), du Plessis has 4,485 runs at 36.46 (SR: 136.52). In T20s, he now owns 68 fifties (100s: 5). In IPL 2024, du Plessis has three fifties (352 runs).
Breaking down his powerplay numbers
As per ESPNcricinfo, du Plessis now owns 3,669 T20 runs in the powerplay. His average is 40.31 (SR: 137.36). In the IPL, his tally reads 2,097 runs in the first six overs. He averages 46.60.
