Faf du Plessis slams his 34th fifty in IPL: Stats
Faf du Plessis scored his maiden fifty of the Indian Premier League 2024 season. The veteran T20 stalwart managed a 40-ball 61 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Du Plessis added 82 runs alongside Rajat Patidar, leading the RCB's recovery. He shared another 45-run stand with Dinesh Karthik. RCB managed 196/8 in 20 overs.
Du Plessis makes his presence felt
Du Plessis scored 22 from 14 balls in the powerplay overs. Du Plessis picked up the scoring rate alongside Patidar and the two managed 45 runs in the next four. The RCB lost Patidar in the 12th over before Glenn Maxwell departed. Du Plessis got to his fifty from 33 balls. He was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah in the 17th over.
Du Plessis races to 4,300-plus IPL runs
Du Plessis hammered four fours and three sixes in his knock (SR: 152.50). He has raced to 4,303 IPL runs at 36.46 (SR: 134.34). He registered his 34th fifty. During the knock, du Plessis raced past 150 IPL sixes. As per ESPNcricinfo, du Plessis owns 1,368 runs for the RCB at 40.23 (50s: 12). Versus MI, he owns 562 runs at 29.57 (50s: 5).
66th fifty in T20 cricket
Overall, du Plessis has clobbered 9,857 runs in T20 cricket at 32.21. Playing his 364th match, he owns 66 fifties in addition to five centuries. Du Plessis has hit 343 sixes (SR: 133.78).
