Faf du Plessis hammers his 37th half-century in IPL: Stats
Faf du Plessis scored 54 from 39 balls against Chennai Super Kings in Match 68 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Saturday in Bengaluru. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper did an able job before being dismissed in the 13th over. He added 78 runs for the opening wicket alongside Virat Kohli. RCB managed 218/5 in 20 overs.
Du Plessis plays a decent knock
Du Plessis took a while to get started. He scored 19 from 21 balls in the powerplay phase (overs 1-6). After Kohli's dismissal, du Plessis freed his arms. In the 11th over, he smacked Ravindra Jadeja for two sixes and a four. The following over saw the South African batter get to his fifty. However, an unfortunate run-out cost him his wicket.
Fourth fifty for du Plessis in IPL 2024
Du Plessis smoked three fours and three sixes against CSK (SR: 138.46). Playing his 144th match (137 innings), du Plessis has scored 4,554 runs in the IPL at 36.14. He registered his 37th fifty. In the IPL 2024 season, du Plessis has scored 421 runs at 30.07. He hit his fourth fifty. In five matches against CSK, he has 197 runs at 39.40.
15th fifty in RCB colors
Playing his 44th match for RCB, du Plessis has scored 1,619 runs for RCB at 38.54. His strike rate reads 147.31. The veteran dasher registered his 15th IPL fifty for RCB.
