Faf du Plessis hammers his fifth half-century versus SRH: Stats
Faf du Plessis smoked a fiery half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 30 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). The Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper batted with intent in a high-scoring run-chase as he ended up scoring 62 off just 28 balls (7 fours, 4 sixes). This was his fifth half-century against SRH. Here we look at his stats.
A fine hand from du Plessis
As SRH posted 287/3, du Plessis had no other option than attacking straightaway. RCB were off to a stellar start as the RCB skipper added 80 runs with Virat Kohli (42) for the first wicket. He continued to bat well and brought up his second fifty this season. He eventually fell to Pat Cummins as RCB were 121/4 at the time of his dismissal.
Here are his IPL numbers
Du Plessis has now raced to 4,365 runs across 137 IPL games at 36.68. This was his 35th fifty. 1,430 of his runs have come for RCB in 37 matches at 40.85. Playing his 18th game against SRH, he has raced past 500 (now 546) runs at 36.40 (50s: 5). Du Plessis now has 232 runs in IPL 2024 at 33.14.
Closing in on 10,000 T20 runs
With this half-century, du Plessis has raced to 9,919 T20 runs in 365 games at 32.30. He could become just the second South African batter after David Miller (10,143) to accomplish 10,000 runs in the 20-over format.
Summary of the first innings
Travis Head (102) was at his aggressive best as he attacked the bowlers straightaway. His opening partner Abhishek Sharma (34) complemented the Australian well as the duo added 102 runs. Heinrich Klaasen (67) took over the baton as the scoring rate continued to surge. Aiden Markram (32*) and Abdul Samad (37*) added 56 runs in the final three overs as SRH finished at 287/3.
