Faf du Plessis played a crucial knock in RCB's victory against SRH in the IPL 2023. He complimented Kohli's century with a solid 47-ball 71 and also reached 700 runs this season.
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Eighth-fifty for Du Plessis
Du Plessis slammed a 47-ball 71 against SRH which was his eighth fifty of the season. He becomes the first player to complete 700 runs in IPL 2023.
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RCB's record-breaking opens
Du Plessis and Kohli added 172 runs together which was RCB's second-highest partnership in IPL. They also hold the record for most partnership runs in an IPL season.
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Most runs for Du Plessis
Du Plessis has crossed 700 runs in an IPL season for the first time. Before this, he had slammed 633 runs in the IPL 2021 with CSK which was his previous best.
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RCB's nail-biting win
Heinrich Klaasen's century couldn't save SRH as RCB won by eight wickets, thanks to massive contributions from Kohli and Du Plessis in the chase of 187.