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Faf du Plessis is a right-handed batter from South Africa. Du Plessis is very cool, calm, and composed and that’s why he led the South African national team in the past. Faf du Plessis has good striking ability, and he is known for his versatility in the batting. Du Plessis is also considered a good leader and has captained various franchises in different leagues around the world.
Faf du Plessis played 143 one-day international matches, 69 test matches, 50 T20Is, and 132 matches in the IPL. Continuing the article series about batting records, in this particular article we will know about the centuries scored by Faf du Plessis in all formats of the game. Let’s see how many hundreds were scored by Faf du Plessis in ODI, Test, T20I, and in IPL.
On January 18, 2011, at Newlands, Cape Town Faf du Plessis made his One Day International debut against India. Faf du Plessis played 143 ODI matches for South Africa and scored 5507 runs with an average of 47.47 and a strike rate of 88.60. Du Plessis registered 12 hundred and 35 half centuries playing for South Africa. The best score by Faf in ODI cricket is 186 runs.
Faf du Plessis hundred in All Formats
Faf du Plessis Centuries in IPL
Faf du Plessis played in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant, and is now currently playing for the Royal Challengers Bangaluru.
In IPL’s 133 matches, Faf scored 4179 runs with an average of 36.34 and a strike rate of 134.07. Faf du Plessis is yet to score a century in an IPL but he scored 33 fifty already in the IPL.
The highest score for Faf du Plessis in the IPL is 96, which was in the 2019 season against KKR playing for Chennai Super Kings. Faf du Plessis has been part of the IPL-winning team of Chennai Super Kings twice and played a crucial role. Faf du Plessis got the Player of the Match award in the 2021 IPL final. Scored 86 runs from 59 balls, including 7 fours and 3 sixes, with a strike rate of 145.76 in the final.
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Faf du Plessis: Hundred in ODI
| No. | Runs | Balls | Against | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 106 | 98 | Australia | 2014 |
| 2 | 126 | 109 | Australia | 2014 |
| 3 | 121 | 140 | Zimbabwe | 2014 |
| 4 | 109 | 109 | Ireland | 2015 |
| 5 | 133* | 115 | India | 2015 |
| 6 | 111 | 93 | Australia | 2016 |
| 7 | 105 | 120 | Sri Lanka | 2017 |
| 8 | 185 | 141 | Sri Lanka | 2017 |
| 9 | 120 | 112 | India | 2018 |
| 10 | 125 | 114 | Australia | 2018 |
| 11 | 112 | 114 | Sri Lanka | 2019 |
| 12 | 100 | 94 | Australia | 2019 |
The first hundred for Faf du Plessis in one-day international cricket came after a long wait of 48 innings. Du Plessis scored 106 runs against Australia from 98 balls on August 27, 2014, at Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe. Faf played a brilliant knock in the chasing and smashed 11 fours and one maximum with a strike of 108.16. Due to Faf du Plessis and Ab de Villiers centuries, South Africa chased down a big total of 327 runs.
After almost three and a half years, Faf du Plessis registered his first hundred in ODI cricket, and then the second one came in just no time. Against the same opponent team and at the same ground, Du Plessis made 126 runs from 109 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes. Faf played that inning with a strike rate of 108.16. Unfortunately, South Africa did not get to the target that Australia posted and lost that match.
Faf du Plessis scored 12 hundred in the one-day international cricket. From those 12 hundred, two were in the ODI World Cup. The first hundred for Faf du Plessis in the ODI World Cup was against Ireland at Manuka Oval, Canberra on March 3, 2015. Du Plessis played a stable inning of 109 runs from 109 balls. In that hundred, Faf scored 10 fours and one sixer.
The second hundred for Faf in the ODI World Cup came in his last one-day international match. On July 6, 2019, playing against Australia at Manchester, Faf du Plessis scored a superb hundred from just 94 balls with a strike rate of 106.38. Du Plessis played a captain’s inning, including seven fours and two maxims. Faf was named player of the match in his last ODI match.
From 12 ODI, 5 hundred Faf du Plessis came against Australia, one against Zimbabwe and Ireland, 3 against Sri Lanka, and 2 against India. The best inning for Faf du Plessis in One Day International was against Sri Lanka on February 7, 2017, at Cape Town. Du Plessis smashed 185 runs from just 141 balls, including 16 boundaries and 3 maximums. Du Plessis batted with a strike rate of 131.20 and helped South Africa register a big total of 367 runs. For this unbelievable knock, Faf du Plessis was named as a player of the match.
Faf du Plessis centuries in Test
| No. | Runs | Balls | Against | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 110 | 376 | Australia | 2012 |
| 2 | 137 | 252 | New Zealand | 2013 |
| 3 | 134 | 309 | India | 2013 |
| 4 | 103 | 230 | West Indies | 2014 |
| 5 | 112* | 234 | New Zealand | 2016 |
| 6 | 118* | 164 | Australia | 2016 |
| 7 | 135* | 181 | Bangladesh | 2017 |
| 8 | 120 | 178 | Australia | 2018 |
| 9 | 103 | 226 | Pakistan | 2019 |
| 10 | 199 | 276 | Sri Lanka | 2020 |
Faf du Plessis registered 10 hundreds in Test cricket. Dream debut for Faf du Plessis in test cricket on November 22, 2012, against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. In the second inning of the match, Du Plessis scored 78 runs, a good solid knock and In the 4th inning of a match, Du Plessis played an unbelievable hand of 110 runs. In that inning, Du Plessis phased 376 balls and batted for 446 minutes. In that unbeaten knock, Faf also scored 14 fours. Faf du Plessis saved a match for South Africa, and for that remarkable batting in the debut match, Faf was named as a player of the match.
Among those 10 tests, hundreds of Faf du Plessis 3 came against Australia, 2 against New Zealand, and one against India, the West Indies, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and also Sri Lanka. The last century for Faf du Plessis in test cricket was in 2020 against Sri Lanka at Centurion. Faf faced 276 deliveries and batted for 412 minutes to score 199 runs. From Faf’s bat in the 2nd inning of the match, 24 boundaries came and for this fabulous knock Faf got the Player of the Match award.
In test match cricket, Faf du Plessis played 69 matches for South Africa and batted in 118 innings, scoring 4163 runs with an average of 40.02. Faf du Plessis crossed 50 runs in 21 Innings and 100 runs in 10 innings.
Faf du Plessis hundred in T20I’s
| No. | Runs | Balls | Against | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119 | 56 | West Indies | 2015 |
50 T20I matches played by Faf du Plessis for South Africa and with an average of 35.53 scored 1528 runs. For Proteus, Faf played with a strike rate of 134.38 and registered 10 half centuries and one century. That one and only century for Faf in T20I’s was against the West Indies at Johannesburg back in 2015. From 56 balls scored 119 runs and smashed 11 fours and 5 sixes. Faf smashed the ball all over the park, and his strike rate in that inning was 212.50. After scoring this hundred, Faf du Plessis became the second South African batter to score a hundred in T20I’s. Unfortunately, due to Chris Gayle’s storm, South Africa lost that match.
