Faf du Plessis
On scorecards: F du Plessis
In-game rating: 86/99
BATTING
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CAREER IN BRIEF
Faf du Plessis played 69 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2012 to 2021. The first came against Australia at Adelaide Oval, with scores of 78 and 110, and the last against Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in 2021.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 3,799 runs at 41.3 in 62 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 199 from 276 balls against Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park in 2020, in a match South Africa won. In all: 10 hundreds, 21 fifties.
At home the average was 43.2 across 40 Tests; away it was 36.8 across 27 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 888 runs at 46.7 in 12 Tests. Newlands was the most frequent ground, with 10 Tests and 632 runs at 37.2. Faf du Plessis captained South Africa in 36 Tests, winning 18 and losing 15. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 33 of the Tests Faf du Plessis played and lost 25, with 11 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 69 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | 276 | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 2020 | Won |
| 137 | 252 | New Zealand | St George's Park | 2013 | Won |
| 135* | 181 | Bangladesh | Mangaung Oval | 2017 | Won |
| 134 | 309 | India | Wanderers Stadium | 2013 | Drawn |
| 120 | 178 | Australia | Wanderers Stadium | 2018 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12 | 888 | 46.74 | 3/4 |
| India | 12 | 582 | 26.45 | 1/4 |
| Sri Lanka | 11 | 874 | 51.41 | 1/4 |
| England | 10 | 449 | 23.63 | 0/3 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 301 | 23.15 | 1/0 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 491 | 70.14 | 2/3 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 290 | 145.00 | 1/1 |
| West Indies | 3 | 185 | 46.25 | 1/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 103 | 103.00 | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 2,592 | 43.20 | 8/10 |
| Away | 27 | 1,544 | 36.76 | 2/11 |
| Neutral | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62 | 3,799 | 41.29 | 9/21 |
| 2020s | 7 | 364 | 30.33 | 1/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands | 10 | 632 | 37.18 | 1/4 |
| SuperSport Park | 8 | 527 | 43.92 | 2/1 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 8 | 417 | 32.08 | 2/0 |
| St George's Park | 7 | 553 | 61.44 | 2/3 |
| Kingsmead | 5 | 221 | 27.63 | 0/1 |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 318 | 159.00 | 2/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2012 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2021 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
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