Faf du Plessis
94South Africa · BAT · 2011 to 2019 · on scorecards: F du Plessis
BATTING
- Matches
- 143
- Innings
- 136
- Runs
- 5507
- Average
- 47.47
- Strike rate
- 88.6
- High score
- 185
- 100s / 50s
- 12 / 35
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 94.5
- Economy
- 5.9
- Strike rate
- 96
- Best figures
- 1/8
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 81 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 7
CAREER IN BRIEF
Faf du Plessis played 143 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2011 to 2019. The first came against India at Newlands, with a score of 60, and the last against Australia at Old Trafford in 2019.
The highest score in the archive is 185 from 141 balls against Sri Lanka at Newlands in 2017, in a match South Africa won. In all: 12 hundreds, 35 fifties. At home the average was 46.7 across 53 ODIs; away it was 44.0 across 55 ODIs.
The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 1,166 runs at 53.0 in 26 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 265 runs at 37.9. Faf du Plessis captained South Africa in 39 ODIs, winning 28 and losing 10. The scorecards record 9 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 88 of the ODIs Faf du Plessis played and lost 51.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 143 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | 141 | Sri Lanka | Newlands | 2017 | Won |
| 133* | 115 | India | Wankhede Stadium | 2015 | Won |
| 126 | 109 | Australia | Harare Sports Club | 2014 | Lost |
| 125 | 114 | Australia | Bellerive Oval | 2018 | Won |
| 121 | 140 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2014 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 2 | England | Trent Bridge | 2012 | Won |
| 1/22 | 3 | India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | 2011 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 26 | 1,166 | 53.00 | 3/5 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 22 | 1,080 | 54.00 | 5/3 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 17 | 522 | 37.29 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| England | 16 | 331 | 25.46 | 0/2 | 1 | 24.00 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 592 | 42.29 | 0/6 | 0 | – |
| India | 14 | 696 | 58.00 | 2/5 | 1 | 48.00 |
| West Indies | 11 | 244 | 40.67 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 315 | 63.00 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 340 | 48.57 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 3 | 141 | 47.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 2 | 80 | – | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 53 | 2,008 | 46.70 | 5/11 | 0 | – |
| Away | 55 | 1,981 | 44.02 | 3/15 | 2 | 15.00 |
| Neutral | 35 | 1,518 | 54.21 | 4/9 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport Park | 9 | 265 | 37.86 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Wanderers Stadium | 8 | 407 | 67.83 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| St George's Park | 8 | 230 | 38.33 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Kingsmead | 7 | 323 | 46.14 | 2/0 | 0 | – |
| Newlands | 6 | 330 | 66.00 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 6 | 205 | 34.17 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 2011 at Newlands
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2019 at Old Trafford
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 13 July 1984
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 6,215
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 68.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 88.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 143.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 44.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 83.6
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 6,167 balls faced in that period.
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