Faf du Plessis made his IPL debut in 2012 with Chennai Super Kings. Faf du Plessis quickly established himself as a regular player in this competition after impressing everyone with his graceful batting approach. He was part of one of the most successful teams, Chennai Super Kings. With CSK he won four titles. Later he joined Royal Challengers Bangalore for two seasons and was made captain of the team.
Ahead of IPL 2025, Delhi Capitals signed him during the IPL mega auction. Recently he has been appointed to Delhi Capitals. Faf du Plessis has played in 145 games and scored over 4571 runs. With Delhi Capitals he can achieve the 5000 runs mark as he may soon retire from T20 format.
Here are the top 3 performances of Faf du Plessis in IPL:
1. 86 runs vs KKR in IPL 2021 final
During the IPL 2021 finals, Faf du Plessis played a key knock which helped Chennai Super Kings to win their 4th IPL title. CSK was asked to bat after KKR won the toss. Faf du Plessis scored 86 runs from 59 runs. In that innings, he smashed 3 sixes and 7 fours. His stand helped CSK to get the score of 192 runs. However, CSK won the title and his innings helped to win him the Player of the Match award.
2. 67 vs SRH in IPL 2018
This was the comeback season of CSK after facing a two years ban. In the first qualifier of IPL 2018, CSK faced SRH in Mumbai. SRH posted a total of 139 runs and in reply, Faf du Plessis scored 67 runs and stayed unbeaten as CSK marched into the finals. His knock included 4 sixes and 5 fours. He single-handedly took the SRH bowlers and won the match for his team. For this knock, he was awarded with the Man of the Match award.
3. 73 vs SRH in IPL 2022
After joining RCB in 2022 from CSK, Faf du Plessis showed why he is still the best despite his age. During a game against SRH. RCB won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting first, RCB lost Virat Kohli for a duck. But Faf du Plessis stood up, scoring 73 runs and remained unbeaten. He smashed 2 sixes and 8 fours in his innings to 73 runs.
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