• Home
  • Cricket Analysis
  • Age Catching Up On Faf Du Plessis 3 Reasons Why Dc Opener Should Be Released For Ipl 2026

Age Catching Up On Faf Du Plessis; 3 Reasons Why DC Opener Should Be Released For IPL 2026

Abhinav Tyagi

Faf Du Plessis - (Source : @Johns/X.com)Faf Du Plessis - (Source : @Johns/X.com)

In the ongoing IPL 2025 match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. Notably, the hosts, batting first, put 180 runs on the board. In reply, DC lost two early wickets and Faf Du Plessis, who also led the Capitals against Mumbai, failed again with the bat.

Notably, the right-hand batter, scored 6 (7), which featured just a solitary four. It is worth noting that Faf is having one of his worst season. The former RCB star has scored just 179 runs in 8 innings and has just 2 fifties in the season. Meanwhile, this article will shed light on three reasons why Faf Du Plessis should be released by the Delhi Capitals for next season. 

1. Age And Run Drought

Firstly, Faf is 40-years-old and it is fair to say that age is catching up on him. As mentioned earlier, Faf has scored just 179 runs in 8 innings, which includes just 2 fifties. If we look at Faf's previous seasons, then he scored 438 runs in 15 innings in IPL 2024 and 730 runs in IPL 2023.

Thus, looking at Du Plessis' previous two seasons, then his current season is a pale shadow of his earlier versions, which is definitely not a great sign for any club. Let's look at Faf's detailed stats across season. 

Season
Runs
Average
IPL 2024438
29.20
IPL 202373056.15
IPL 202246831.20

2. No Impact

Scoring lesser runs is not always the issue for any team as long as there is an impact. In the modern game, it is not always the runs that you score but how quickly ans efficiently the runs are coming. An opener can play a small knock but the strike-rate should be above 200. However, it has been a totally different case for Faf Du Plessis as he has registered a low strike-rate of just 120. 95 in this season. 

It is worth noting that in the important matches for Faf, he has also clocked strike-rate of just 50, which has put the team in trouble early on in the innings. 

3. Struggle With Fitness

Faf Du Plessis is a fit guy and one of the most fittest 40-year-old in world cricket. However, he struggled with injuries in this season and has managed to play just 8 innings in this season. Thus, keeping Du Plessis injury concerns also in mind, DC should opt for new openers in the upcoming season.