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Faf Du Plessis Joins AB de Villiers In A Special Feat As He Marks His 150th Appearance In IPL

Abhinav Tyagi

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

On Tuesday, April 29, Delhi Capitals locked horns against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. For the ongoing match, Axar Patel won the toss and invited Ajinkya Rahane-led side to bat first. The hosts named an unchanged XI and with that, South Africa star opener Faf du Plessis scripted a big milestone.

Notably, The DC opener is making his 150th appearance in IPL and has become just the 2nd South African player to play more than 150 matches in the cash-studded league. Notably, only AB de Villiers has played more IPL games than Faf Du Plessis. Here is the complete list. 

  • 184 - AB de Villiers
  • 150* - Faf du Plessis
  • 140 - David Miller
  • 114 - Quinton de Kock 

Faf Du Plessis Yet To Make A Mark In IPL 2025

It is worth noting that Faf is yet to fire in this tournament as he has also missed five games in this season because of injury. Talking about Du Plessis' performance in the ongoing season, he has scored 103 runs in four innings, averaging 25.75. 

Notably, Du Plessis had a finger injury while attempting a catch and that saw him sit on the bench for three matches. However, the fans are expecting him to fire big in the remainder of the matches. Talking about the ongoing match, at the time of writing this article, KKR are batting first and have got off to a great start as they are 33/0 after 2 overs. 

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