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Faf du Plessis

Allrounder  ·  Allrounder
South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEFrancois du Plessis
BORN13 Jul 1984, Pretoria
BATSAllrounder
BOWLS-
ROLEAllrounder
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 314
DEBUTNov 2012
LATESTFeb 2021
ODI
Cap 101
DEBUTJan 2011
LATESTJul 2019
T20I
Cap 52
DEBUTSep 2012
LATESTDec 2020
◈ INSIGHTSDay 298 / 365
1

Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for Francois.

2

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested Francois most over their career.

3

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare Francois's game across different formats.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
11198
AVERAGE
42.26
STRIKE RATE
79.73
HIGH SCORE
199
100S
23
50S
66
SIXES
149
INNINGS
304
WICKETS
2
ECONOMY
5.91
T20 LEAGUES · 259 MATCHES
8174
AVG 34.06  ·  SR 140.71  ·  HS 120  ·  50s 57  ·  100s 7  ·  6s 342

Recent form

All matches →
20213 matches
63
AVG 12.60 · SR 49.22 · HS 23
▼ AVG -29.66 vs career  ·  ▼ -20.40 vs 2020  ·  SR -30.51
20206 matches
165
AVG 33.00 · SR 125.95 · HS 58 · 50s 2
▼ AVG -9.26 vs career  ·  SR +46.22
2017Career best
905
AVG 56.56 · SR 92.35 · 100s 2
▲ AVG +14.30 vs career
2021Career worst · 3 matches
63
AVG 12.60 · SR 49.22
▼ AVG -29.66 vs career
T20 LEAGUESRecent seasons
2026 · mlc · 9M292
Texas Super Kings  ·  AVG 36.50 · SR 164.97 · HS 113 · 50s 1
2026 · sa20 · 5M135
Joburg Super Kings  ·  AVG 27.00 · SR 151.69 · HS 47
2025 · ipl · 9M202
Delhi Capitals  ·  AVG 22.44 · SR 123.93 · HS 62 · 50s 2
T20 LEAGUESRecent seasons (bowling)

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 69 MATCHES
4163
AVG 40.03  ·  SR 46.33  ·  HS 199  ·  100s 10
ODI · 143 MATCHES
5507
AVG 46.67  ·  SR 88.61  ·  HS 185  ·  100s 12  ·  WKTS 2
T20I · 50 MATCHES
1528
AVG 35.53  ·  SR 134.39  ·  HS 119  ·  100s 1
PEAK BATTING YEAR
2017
905 runs · avg 56.56
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
2012
1 wickets · econ 5.36

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
1718192021
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
202136312.6049.220
2020616533.00125.950
20191981467.8388.772
20181046324.3752.911
20171990556.5692.352

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Sri Lanka
2210avg 49.11 · SR 73.91
Australia
2194avg 46.68 · SR 70.23
India
1421avg 36.44 · SR 60.65
New Zealand
1234avg 49.36 · SR 62.83
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sri Lanka43221049.1173.91199410—View→
Australia43219446.6870.2312688—View→
India30142136.4460.651343111View→
New Zealand28123449.3662.83137210—View→
Pakistan35109232.1266.2210316—View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Newlands
632avg 37.18 · HS 103
Harare Sports Club
464avg 92.80 · HS 126
The Wanderers Stadium
417avg 32.08 · HS 134
Kingsmead
323avg 46.14 · HS 120
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Newlands1063237.1845.4010314—View→
Harare Sports Club546492.8098.5112631—View→
The Wanderers Stadium841732.0843.481342——View→
Kingsmead732346.1496.711202——View→
Adelaide Oval2318159.0043.8611821—View→
RECENT RESULTS 6 matches