Faf Du Plessis

South Africa lose by 4 wickets against Australian tour side

The South Africans lost a wicket on the first ball of the match and were all out for 173 after winning the toss and electing to bat.

South Africa vs Australia: We won't banter about ball-tampering, says Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis says there'll be one unmentionable when it comes to sledging the Australian team during the three-match limited-overs series.

Quinton de Kock named South Africa stand-in skipper for remaining ODIs vs Sri Lanka

Du Plessis was on Monday ruled out of the remainder of South Africa's tour of Sri Lanka, after injuring his shoulder while attempting a catch during the third one-dayer against the hosts.

1st ODI: JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis help South Africa thrash Sri Lanka to take lead

Undefeated JP Duminy (53 off 32 balls), captain Faf du Plessis (47 off 56) and opener Quinton de Kock (47 off 59) were the main run providers for South Africa.

Faf du Plessis backs Dale Steyn to stage strong comeback in Test cricket

Du Plessis' comments came after Sri Lanka thrashed South Africa 2-0 in the recently-concluded two-match series, where the fast bowler could only manage to add two wickets in his tally.

2nd Test: Sri Lanka close in on series win as South Africa falter on Day 3

Spinners Akila Dananjaya and Rangana Herath took two wickets each to place the hosts within five wickets of a 2-0 series sweep.

Faf du Plessis favours removal of 'toss' from Test cricket

The comment came after South Africa faced a crushing 278 runs defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match Test series at Galle.

IPL 2018: From Watson to Pant, top five batting performances of this season

Let's take a look at the top five knocks of IPL 2018 that stood head and shoulders above the rest.

IPL 2018: Faf du Plessis' innings showed why experience counts, says MS Dhoni

Du Plessis' 67 off 42 balls enabled CSK to chase down a tricky target of 140 in 19.1 overs after being down at 92 for 7.

IPL 2018: MS Dhoni can make life difficult for any captain, says Faf du Plessis

In the last two games against RCB  and Daredevils, Dhoni, with his power hitting, has reminded his critics that he is not yet done.

IPL 2018: Faf du Plessis 'not yet' ready to play for Chennai Super Kings, says batting coach

The South African skipper has been kept aside and may feature in the clash against Kings XI Punjab, but Chennai suffered a major blow as Kedar Jadhav has been ruled out for the rest of the IPL.

4th Test, Day 3: Dean Elgar, Faf du Plessis help South Africa consolidate lead against Australia

South Africa ground their way toward a series win with an unbeaten 40-run partnership between Dean Elgar (39 not out) and skipper Faf du Plessis (34 not out).

3rd Test: Morne Morkel picks five-for as South Africa humiliate Australia in Cape Town by 322 runs

Fast bowler Morne Morkel picked up 5/23 in Australia's second innings to give them their second-heaviest defeat to South Africa in terms of runs and its heaviest since 1970.

Cricket Australia to probe ball-tampering before taking action against Smith, Bancroft

Australia cricketers confessed to ball tampering in a desperate plot hatched by Steve Smith and Co. as they saw the third Test against South Africa slipping away.

South Africa vs Australia: Rabada decision another source of conflict ahead of 3rd Test in Cape Town

Smith said in the lead-up to the third Test in Cape Town that Rabada's successful appeal against a two-Test ban was "interesting". He questioned why he was not invited to give his side of the story at the judicial hearing.

2nd Test: Kagiso Rabada's heroics help South Africa defeat Australia by 6 wickets

South Africa clinched its win in Port Elizabeth by chasing down the meagre target of 101 before tea on the fourth day.

2nd Test: Bitter South Africa-Australia battle goes to 'friendly city' of Port Elizabeth

An Australia victory in the second Test would ensure the tourists cannot lose the four-match series and would mean another failure for South Africa, who haven't beaten Australia in a series at home since 1970.

1st Test: Australia thump South Africa to take 1-0 lead

Josh Hazlewood trapped Quinton de Kock lbw for 83 as Australia bowled South Africa out for 298 in its second innings to register a commanding 118-run win to take 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.

1st Test: Australia heavily armed, ready for Test battle in South Africa

South Africa expects captain Faf du Plessis, batsman AB de Villiers and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock to all return from injuries for the first Test in Durban.

3rd ODI: Confident India eye unprecedented lead against wounded South Africa