Faf Du Plessis
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South Africa lose by 4 wickets against Australian tour side
Cricket | Nov 01, 2018, 10:42 AM ISTThe 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.
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South Africa vs Australia: We won't banter about ball-tampering, says Faf du Plessis
Cricket | Oct 26, 2018, 06:49 PM ISTFaf du Plessis says there'll be one unmentionable when it comes to sledging the Australian team during the three-match limited-overs series.
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Quinton de Kock named South Africa stand-in skipper for remaining ODIs vs Sri Lanka
Cricket | Aug 07, 2018, 10:55 PM ISTDu 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.
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1st ODI: JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis help South Africa thrash Sri Lanka to take lead
Cricket | Jul 29, 2018, 10:16 PM ISTUndefeated 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.
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Faf du Plessis backs Dale Steyn to stage strong comeback in Test cricket
Cricket | Jul 25, 2018, 08:25 PM ISTDu 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.
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2nd Test: Sri Lanka close in on series win as South Africa falter on Day 3
Cricket | Jul 22, 2018, 11:26 PM ISTSpinners Akila Dananjaya and Rangana Herath took two wickets each to place the hosts within five wickets of a 2-0 series sweep.
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Faf du Plessis favours removal of 'toss' from Test cricket
Cricket | Jul 16, 2018, 03:41 PM ISTThe 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.
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IPL 2018: From Watson to Pant, top five batting performances of this season
Cricket | May 29, 2018, 03:22 PM ISTLet's take a look at the top five knocks of IPL 2018 that stood head and shoulders above the rest.
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IPL 2018: Faf du Plessis' innings showed why experience counts, says MS Dhoni
Cricket | May 22, 2018, 11:59 PM ISTDu 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.
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IPL 2018: MS Dhoni can make life difficult for any captain, says Faf du Plessis
Cricket | May 01, 2018, 04:06 PM ISTIn the last two games against RCB and Daredevils, Dhoni, with his power hitting, has reminded his critics that he is not yet done.
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IPL 2018: Faf du Plessis 'not yet' ready to play for Chennai Super Kings, says batting coach
Cricket | Apr 09, 2018, 09:37 PM ISTThe 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.
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4th Test, Day 3: Dean Elgar, Faf du Plessis help South Africa consolidate lead against Australia
Cricket | Apr 01, 2018, 10:29 PM ISTSouth 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).
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3rd Test: Morne Morkel picks five-for as South Africa humiliate Australia in Cape Town by 322 runs
Cricket | Mar 25, 2018, 11:28 PM ISTFast 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.
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Cricket Australia to probe ball-tampering before taking action against Smith, Bancroft
Cricket | Mar 25, 2018, 09:18 AM ISTAustralia 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.
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South Africa vs Australia: Rabada decision another source of conflict ahead of 3rd Test in Cape Town
Cricket | Mar 21, 2018, 09:04 PM ISTSmith 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.
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2nd Test: Kagiso Rabada's heroics help South Africa defeat Australia by 6 wickets
Cricket | Mar 12, 2018, 06:24 PM ISTSouth Africa clinched its win in Port Elizabeth by chasing down the meagre target of 101 before tea on the fourth day.
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2nd Test: Bitter South Africa-Australia battle goes to 'friendly city' of Port Elizabeth
Cricket | Mar 09, 2018, 12:04 AM ISTAn 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.
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1st Test: Australia thump South Africa to take 1-0 lead
Cricket | Mar 05, 2018, 04:46 PM ISTJosh 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.
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1st Test: Australia heavily armed, ready for Test battle in South Africa
Cricket | Feb 28, 2018, 09:24 AM ISTSouth 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.
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3rd ODI: Confident India eye unprecedented lead against wounded South Africa
Cricket Ki Baat | Feb 06, 2018, 08:01 PM IST