Faf du Plessis

South Africa great Barry Richards calls on AB de Villiers to quit captaincy

De Villiers was only leading the Twenty20 side in place of Faf du Plessis, who is back in South Africa expecting the birth of his child.

Jun 29, 2017, 22:24 PM IST

South Africa's T20 league: Faf du Plessis hopeful tournament will halt talent exodus

The likes of Kyle Abbott, Rilee Rossouw, Dane Vilas, David Wiese, Simon Harmer, Hardus Viljoen and Stiaan van Zyl have all opted to play county cricket rather than continue to represent South Africa.

Jun 20, 2017, 09:36 AM IST

India vs South Africa: Twitterati destroy Faf du Plessis, David Miller after hilarious run-out in ICC Champions Trophy

In the post-match conference, de Villiers agreed to the fact that those two run-outs cost them the match.

Jun 12, 2017, 10:11 AM IST

WATCH: Is this for real! Two South African batsmen Faf du Plessis, David Miller fight for lives in farcical manner at the same end against India

India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first at The Oval. After a decent start, the top-ranked ODI side in the world collapsed to 192 all out inside 44.3 overs.

Jun 11, 2017, 18:43 PM IST

WATCH: Experienced Lasith Malinga makes a mess, gives dangerous Faf du Plessis life in South Africa-Sri Lanka CT2017 match

Malinga is playing his first ODI since November 2015.

Jun 03, 2017, 18:22 PM IST

Faf du Plessis leaves Rising Pune Supergiant camp to join South African teammates for England series

South Africa are supposed to play a 3-match One Day International series against England, starting May 24 as well as two warm-up games on May 19 and 21.

May 07, 2017, 10:00 AM IST

IPL 2017: Delhi skipper Zaheer Khan destroys Steve Smith-less Pune with vintage performance — MUST WATCH

Zaheer Khan still rocks. That's what the former India pacer did yesterday, when the visiting Delhi Daredevils put up a brilliant show against a leader-less Pune Supergiant in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match.

Apr 12, 2017, 19:21 PM IST

New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rd Test: Proteas `saved by rain` as downpour seals series

The drawn outcome ensured South Africa took the series 1-0 after winning the second Test in Wellington by eight wickets in three days.

Mar 29, 2017, 09:43 AM IST

WATCH: Tom Latham takes IMPOSSIBLE catch to dismiss Faf du Plessis

South Africa made 314, and the Kiwis were 67 for no loss at Day 2 Stumps. Latham was unbeaten on 42.

Mar 26, 2017, 11:59 AM IST

NZ vs SA, 3rd Test: Matt Henry leads New Zealand`s triple strike to give edge over South Africa on Day 2

At lunch, South Africa were 243 for seven with Quinton de Kock, nursing an injured finger, on 66 and Keshav Maharaj on five.

Mar 26, 2017, 09:03 AM IST

New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rd Test: DRS bungle aids Proteas on rain-hit Day 1

At stumps, the Proteas' captain had advanced to 33, Temba Bavuma was on 13 and South Africa were 123 for four.

Mar 25, 2017, 14:26 PM IST

NZ vs SA: Quinton de Kock cleared to play third test against depleted New Zealand

De Kock trained on Friday with strapping and a protective splint and South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said as far as he was concerned the aggressive batsman was too important to leave out for the series-deciding match starting on Saturday.

Mar 24, 2017, 09:59 AM IST

#NZvsSA: Tough skipper Faf du Plessis says South Africa 'not good enough' against Kane Williamson's men

Central to du Plessis`s drive is another victory over New Zealand to lift South Africa`s Test ranking to number two in the world, which would complete a remarkable turnaround since being as low as seventh 12 months ago.

Mar 24, 2017, 09:23 AM IST

New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test: Henry Nicholls` century leads Kiwi recovery on Day 1

South Africa in reply lost both openers, first Test centurion Dean Elgar and the out-of-form Stephen Cook, to be 24 for two at stumps, trailing by 244.

Mar 16, 2017, 12:13 PM IST

South Africa captain Faf Du Plessis surprised at ICC's no action on Steve Smith's DRS fiasco

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said Sunday he was surprised no one had been charged by the ICC after the ugly spat which blighted the Australia-India Test series.

Mar 12, 2017, 10:10 AM IST

SA vs NZ, 1st Test: Dean Elgar, Faf du Plessis accrete South Africa's lead, Jetan Patel takes two on Day 4

Temba Bavuma was then bowled by Mitchell Santner for six and Quinton de Kock also bowled by Patel for four in gloomy conditions, with players leaving the field with nine overs remaining.

Mar 11, 2017, 13:02 PM IST

NZ vs SA, 5th ODI: South Africa crush New Zealand by six-wickets, clinch ODI series 3-2

South Africa needed less than 33 overs to overhaul New Zealand`s 149 with du Plessis ending the game with a boundary which also brought up his half century.

Mar 04, 2017, 13:48 PM IST

4th ODI: Martin Guptill's blistering century guides New Zealand to seven-wicket victory over South Africa

The 30-year-old blasted 11 sixes and 15 boundaries in his swashbuckling 138-ball knock to secure a win which locked the five-match series at 2-2 with the decider at Eden Park on Saturday.

Mar 01, 2017, 14:55 PM IST

NZ vs SA, 1st ODI: Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers help South Africa beat New Zealand by 4 wickets

In a clash that went down to the wire, the departure of de Kock for 69 sparked a middle order collapse before an AB de Villiers rescue mission saw his side home with a ball to spare.

Feb 19, 2017, 16:24 PM IST

NZ vs SA, ODIs, PREVIEW: Dealing with Imran Tahir not the only issue for Kiwi one-day international side

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson recognised his side would need to step up in the first of five ODIs on Sunday, when Neil Broom and Ross Taylor return for limited-over series.

Feb 18, 2017, 11:04 AM IST