Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis — career overview
Faf du Plessis is a cricketer who represents South Africa in international cricket as a batsman (Right Handed Bat, Right-arm legbreak bowler). In international cricket Faf du Plessis has appeared in 69 Tests (4,163 runs at 40.03, with 10 hundreds and 21 fiftys); 143 ODIs (5,507 runs at 46.67, with 12 hundreds and 35 fiftys); 50 T20Is (1,528 runs at 35.53, with 1 hundred and 10 fiftys). With the ball, Faf du Plessis has taken 2 international wickets across formats. Full batting and bowling records, recent form and milestones are shown below. Compare Faf du Plessis with other players using the player comparison tool, or see where South Africa rank in the latest ICC rankings.
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 69 | 118 | 14 | 4163 | 199 | 40.03 | 8986 | 46.33 | 10 | 21 | 516 | 21 |
| ODI | 143 | 136 | 18 | 5507 | 185 | 46.67 | 6218 | 88.57 | 12 | 35 | 495 | 66 |
| T20I | 50 | 50 | 7 | 1528 | 119 | 35.53 | 1137 | 134.39 | 1 | 10 | 140 | 50 |
| IPL | 154 | 147 | 11 | 4773 | 96 | 35.99 | 3515 | 136.37 | - | 37 | 439 | 174 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5W | 10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 69 | 5 | 78 | 69 | - | 0/1 | 0/1 | - | 5.31 | - | - | - |
| ODI | 143 | 11 | 192 | 189 | 2 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 94.50 | 5.91 | 96.0 | - | - |
| T20I | 50 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2.25 | - | - | - |
| IPL | 154 | 1 | 6 | 16 | - | 0/16 | 0/16 | - | 16.00 | - | - | - |
Format Performance
Batting — Runs & Average
Bowling — Wickets & Economy
Career Milestones
Faf du Plessis — Career Overview
Faf du Plessis is a batsman from South Africa. Faf bats right handed bat and bowls right-arm legbreak. Specialist batters anchor an innings and shape its tempo. The best combine a tight defensive technique with the range of strokes needed to score off any ball, and the temperament to bat long across all conditions and formats. South Africa is one of the playing nations represented across the international and franchise calendar, with players drawn from the domestic system and the academy pathway into the senior side. International batting record — 69 Tests: 4,163 runs at an average of 40.03, strike rate 46.33 (10 hundreds, 21 fiftys); 143 ODIs: 5,507 runs at an average of 46.67, strike rate 88.57 (12 hundreds, 35 fiftys); 50 T20Is: 1,528 runs at an average of 35.53, strike rate 134.39 (1 hundred, 10 fiftys). International bowling — 2 wickets in ODI at 94.50, economy 5.91. Domestic and franchise career — IPL: 4,773 runs in 154 matches. Career statistics in cricket are best read across formats: a Test average, an ODI strike rate and a T20I economy each tell a different part of the story, and modern selection often turns on how a player splits their time across red-ball and white-ball cricket within a packed annual schedule. Recent form, opposition strength and conditions at the venue also weigh heavily alongside the headline numbers. Our player database tracks Faf du Plessis's match-by-match appearances across the international and domestic calendar, with batting and bowling splits by format, opposition, venue and time period. Career milestones — highest score, best bowling figures, fastest fifty or hundred and notable franchise performances — sit alongside the running totals so the full arc of a career is easy to read in one view. On GeoCric you can dig into Faf du Plessis's career numbers, format-by-format breakdowns, batting and bowling averages, century and five-wicket counts, league appearances and recent form — refreshed against live match data and free to read.