Faf du Plessis races to 10,000 T20 runs: Key stats
What's the story
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis has completed 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.
The South African batter reached this mark in Match 52 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season against Gujarat Titans at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Du Plessis has become only the second South African batter to touch the 10,000-run mark in the format.
Here are the key stats.
Record
Du Plessis joins Miller
Du Plessis got to the 10,000-run mark with this 25th run in the contest (10,039).
He joined David Miller, who leads the tally among South African players in the shortest format. Miller owns 10,260 runs from 477 T20s at an average of 35.25.
Du Plessis completed 10,000 runs in his 369th T20 encounter. He has 68 fifties (100s: 5). He surpasses 900 fours (906).
T20Is
Over 1,500 runs in T20Is
Du Plessis is among a few SA cricketers with over 1,500 runs in T20Is.
Du Plessis, who last played for the Proteas in 2020, owns 1,528 runs from 50 T20Is at an average of 35.53. The tally includes a strike rate of 134.38.
The former SA batter owns 10 half-centuries and a century.
Quinton de Kock has the most T20I runs for SA (2,277).
Journey
His journey in IPL
Du Plessis started his IPL journey in 2012, with Chennai Super Kings. With each passing season, he grew in stature as a batter.
To date, he has remained CSK's third-highest IPL run-scorer, with 2,721 runs from 92 matches at 35.33.
Du Plessis played for RPS in 2016 and 2017 as CSK received a two-year ban. He then returned to CSK before joining RCB.
IPL
Du Plessis completed 1,500 IPL runs for RCB
Du Plessis scored a 23-ball 64, smashing 10 fours and three sixes (SR: 278.26). Playing his 41st match, du Plessis owns 1,550 runs, averaging just under 40 (SR: 148.18). He owns 148 fours and 66 sixes.
Du Plessis is now the 4th RCB batter with 1,500-plus IPL runs. He joined Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle.
Overall
350-plus runs in IPL 2024
Du Plessis has scored 4,485 runs in the IPL at 36.46, His strike rate is 136-plus. The star batter has clobbered 36 fifties to date.
In the ongoing season, du Plessis has gone past 350 runs (352) at an average of 32. His strike rate is 172.54.
Du Plessis has three fifties this season.