South African National Cricket Team striker Faf du Plessis defines the phrase “age is just a number”. The right-hander produced a sensational effort on the field during Qualifier 2 of the Abu Dhabi T10 between Morrisville Samp Army and Delhi Bulls.
Faf du Plessis, playing for the Morrisville Samp Army, came up with a stunner that took his team to the top of the game and sent Delhi Bulls into a tailspin. Shadab Khan Packing for a two-ball duck off the bowling of Afghanistan international Amir Hamza.
Shadab Khan, who came into bat at No. 3, was at the cutting edge of brilliance by Faf du Plessis. On the second ball he faced, he tried to play a lofted shot over the covers and it looked like the ball would go past the fielder inside the covers. But the former Proteas captain came up with a stunner.
Du Plessis ran back to stop the ball and saw that he was able to catch the ball. At 40, he made a leaping catch with one hand that reflected his agility and athleticism.
Faf du Plessis stunner to eliminate Shadab in Abu Dhabi T10 League
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Delhi Bulls posted a total of 89 runs on the board
Du Plessis’ effort was valiant for his team as Shadab Khan could have been vital for his team. Morrisville Samp Army bowlers were also on the money as they bowled decent lines and lengths and continued to take wickets regularly.
Isuru Udana Morrisville Samp was the pick of the bowlers for the Army. He bowled twice and returned with figures of 3/17. Apart from him, Amir Hamza also had a decent performance with the ball as he took two wickets and gave away 22 runs.
Delhi Bulls did not have a great outing with the bat. Tim David He was the pick of the batsmen as he played an innings of 24 runs off 14 balls. Nikhil Chaudhary also played a valuable hand of 16 runs as he posted a total of 89 runs on the board.
Faf du Plessis didn’t do well with the bat, scoring 1 run off 3 balls
Du Plessis did not have a great outing with the bat as he would have liked. The batter got out for 1 run off 3 balls. But thankfully, his early wicket did not cost the team as they put up a magnificent effort with the bat and went on to win the game.
Andries Gous He was the top run-getter for the team as he played an innings of 38 runs off 23 balls. He was well supported by Jack Taylor as he played an unbeaten knock of 23 runs off just 11 balls and led his team to victory in 9.1 overs and chasing the target with 5 wickets in hand.
