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Faf du Plessis
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
FP
262Internationals
11,198Career runs
23Centuries
2Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 69
- Innings
- 118
- Runs
- 4,163
- Average
- 40.02
- Strike rate
- 46.32
- Highest score
- 199
- Not outs
- 14
- 100s
- 10
- 50s
- 21
- Ducks
- 9
- 4s
- 516
- 6s
- 21
- Balls faced
- 8,986
Bowling
- Matches
- 69
- Innings
- 5
- Balls
- 78
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 69
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- 5.30
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 69
- Innings
- 128
- Catches
- 63
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 63
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 63
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.492
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 143
- Innings
- 136
- Runs
- 5,507
- Average
- 47.47
- Strike rate
- 88.60
- Highest score
- 185
- Not outs
- 20
- 100s
- 12
- 50s
- 35
- Ducks
- 3
- 4s
- 495
- 6s
- 66
- Balls faced
- 6,215
Bowling
- Matches
- 143
- Innings
- 11
- Balls
- 192
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 189
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 94.50
- Economy
- 5.90
- Strike rate
- 96.00
- Best innings
- 1/8
- Best match
- 1/8
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 143
- Innings
- 141
- Catches
- 81
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 81
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 81
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.574
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 50
- Innings
- 50
- Runs
- 1,528
- Average
- 35.53
- Strike rate
- 134.38
- Highest score
- 119
- Not outs
- 7
- 100s
- 1
- 50s
- 10
- Ducks
- 0
- 4s
- 140
- 6s
- 50
- Balls faced
- 1,137
Bowling
- Matches
- 50
- Innings
- 2
- Balls
- 8
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 3
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- 2.25
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 50
- Innings
- 50
- Catches
- 24
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 24
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 24
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.480
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
261 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-04 | Pakistan v South Africa | Test | Pakistan won by 95 runs |
| 2021-01-26 | South Africa v Pakistan | Test | Pakistan won by 7 wickets |
| 2021-01-03 | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 10 wickets |
| 2020-12-26 | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by an innings and 45 runs |
| 2020-12-01 | South Africa v England | T20I | England won by 9 wickets |
| 2020-11-29 | South Africa v England | T20I | England won by 4 wickets |
| 2020-11-27 | South Africa v England | T20I | England won by 5 wickets |
| 2020-03-12 | India v South Africa | ODI | No result |
| 2020-02-26 | South Africa v Australia | T20I | Australia won by 97 runs |
| 2020-02-23 | South Africa v Australia | T20I | South Africa won by 12 runs |
| 2020-02-21 | South Africa v Australia | T20I | Australia won by 107 runs |
| 2020-01-24 | South Africa v England | Test | England won by 191 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 23 | 12.60 | 49.21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 | 301 | 199 | 43.00 | 50.41 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 597 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | 7 | 14 | 497 | 103 | 41.41 | 48.48 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 3 | 1,025 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | 10 | 20 | 463 | 120 | 24.36 | 52.91 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 875 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017 | 10 | 17 | 706 | 135 | 54.30 | 55.81 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 2 | 1,265 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 8 | 13 | 567 | 118 | 56.70 | 48.37 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 2 | 1,172 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | 7 | 12 | 201 | 68 | 16.75 | 29.47 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 682 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 8 | 14 | 583 | 103 | 44.84 | 41.73 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 5 | 1,397 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | 9 | 12 | 489 | 137 | 44.45 | 43.27 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 1,130 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 3.00 | N/A |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 293 | 110 | 146.50 | 40.97 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 715 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 6.00 | N/A |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 9 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | 814 | 112 | 67.83 | 88.76 | 2 | 6 | 84 | 8 | 917 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | 434 | 125 | 62.00 | 96.23 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 451 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | 905 | 185 | 60.33 | 92.34 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 8 | 980 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | 578 | 111 | 48.16 | 97.96 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 590 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | 884 | 133 | 58.93 | 82.92 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 11 | 1,066 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 6.71 | N/A |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | 790 | 126 | 52.66 | 88.56 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15 | 892 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | 477 | 57 | 23.85 | 74.29 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 642 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 6.33 | N/A |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | 275 | 72 | 27.50 | 94.17 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 292 | 3 | 1 | 59.00 | 5.36 | 66.00 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | 270 | 60 | 27.00 | 81.57 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 331 | 5 | 1 | 64.00 | 5.81 | 66.00 |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 9 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 165 | 58 | 33.00 | 125.95 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 131 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 78 | 49.50 | 145.58 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 34 | 24.33 | 165.90 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 36.00 | 144.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 268 | 79 | 33.50 | 126.41 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 212 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 272 | 119 | 54.40 | 157.22 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 173 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 58 | 34.33 | 151.47 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | 234 | 85 | 39.00 | 108.83 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 215 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | 192 | 65 | 32.00 | 135.21 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 142 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.25 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v India · Newlands
- Best recorded bowling · 1/8
ODI v England · Trent Bridge
- First century in this archive · 110 runs
Test v Australia · Adelaide Oval
- Highest recorded innings · 199 runs
Test v Sri Lanka · SuperSport Park
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Pakistan · Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium