He smashed six fours and four sixes and batted with a strike rate of 175.
Delhi Capitals batter Faf du Plessis kept up his great form in Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 by scoring a superb 91 for Texas Super Kings against Seattle Orcas. This impressive knock has further improved his chances of being retained before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season.
HS
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PAL
–
MAL-W
–
ASM-W
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INA
130/8
PHL
183/6
Philippines beat Indonesia by 53 runs
PHL
–
SK
–
INA
–
PHL
–
GRC-W
–
TKW-W
–
SBA-W
–
BUL-W
–
TKW-W
–
SBA-W
–
BSP
169/5
BMP
101/7
BCC Spartan beat BSCU – MU Plovdiv by 68 runs
SOST
127/3
MAR
124/6
Sofia Stars beat MUS Akademik Ravens by 7 wickets
MAR
94/2
BSP
91/9
MUS Akademik Ravens won by 8 wickets
SOST
110/6
MAR
121/8
MUS Akademik Ravens beat Sofia Stars by 11 runs
LEST
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LEUL
–
OSTG
–
LEST
–
ATPG
–
BRBA
–
LEUL
–
ATPG
–
BRBA
–
GENW
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SCO-W
164/10
DGW-W
202/4
Dragons Women beat Scorchers Women by 38 runs
TYP-W
180/4
DGW-W
191/3
Dragons Women beat Typhoons Women by 11 runs
SCO-W
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TYP-W
–
GUE
–
SCOT
–
Match Abandoned
ITA
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JER
–
Match Abandoned due to rain
ENGU19
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INDU19
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MECS
89/1
TCC
297/2
FEK
–
GUJCC
–
MR
203/6
THUO
84/10
Malaysia Reds beat Thunderstorm Outlanders by 119 runs
WAF
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MINY
–
LAKR
–
SFU
–
ENGA-W
–
NZA-W
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OAW
136/9
RWT
138/8
Ruby White Town Legends beat Ossudu Accord Warriors by 2 runs
KAK
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MMS
–
YAR
–
VMK
–
ML
120/7
TAN
192/4
Tanzania beat Malawi by 72 runs
BHN
207/2
GER
161/8
Bahrain beat Germany by 46 runs
GER
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TAN
–
BHN
–
ML
–
ZIM
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SA
465/4
AUS A
243/10
SL-A
294/7
Sri Lanka A beat Australia A by 51 runs
PTS
102/2
WTS
112/6
Whiptail Smashers beat Piton Strikers by 10 runs
IYH
102/6
AMW
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TBC
–
TBC
–
BMB
–
CBG
–
IDTT
220/5
DID
102/10
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won by 118 runs
GLAM
122/4
KENT
118/9
Glamorgan beat Kent by 6 wickets
DURH
182/7
BB
174/8
Durham beat Birmingham Bears by 8 runs
DER
201/3
YOR
200/6
HAM
178/3
SOM
179/6
Somerset beat Hampshire by 4 wickets
NOR
152/9
WOR
153/4
Match delayed due to rain
NOT
189/9
LEI
188/2
Nottinghamshire beat Leicestershire by 1 wickets
GLO
204/5
MID
195/7
Gloucestershire beat Middlesex by 9 runs
SURR
141/6
ESS
141/6
HAM-W
154/2
SOM-W
153/8
Hampshire Women beat Somerset Women by 8 wickets
TBLZ-W
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DUR-W
16/1
Match Abandoned
SUR-W
159/5
ESS-W
93/5
(D/L) method
LAN-W
124/3
BRB-W
123/7
Lancashire Women beat Birmingham Bears Women by 7 wickets
Faf du Plessis gave Texas Super Kings a strong start by opening the innings and scoring 91 runs from 52 balls. He smashed six fours and four sixes and batted with a strike rate of 175. Faf was eventually retired out before the 20th over after losing his rhythm. He had a 42-run opening stand with Smit Patel, and after Saiteja Mukkamalla got out early with the team at 49 for 2, du Plessis added a superb 132-run partnership with Shubham Ranjane. Texas Super Kings finished with a total of 188 for 4 in 20 overs.
Also, Shubham Ranjane scored 65 off 41 balls, so with the help of these two batters, they posted a respectable total. For Seattle, only Jasdeep Singh and Cameron Gannon took one wicket each, as Faf was retired out and one wicket came through a run-out.
In reply, Seattle Orcas were bowled out for 137 in 18.4 overs. Kyle Mayers scored 35 and Shimron Hetmyer made 26, but they got no support. Adam Milne starred with the ball for the super kings, taking five wickets. Noor Ahmad and Akeal Hosein picked up two wickets each, while Marcus Stoinis chipped in with one.
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With this win, Texas Super Kings moved to the top of the table for now. They are level on points with San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom but are ahead on net run rate. However, both San Francisco and Washington still have one match to play.
Faf du Plessis has been in outstanding form in MLC 2025. With this knock of 91, he now has 409 runs in nine matches at an average of 51.12 and a strike rate of 175.53. He is the top run-scorer in the tournament so far.
After a disappointing IPL 2025 where he made only 202 runs in nine matches, his good form in MLC is helping his chances of being retained ahead of the IPL 2026 auction later this year.
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