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.
MAL
55/0
HKG
52/4
WI
–
AUS
–
RWA
157/5
ML
158/1
Malawi beat Rwanda by 9 wickets
TBC
–
TBC
–
ROM
178/6
LUX
133/10
Romania won by 45 runs
HUN
168/9
AUST
169/6
Austria beat Hungary by 4 wickets
AUST
245/7
LUX
179/5
Austria beat Luxembourg by 66 runs
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
ALZ
88/10
JIHCC
163/4
Jinnah CC Stockholm beat Alby Zalmi by 75 runs
RPH
123/6
MAR
150/4
Marsta CC beat Rising Phoenix by 27 runs
JIHCC
153/9
ALZ
168/4
Alby Zalmi CC beat Jinnah CC by 15 runs
RPH
166/4
JIHCC
78/10
Rising Phoenix beat Jinnah CC by 88 runs
ALZ
100/5
RPH
99/7
Alby Zalmi CC beat Rising Phoenix by 5 wickets
RPH
–
JIHCC
–
HDN
–
ALZ
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
BOT-W
143/6
MWW-W
78/10
Botswana Women beat Malawi Women by 65 runs
EWW-W
40/10
LSN-W
88/9
Lesotho Women beat Eswatini Women by 48 runs
RWA-W
135/7
SLO-W
84/10
Rwanda Women beat Sierra Leone Women by 51 runs
CW-W
88/8
MZW-W
87/8
Cameroon Women beat Mozambique Women by 2 wickets
GUJCC
–
SUL
–
CHK
–
TCC
–
FRC
122/4
KLG
108/6
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club beat KL Gladiators by 14 runs
JBK
80/4
SWCL
106/5
Sky Warriors Cricket Club beat JB Kings by 26 runs
UTC
78/4
MXC
80/2
Maxx Cricket Club beat Utkal Cricket Club by 8 wickets
MKP
75/4
MBMS
73/10
MR KB Putrajaya beat MB Malik Sports UMZ by 6 wickets
FRC
–
MXC
–
JBK
–
MBMS
–
UTC
–
KLG
–
MKP
–
SWCL
–
UAE
141/5
NIG
88/10
United Arab Emirates beat Nigeria by 53 runs
KNY
126/6
NBA
123/2
Kenya beat Namibia A by 3 runs
KNY
–
NIG
–
UAE
–
UGA
–
VMK
–
MMS
–
MAK
154/9
BDS
155/4
Boost Defenders beat Mis Ainak Knights by 6 wickets
ASS
174/4
SGT
173/6
Amo Sharks beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 6 wickets
WIU19-W
67/5
USAU19-W
66/9
West Indies Women U19 beat United States Of America Women U19 by 5 wickets
WIU19-W
–
USAU19-W
–
TBLZ-W
–
BRB-W
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
Match Cancelled
SUR-W
–
TBC
–
IAC
203/4
AAC
207/6
Australia Champions beat India Champions by 4 wickets
PNC
95/1
WIC
–
SAC
–
AAC
–
IAC
–
EDC
–
NZ
180/5
SA
177/6
New Zealand beat South Africa by 3 runs
IRE-W
288/9
ZIM-W
182/8
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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Malaysia won by 10 wickets