‘I felt sorry for Bancroft’: Faf du Plessis slams Cricket Australia’s handling of 2018 scandal
Faf criticises CA's Sandpaper Gate response
31 Aug 2026
2 MinFaf du Plessis
South Africa
Current Series
Full Name
Faf du Plessis
Nationality
South Africa
Other Name
Faf du Plessis
Role
Batter
Birth Date
13 Jul 1984 (42y 56d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Leg Spin
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 154 | 147 | 11 | 4773 | 96 | 35.10 | 3515 | 135.79 | -- | 39 |
| test | 69 | 118 | 14 | 4163 | 199 | 40.02 | 8986 | 46.32 | 10 | 21 |
| odi | 143 | 136 | 20 | 5507 | 185 | 47.47 | 6215 | 88.6 | 12 | 35 |
| t20i | 50 | 50 | 7 | 1528 | 119 | 35.53 | 1137 | 134.38 | 1 | 10 |
| t20 | 438 | 414 | 41 | 12249 | 120 | 32.83 | 8897 | 137.67 | 9 | 83 |
| fc | 150 | 250 | 26 | 8798 | 199 | 39.27 | -- | 0 | 18 | 52 |
| list a | 262 | 244 | 42 | 9483 | 185 | 46.94 | 10599 | 89.47 | 21 | 57 |
| t10 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 659 | 76 | 23.54 | 360 | 183.06 | -- | 3 |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 154 | 1 | 1.00 | 16 | -- | 0/16 | -- | 16.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 69 | 5 | 13.00 | 69 | -- | -- | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | -- | -- |
| odi | 143 | 11 | 32.00 | 189 | 2 | 1/8 | 94.5 | 5.9 | 96 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 50 | 2 | 1.20 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 438 | 52 | 131.40 | 917 | 50 | 5/19 | 18.34 | 6.96 | 15.8 | 1 | 2 |
| fc | 150 | -- | 426.20 | 1477 | 41 | 4/39 | 36.02 | 3.46 | 62.3 | 3 | -- |
| list a | 262 | -- | 373.00 | 2030 | 54 | 4/47 | 37.59 | 5.44 | 41.4 | 1 | -- |
| t10 | 37 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF vs RD | 60 | 06 Sep 2026 | The Hague | t20 |
| RD vs ECR | 21 | 05 Sep 2026 | The Hague | t20 |
| DG vs RD | 79 | 02 Sep 2026 | The Hague | t20 |
| GC vs RD | 4 | 01 Sep 2026 | The Hague | t20 |
| RD vs BW | 4* | 29 Aug 2026 | The Hague | t20 |
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