Faf Du Plessis Creates HISTORY, Becomes First Player In The World To Achieve Never-Done-Before Feat

June 30,2025
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Faf Du Plessis Creates HISTORY, Becomes First Player In The World To Achieve Never-Done-Before Feat

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The Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 is currently in full swing, as the league stage is now nearing its end. Texas Super Kings (TSK) are one of the teams that are one of the teams that look set to be one of the teams to qualify for the playoffs. They are currently taking on MI New York in a high-voltage match at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas. They are currently in pole position to win the coveted encounter and ensure a spot in the playoffs. Their captain, Faf Du Plessis, has created history as he has achieved multiple feats with a scintillating century.
Faf du Plessis slammed 103 from 53 deliveries in an innings studded with 5 fours and 9 sixes. This was his second century in this season of the MLC, having scored 100 against San Francisco Unicorns a few days ago. The legendary South African batter has now become the first player in history to slam two T20 centuries after turning 40 years old.
Here are the players who scored centuries in T20s after turning 40:
Player Centuries Innings
Faf Du Plessis 2 43
Zubair Ahmed 1 4
Imran Janat 1 15
Graham Hick 1 23
Paul Collingwood 1 29

Faf Du Plessis Breaks Multiple Records

Faf du Plessis now has 8 T20 centuries as captains in 200 innings. He has become the captain with the most centuries in the shortest format of the game. He breaks the record of Michael Klinger and Babar Azam, both of whom have scored 7 T20 tons as captains.
Here are the captains with the most T20 centuries
Captain Centuries Innings
Faf du Plessis 8 200
Michael Klinger 7 114
Babar Azam 7 137
Virat Kohli 5 188
James Vince 2 205
Faf Du Plessis now has three centuries in the history of MLC. He becomes the player with the most centuries in the league. He breaks the record of Finn Allen who has hit 2 MLC centuries.