IPL 2018: Twittersphere Hails Faf du Plessis After His Magnum Opus in Qualifier 1st

Published - 23 May 2018, 03:25 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:48 AM

Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis (Credits: BCCI)

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) was able to confirm their final place for the eight time in the IPL folklore. Men in Yellow were rescued out of the troubled waters by South African skipper Faf du Plessis, who scored a fine 67 off just 42 balls.

Meanwhile, Chennai kept losing wickets at regular intervals. However, Faf du Plessis made full use of his experience ??? to take his team over the line.

The right-handed batsman du Plessis kept his cool as he took the matter into own hands. Consequently, Faf du Plessis catapulted his attack in the final overs to help Chennai win the match by two wickets.

Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis. Photo by: Ron Gaunt /SPORTZPICS for BCCI.

Faf du Plessis played a masterpiece:

Meanwhile, Chennai has found a different hero for the different tricky situation in this season of IPL. Thus, Every player has put his hand up and has grabbed the opportunity to deliver the goods.

In fact, du Plessis was not even expected to play against Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, Mahendra Singh Dhoni included him in the playing XI because of his vast experience.

Consequently, du Plessis owing to the experience did the job in a fine fashion.

Faf du Plessis IPL 2018 Chennai Super Kings
Credits: BCCI

It was a fine performance from the Proteas captain. In addition, he was able to come up good in the crunch situation for CSK. Thus, du Plessis was able to show that the experience cannot be bought in the market.

Meanwhile, Faf du Plessis was patient in his approach as he brought out his magnum opus. The right-hander took the game deep and he was able to finish the match on a high.

Consequently, it was a prolific performance from du Plessis as he carried CSK ??? to the final of the eleventh season of the IPL.

Photo by: Prashant Bhoot /SPORTZPICS for BCCI

After playing a match-winning knock, du Plessis received appreciation from the Super Kings fans as well as the cricketing fraternity.

Also, here is how Twitter reacted to Faf du Plessis blistering knock:

https://twitter.com/BrettLee_58/status/998978637171802114

https://twitter.com/david_willey/status/999169910214348801

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