Faf du Plessis played a spectacular knock of 88 runs against Punjab Kings on his debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The new captain of RCB started off slow. He took his time to settle on the surface at the DY Patil Stadium. Once he got settled, RCB fans were in for a treat as du Plessis fired all cylinders and ended with 88 runs off 57 deliveries.
Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal won the toss and decided to bowl first. Faf du Plessis and Anuj Rawat provided a decent start to Royal Challengers Bangalore. They added 50 runs for the first wicket in seven overs. Rahul Chahar then rattled the stumps of Rawat.
Faf du Plessis held one end and received good support from Virat Kohli. The duo built a fantastic partnership of 118 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore. It seemed like du Plessis would complete a century on his debut for RCB. However, Arshdeep Singh dismissed him caught out when he was on 88.
Dinesh Karthik then provided a perfect finishing touch to Royal Challengers Bangalore’s innings. He aggregated 32 runs off 14 balls. Meanwhile, Kohli remained not out on 41 runs from 29 balls. RCB ended with 205 runs on the board.
RCB fans are ecstatic after a solid performance from Faf du Plessis
Royal Challengers Bangalore fans on Twitter were delighted after seeing a brilliant performance from their new captain. Here’s how they reacted:
Literally every RCB fans :
— Nisha 🦋 (@Tweet__nisha) March 27, 2022
Thank you csk management for faf du plessis
New team, same-old fireworks!
— India Today Sports (@ITGDsports) March 27, 2022
CSK fans come up with hilarious memes as RCB captain Faf du Plessis sets the stage on fire in Mumbai | #PBKSvRCB #RCB #CSK #IPL2022
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CSK owners and fans watching Faf Du Plessis pic.twitter.com/wQA3dDeEtM
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) March 27, 2022
CSK CEO after letting go Faf Du Plessis pic.twitter.com/F7cBnf5Wuu
— Rajabets India🇮🇳👑 (@smileandraja) March 27, 2022
The player we will miss the most and will hurt us is @faf1307 .. sending you #Yellove from @ChennaiIPL .. play bold skip! 💛 Top knock today 🙌🏼 #rcb #RCBvsPBKS @RCBTweets #IPL2022 #CSK #FafDuPlessis pic.twitter.com/2PecO4vOlC
— divyang shroff (@divyang_7) March 27, 2022
Thank you csk for Faf du plessis😊#RCBvsPBKS #FafDuPlessis
— Anish.♡ (@Awwnish) March 27, 2022
From 17 off 30 to 88 off 57 !
— Virat-Vijay Fanatic ❁ (@ViratvijayFan) March 27, 2022
Well played Faf du plessis 😎🔥 #RCB
What an innings !🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank u ra @ChennaiIPL 😍 pic.twitter.com/49swzncbj9
Faf du Plessis is like that that ex for CSK who got hotter after the break up.
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) March 27, 2022
Watching Faf du plessis innings as a CSK Fan 🤧💔@ChennaiIPL 😤 @faf1307 🔥 pic.twitter.com/lHVYQiYvZK
— Sathya (@SathyanandVIPER) March 27, 2022
Faf du Plessis to CSK pic.twitter.com/WsKTR07TUq
— El Niño🇮🇳 (@suppandiiii) March 27, 2022
CSK fans watching Faf bat today😩 @faf1307 #IPL #FafDuPlessis pic.twitter.com/ptDAFjSg9D
— Kushagra🌚 (@not_kushaagra) March 27, 2022