Twitter Reactions: Faf du Plessis' stunning 96-run knock propels RCB to 181

Faf du Plessis played a giant knock for the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the top of the order and was unfortunate to get dismissed on 96. The right-hander played a captain’s innings by carrying the side throughout until the final over after losing the toss and it helped his side post a big total of 181 on the board in 20 overs. This was the perfect opportunity for Du Plessis to get to his maiden hundred in the IPL but was caught in the deep in the final over.

Earlier in the game, RCB lost two early wickets of Anuj Rawat and Virat Kohli in the first over and the onus was on Du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell to take the side to a good total. The duo formed a partnership of 37 until Maxwell perished, while Surya Prabhudessai couldn’t hang around for long as well. At 62 for 4, Du Plessis joined hands with Shahbaz Ahmed and the pair kept finding the boundaries in a partnership of 70 for the fifth wicket. The South African batter was the aggressor of the two and reached his half-century in the process.

Du Plessis takes on the leggie Ravi Bishnoi

Once Shahbaz was dismissed in the 16th over, the man in form Dinesh Karthik came in and gave the strike to Du Plessis who started his assault towards the later stages of the innings. The RCB skipper took on the young spinner Ravi Bishnoi for plenty in his final over and gave the final flourish that was needed to move above the 180-run mark. The number of twos that was run by Du Plessis had to be noted as well and he never seemed to get tired despite staying in the crease since the first delivery.

In the final over bowled by Jason Holder, both Karthik and Du Plessis could not find the boundaries and in an attempt to go big on the fifth delivery, the latter was caught in the deep square leg region to bring an end to a wonderful innings. The 37-year-old has proved to be a sensational pick by the RCB this year so far in terms of his captaincy and now he has proved it through his batsmanship as well.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Superb rescue act by skipper @faf1307 for #RCB after being put in a spot of bother. But this total may not be enough on what looks like a batting paradise, need some magic from @Wanindu49 or @HarshalPatel23 tonight to defend 181 against an in-form #LSG#LSGvRCB #IPL2022

— Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav) April 19, 2022

From 21*(20) to 50*(40) to 96(64).
Faf was the cement that build RCB innings. Masterclass in how to rebuild after an early collapse from @faf1307 👏🏽 #LSGvRCB #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/qZziiPeqkq

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 19, 2022

Heartbreak for Faf Du Plessis, he missed out from his maiden IPL century – 96 (64). What a knock by him, started slowly and unleashed later. A superb innings by Faf, scored last 53 runs in just 26 balls. pic.twitter.com/I51cDdTSSR

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 19, 2022

Well played, Faf Du Plessis – 96 runs from 64 balls, #RCB was 7 for 2 then lost Maxwell inside Powerplay and he scored a terrific 96 under pressure. pic.twitter.com/d9z10uf0QP

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 19, 2022

Captain standing up when the team needs him and leading from the front. A cricketer defined by character. Let’s go, Faf du Plessis. What a splendid knock this has been!#LSGvRCB

— Prajakta (@18prajakta) April 19, 2022

CLASS KNOCK! 🙌🏻

Well played, @faf1307! 👏🏻👏🏻#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2022  #Mission2022 #RCB  #ನಮ್ಮRCB #LSGvRCB pic.twitter.com/29kwOnhPb9

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 19, 2022

Overseas players with 50+ score in 100th IPL innings

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Faf du Plessis*#RCB | #RCBvLSG | #IPL2022

— Cricbaba (@thecricbaba) April 19, 2022

Faf Du Plessis has done this many many times, what a player in this league.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 19, 2022

Brilliant and much indeed Captain innings by Du Plessis at Crucial time👏👏
''Some 90s are better than 100s💔💔😢''#LSGvRCB #LSGvsRCB #RCBvsLSG #RCB #ViratKohli𓃵 #ViratKohli #Kohli #FafDuPlessis pic.twitter.com/uOAkAbrBTi

— Majid Mehmood (@WorldsCricketE1) April 19, 2022

A perfectly measured and composed innings from Faf du Plessis, and man has he got legs between the wickets. Fantastic knock. Well played skip. 🔥 #LSGvRCB

— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) April 19, 2022