Quinton de Kock replaces Faf du Plessis in South Africa squad The 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman replaces Faf du Plessis, who will rest a lower back problem that has also ruled him out of the first four weeks of the IPL 6. ...  
06:06 PM, Mar 19, 2013

Injured Faf du Plessis to miss a month of IPL 6 Faf du Plessis will sit out in South Africa's final two ODIs against Pakistan and the first four weeks of the IPL 6 with a back injury. ...  
05:48 PM, Mar 19, 2013

SA v Pak, 2nd T20: as it happened Umar Gul claimed 5 for 6 and Mohammad Hafeez scored a fluent 86 to power Pakistan to a 95-run win over South Africa in the second T20 at Centurion. ...  
05:35 PM, Mar 03, 2013

De Villiers to open batting in 1st T20 against Pakistan Faf du Plessis, South Africa's T20 skipper, said the decision was taken looking forward to next year's ICC Twenty20 World Cup. ...  
06:43 PM, Feb 28, 2013

South Africa retain Du Plessis as T20 captain Du Plessis, who was in charge for the 2-1 T20 series victory over New Zealand last month, has been asked to keep the role for two T20s against Pakistan. ...  
05:37 PM, Feb 20, 2013

3rd ODI: New Zealand look to clean sweep South Africa Though the series is already sealed, both teams have something to play for in the final match at Potchefstroom. ...  
01:20 PM, Jan 24, 2013

2nd ODI: NZ chase historic series win in SA NZ have never won an ODI series in SA and victory in Kimberly will be a memorable way to round off a difficult tour. ...  
11:22 AM, Jan 21, 2013

SA v NZ, 1st ODI: Dominant South Africa start as favourites Both teams have a crop of players yet to make their ODI debuts and this series offers a chance to assess whether their prospects are also looking positive ahead of the Champions Trophy. ...  
02:44 PM, Jan 18, 2013

2nd T20: Guptil ton helps New Zealand to victory
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Guptill hit an unbeaten century as NZ squared their T20 international series against SA by winning the second match by eight wickets. ...  
09:46 PM, Dec 23, 2012

Faf du Plessis to lead SA in T20s against NZ It's been done to free regular limited overs skipper AB de Villiers from the burden of captaincy. ...  
03:10 PM, Dec 13, 2012

Du Plessis needs to cut down on risky shots: coach Mathew Maynard, Du Plessis's coach at provincial side Titans, has advised the batsman after his Test ton on debut. ...  
04:54 PM, Nov 29, 2012

Du Plessis joins Renegades for T20 season opener Faf du Plessis will play a single match for the Melbourne Renegades against Shane Warne's Melbourne Stars in BBL. ...  
10:29 AM, Nov 28, 2012

Aussie press hails South Africa after Adelaide draw
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"No faffing about from Du Plessis," said a popular daily. Debutant Du Plessis scored an unbeaten ton to fetch his team a draw against all odds. ...  
10:12 AM, Nov 27, 2012

2nd Test: Du Plessis ton helps South Africa earn a draw against Australia Resuming on 77 for 4 at Adelaide, the visitors closed day five on 248 for 8 thanks to Faf du Plessis' 110 not out. ...  
07:44 AM, Nov 26, 2012

Faf du Plessis enjoys silence after ribbing Australian crowd was subdued as Du Plessis strode back to the changerooms after making sparkling 78 on Test debut. ...  
04:16 PM, Nov 24, 2012

2nd Test: Determined Australia eye series lead With their No. 1 ranking on the line this series, South Africa know they have to significantly improve on Brisbane show. ...  
10:46 AM, Nov 21, 2012

World T20: India beat SA but fail to make semis A one-run win over the ousted South Africans was not enough to secure India a place in the final four of the ICC World Twenty20. ...  
10:44 PM, Oct 02, 2012