Chasing a target of 141 runs, South Africa were bundled out for 101 runs.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 28 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis said that the first six overs during the Qualifier 2 match against Rajasthan Royals, felt like 'Test cricket' to him.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra said on Friday that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) senior players like Virat Kohli, Faf Du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell will have to score well for their side to win against Rajasthan Royals in the Qualifier 2.

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): Brilliant knocks by Faf du Plesssis, Mahipal Lomror and a quick cameo by Dinesh Karthik guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to a challenging total of 173/8 in the first innings against Chennai Super Kings at the MCA Stadium here on Wednesday.

New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bangalore are, undoubtedly, having a good season so far in the 2022 Indian Premier League, placed at the fourth position on the points table with five wins from eight matches.

Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): Faf du Plessis's 96-run knock and Josh Hazlewood's four-wicket haul helped Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs here at the Dr DY Patil Stadium.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 28 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis expressed disappointment after his side got thrashed by Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 clash on Sunday.

Mumbai Mar 25 PTI From having Virat Kohli as part of the leadership group to learning from captain cool MS Dhoni during his stint with CSK Faf du Plessis is all excited to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming IPLThe former South African skipper who was bought by the RCB for Rs 7 crore in the IPL mega auction earlier this year was a key member of the Dhoni-led four-time IPL champions since 2012I was lucky enough to play under MS Dhoni for an extremely long time the 37-year-old said in an interview on the IPL websiteAhead of their IPL opener against Kolkata Knight Riders Dhoni on Thursday handed over the CSK reins to talismanic India all-rounder Ravindra JadejaEffusive in his praise for the World Cup winning India captain Du Plessis further said I got to see very closely how his brain works You know how things operate under him which was once again very fortunate for me Moving over to RCB Du Plessis a three-time IPL winner with CSK will have his task cutout to clinch the elusive title for his new franchise Kohli Karthik and Maxwell in leadership group But Du Plessis is unfazed by the expectations and said he would benefit from his core leadership group that has the likes of Virat Kohli Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh KarthikVirat was the captain of this country for an extremely long time I mean a very good leader for Indian cricket and for RCB So that experience and wisdom and knowledge that comes with that is second to noneAnd then the same thing Maxi Glenn Maxwell He has captained a lot of games especially in T20 cricket So his brain and his ideas are very valuable and the same with Dinesh KarthikIm very lucky that weve got a great strong leadership group within the team Im the kind of leader that relies on a lot of other peopleSo Ill be pulling them as close as possible to make sure that they can use all that information to the best of RCB Every captain has his strengths I think for me its been over my time to just look at these different leaders and see their strengths but also finding my own way in whats going to be different todayIts really important that you are who you are And then you can use those things that youve learned from different people And just add them to your style of captaincy he addedRCB will take on Punjab Kings in their IPL opener in Navi Mumbai here on Sunday PTI TAP BS BS

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 21 (ANI): South Africa batter Faf du Plessis, who will be featuring in the Bangladesh Premier League, 2022, feels that a player should be confident while playing in a short tournament.

New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): Former South Africa skipper Faf Du Plessis on Friday said the game will not be the same without star batter AB de Villiers. De Villiers, the former South African batter announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Friday.