“Unbelievable acceleration by Faf in the end overs” – Twitter erupts after Faf du Plessis scores an imperious 79* against LSG

Royal Challengers Bangalore are currently playing against Lucknow Super Giants in the 15th match of the sixteenth edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League. The blockbuster clash is being held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Talking about the game, Lucknow Super Giants’ skipper, KL Rahul won the toss and invited Faf du Plessis and Co to open the face of the blade first. RCB unleashed their true colours in the form of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell.

Initially, former RCB captain Virat Kohli scored a fifty. After that, Faf du Plessis chipped in with a fifty whereas Glenn Maxwell also played superbly well and scored a productive half-century as RCB lit up the stadium.

Faf du Plessis scores an imperious 79* against LSG

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper, Faf du Plessis drew plaudits for his terrific innings against Lucknow Super Giants. Faf du Plessis took quite a lot of time to get settled at the crease and was playing second fiddle to Virat Kohli.

In the first 31 balls, he scored only 33 runs to his name. However, in the next 15 deliveries, he showcased an incredible acceleration in the end overs and helped the team escalate the scoreboard with his attacking brand of cricket.

Faf du Plessis remained unbeaten on 79* off 46 deliveries against Lucknow Super Giants. He composed his innings with the help of five sixes and five fours at a strike rate of 171.74. In the end, Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a humongous total of 212/2 in their quota of 20 overs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj

Lucknow Super Giants’ playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Jaydev Unadkat, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi

unbelievable acceleration by Faf in the end overs!!

— saistunz (@saistunz10) April 10, 2023

Muscle game tonight

— Rajat Sehgal (@RajatSehgal94) April 10, 2023

I just love the way he hits back to back sixes

— Cricket Wallah (@Wallah4Cricket) April 10, 2023

All Hail the KGF !!

— Zombie (@Zombie70000) April 10, 2023

37 year old young🐐

— Calma (@rohan_rmfc) April 10, 2023

Reminds me of Virat. Well played Faf.

— Khush Thakkar (@Khush_Thakkar12) April 10, 2023

From Neutral to 5th gear 💀
That's Faf du Plessis for you

— Mohit (@CricketHolik) April 10, 2023

Faf du Plesis never look 38 , SA cricket must know what they had lost.

— DK (@CricCrazyDK) April 10, 2023