Faf du Plessis has been leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru from the front in the ongoing do-or-die clash against Chennai Super Kings at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

After scoring a brilliant fifty early in the match, the former South Africa captain made a stunning catch to return Mitchell Santner and put his team in the driving seat. On the last ball of the 15th over, Mohammed Siraj bowled a low full delivery on off stump and Santner bowled it towards mid-on.

At first it looked like the ball would easily go over Faf du Plessis’ head. However, the RCB skipper had other ideas. One of the best fielders in the world, he made a timely leap and caught the ball with one hand while it was in the air. The ball was far behind him when he caught it with his outstretched hand.

Look at Faf du Plessis’ capture:

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Early in the match, Faf du Plessis led RCB from the front and scored his team’s top goal. He scored 54 runs to give RCB a good start in the do-or-die clash. The likes of Virat Kohli (47), Rajat Patidar (41) and Cameron Green (38*) also played crucial knocks to propel RCB to a massive total of 218/5.

“Of course, the wicket was quite tough, when you bowled to the wicket, there was some bounce, I hope it stays the same in the second innings. Pretty crazy (conditions changed after the rain break), Faf and Virat batted beautifully (against the effect), they gave us a nice little platform, they assessed the conditions well,” Green said after RCB’s innings.

“I don’t know why it happened, but it was the same in Dharamshala too. You can’t put a figure on that, it’s been the beauty of this season’s IPL, it’s not about having any score in mind, you just have to keep in mind account”. Get going and play your shots early,” he added.