South Africa national cricket team batsman Faf du Plessis defines the phrase “age is just a number”. The right-hander produced a sensational effort on the field during the Qualifier 2 of the Abu Dhabi T10 game between Morrisville Samp Army and Delhi Bulls.

Playing for Morrisville Samp Army, Faf du Plessis came up with the wonder that put his team on top of the game and sent Delhi Bulls batsman Shadab Khan packing for a two-ball duck in the bowling by Afghan national Amir Hamza.

Shadab Khan, who came to bat at No. 3, was on the receiving end of Faf du Plessis’ brilliance. On the second ball he faced, he tried to play the lofted shot over covers, and it looked like the ball would pass to the fielder inside covers. But the former Proteas captain came up with a surprise.

Du Plessis was running back to stop the ball and saw that he could catch it. He jumped and grabbed the ball with one hand, reflecting his agility and athleticism at the age of 40.

Faf du Plessis takes stunner to eliminate Shadab in Abu Dhabi T10 League

Here is the video:

WHAT A WONDERFUL 40-YEAR-OLD FAF DU PLESSIS IN THE T10 LEAGUE 🤯 pic.twitter.com/LV9KLNHuPt

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 2, 2024

Delhi Bulls recorded a total of 89 runs on the board

Du Plessis’ effort proved brave for his team as Shadab Khan could have proved vital to his team. Morrisville Samp Army’s bowlers were also on point as they bowled decent lines and lengths and kept taking wickets at regular intervals.

Isuru Udana was the pick of the Morrisville Samp Army bowlers. He bowled two overs and returned with figures of 3/17. Apart from him, Amir Hamza also had a decent outing with the ball as he picked up two wickets and gave away 22 runs.

The Delhi Bulls did not have a great outing with the bat. Tim David was the pick of the batsmen as he played 24 innings off 14 balls. Nikhil Chaudhary also played a valuable hand of 16 runs as they posted a total of 89 runs on the board.

Faf du Plessis didn’t have a great start with the bat, scoring 1 run off 3 balls

Du Plessis did not have as great an outing with the bat as he would have liked. The batsman came out for 1 run off 3 balls. But fortunately, their early wicket did not cost the team as they put in a tremendous effort with the bat and won the game.

Andries Gous was the team’s top run-getter as he played 38 innings off 23 balls. Jack Taylor supported him well as he played an unbeaten innings of 23 runs off just 11 balls and led his team to victory as they chased the target in 9.1 overs and 5 wickets in hand.

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