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Captain Faf Du Plessis Creates World Record, Overtakes Virat Kohli In Huge Run-Scoring List
@Source: timesnownews.com
Faf Du Plessis created a world record and etched his name in the history books en route to his 91-run knock for Texas Super Kings against Seattle Orcas in the 28th match of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025. The Texas captain was batting on 91 off 52 balls when he decided to retire out himself. Courtesy of his knock, Texas registered a big total of 188 on the board. They won by a big margin of 51 runs. Apart from Du Plessis, Adam Milne also played a key role in Texas' win and took a five-fer. Apart from dismissing 5 batsmen, the right-arm pacer also bowled a maiden over. Faf du Plessis overtakes Virat Kohli Captain Faf Du Plessis created history and pipped Virat Kohli in an elite list during his knock. The right-handed batsman now has the most runs by a captain in the history of the shortest format. Du Plessis now has 6575 runs in 202 innings across 207 matches. He has 8 centuries and 45 half-centuries in the shortest format. Overall, he has scored 11847 runs in 422 matches. Virat, who was at the top spot for a long time, has now moved to the second spot. The former India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain has 6564 runs. Virat has overall scored 13543 runs. Captains with most T20 runsRuns scoredFaf Du Plessis6575Virat Kohli6564James Vince6358MS Dhoni6283Rohit Sharma6064With 6358 runs, James Vince sits at the third spot in the list of captains with the most T20 runs. He has never captained the England cricket team. Texas qualify for second round With 7 wins from 10 matches, Texas Super Kings sit in the top position in the MLC 2025 points table. They have 14 points in their account at an NRR of +1.603. San Fransico Unicorns acquire the second spot. They have 7 wins from 9 matches at an NRR of +1.527. The final of MLC 2025 will be played on July 13.
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