Joburg Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis entered the record books at the Wanderers on Tuesday evening when he struck the maiden century of the Betway SA20.<\/p>\n
It was a scintillating innings that lasted only 58 balls, but yielded 113 electrifying runs. It included eight boundaries and eight sixes.<\/p>\n
Du Plessis was the star of the Bullring as he tore into Durban’s Super Kings bowling attack.<\/p>\n
Du Plessis had Reeza Hendricks as company for the majority of the innings with the opening pair putting on 157 for the first wicket. Hendricks was very much a supporting act though with the Proteas opener compiling 45 off 46 balls.<\/p>\n
The partnership was the perfect platform for the Super Kings to chase down the Super Giants’ 178\/6 with Du Plessis striking the winning runs with five balls remaining.<\/p>\n
The eight-wicket victory reignited the Super Kings Betway SA20 campaign as they leapfrogged MI Cape Town into fourth place.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately for the Super Giants their chances of qualifying for the playoffs are now slim as they remain at the foot of the table.<\/p>\n
Quinton de Kock’s team had given themselves hope through Heinrich Klaasen’s 65 off 48 balls and a pair of 28’s from West Indian duo Kyle Mayers and Jason Holder at the top and bottom end of the innings.<\/p>\n
Maheesh Theekshana (3\/30) and Gerald Coetzee (3\/21) ensured the Super Giants did not run away entirely.<\/p>\n
However, the thousands that streamed into the Wanderers once again would remember this special evening as the night Du Plessis struck the first century of the Betway SA20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"