Faf du Plessis dreadful run continues against Kagiso Rabada

Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis abysmal record against South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada continued in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
On Monday, during RCB’s clash against Punjab Kings, the veteran batter fell to his national compatriot for the third time in three innings.
Du Plessis has managed to score just 16 runs in 15 balls that he has faced, scoring at an average of 5.33 and a strike rate of 106.67.
The RCB skipper was dismissed after scoring just three runs in seven deliveries. This marked just the second instance of the 39-year-old registering a single-digit score in 16 innings against PBKS.
The last time du Plessis ended up posting a single-digit score was in the 2014 Qualifier 2 at the Wankhede Stadium. He ended up getting dismissed for a golden duck.
From 2019 to 2023, du Plessis has had six 50-plus scores in nine innings against PBKS.