Faf du Plessis will miss the IPL 2025 fixtures between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals as the South African batter is still nursing from an injury. He picked up an injury on April 10 against his former franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and has been out of action since then.
On April 16, Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel confirmed that Faf du Plessis will miss three matches.
“I had been told that he wouldn’t be able to play three matches – that’s the time he needs to recover – and two matches are done. Maybe he will play the Gujarat game. But the physio has to confirm how his rehab has been going.”
Faf du Plessis missed Delhi Capitals’s IPL 2025 matches against Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, and Gujarat Titans. The Capitals lost to Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans by 12 runs and seven wickets, respectively. They defeated Rajasthan Royals in the Super Over after the match ended in a tie.
Faf was expected to return to the playing 11 against Lucknow Super Giants. However, the South African batter is yet to recover from his injury.
Delhi Capitals are taking on Lucknow Super Giants on April 22 away from home and have made one change in their playing 11. They have dropped Mohit Sharma for Sri Lanka pacer Dushmantha Chameera.
How has Faf du Plessis fared in IPL 2025 for Delhi Capitals?
Faf du Plessis has score 81 runs from three matches for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025. He started his campaign their year with a 29-run knock against Lucknow Super Giants. Faf scored a match-winning half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad to guide DC to a comfortable victory by seven wickets.
He didn’t play the match against Chennai Super Kings and returned to the playing 11 against his former team Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Here are his scores in IPL 2025:
March 24 vs Lucknow Super Giants: 29 off 18 balls
March 30 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: 50 off 27 balls
April 10 vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 2 off 7 balls
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