Faf du Plessis Shines as Texas Super Kings Beat Seattle Orcas in MLC 2025 Clash. Faf du Plessis led from the front as the Texas Super Kings secured a commanding victory over the Seattle Orcas in the 28th match of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025. The veteran South African batter top-scored with a brilliant 91 off just 52 balls, setting a new world record and surpassing Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli in the process.
In a bold move, Du Plessis voluntarily retired out to make way for the power hitters, a strategy that paid off handsomely. His innings, combined with an unbeaten 65 off 41 balls from Shubham Ranjane, propelled Texas to a formidable total of 188.
Faf du Plessis: The bowlers backed up the batting effort in style. Adam Milne produced a match-winning spell, claiming 5 wickets for just 23 runs. Noor Ahmad and Akeal Hosein also chipped in with two wickets apiece as the Texas Super Kings bowled out the Orcas and secured a 51-run win.
With this victory, Texas Super Kings climbed to second place on the MLC 2025 points table, boasting 7 wins from 10 matches and a strong net run rate of +1.603. They now sit on 14 points, firmly in the race for the title. The final of MLC 2025 is scheduled to be held on July 13.
Faf du Plessis Surpasses Virat Kohli to Set New T20 Milestone
Faf du Plessis has etched his name in the record books by surpassing Virat Kohli to become the highest run-scorer as a captain in T20 cricket history. With a brilliant and consistent performance, the South African batter has now climbed to the top of this elite list.
Du Plessis has amassed 6,575 runs as captain in 202 innings across 207 T20 matches, a tally that includes eight centuries and 45 fifties. In total, he has racked up 11,847 runs in 422 T20 appearances.
Previously holding the top spot, Virat Kohli now sits second with 6,564 runs as captain and an overall T20 run tally of 13,543. England’s James Vince, despite never captaining his national side, occupies third place on the captaincy list with 6,358 runs scored while leading various teams.
| Rank | Captain | T20 Runs as Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faf du Plessis | 6,575 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | 6,564 |
| 3 | James Vince | 6,358 |
| 4 | MS Dhoni | 6,283 |
| 5 | Rohit Sharma | 6,064 |
