Player Of The Week - Faf Du Plessis
Some weeks, the decision over who to award the Cricket World Player Of The Week to can be a tricky one. Not this time, however, after Faf du Plessis was an easy and obvious choice.
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Some weeks, the decision over who to award the Cricket World Player Of The Week to can be a tricky one. Not this time, however, after Faf du Plessis was an easy and obvious choice.
Faf du Plessis fell four runs short of another century and Dale Steyn took four wickets as South Africa beat Australia by six wickets in the One-Day International tri-series in Zimbabwe.
South African pair JP Duminy and Morne Morkel may miss the One-Day International tri-series final against Australia in Harare due to knee and shoulder injuries respectively.
Faf du Plessis scored his third ODI century in four matches to put South Africa on course for a 63-run win over Zimbabwe that confirms their place in Saturday's tri-series final against Australia.
South African all-rounder Ryan McLaren will play no further part in the One-Day International tri-series in Zimbabwe after fracturing his right arm during his side's 62-run defeat to Australia in game five.
After scoring two centuries in three matches, South African batsman Faf du Plessis maintains that making big scores is what is expected of him while batting at number three in the order.
Australia bounced back from their three-wicket defeat to Zimbabwe at their first opportunity, winning game five of the One-Day International tri-series against South Africa by 62 runs.
31 years ago, Zimbabwe beat Australia in the 1983 World Cup, making the front page of The Club Cricketer, the newspaper that eventually evolved into www.cricketworld.com - which obviously gave Zimbabwe's latest triumph top billing this weekend.
After further aggravating his left hamstring injury in the One-Day International tri-series defeat to Zimbabwe in Harare, Australia captain Michael Clarke is to return home and miss the remainder of the series.
Zimbabwe held their nerve to beat Australia by three wickets in game four of the One-Day International tri-series in Harare, Prosper Utseya sealing victory with a six.
Michael Clarke will make his return from injury in the fourth match of the One-Day International tri-series in Harare when Australia play Zimbabwe tomorrow (31st August).
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