Faf du plessis articles
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Critics of Three Strikes law are missing the point - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
As promised the government's bringing back the Three Strikes law. The Prime Minister and the Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced today it’ll be in Cabinet by mid-year. And they’re changing it just a wee bit. One of the criticisms of the law is that it sent a guy to jail for kissing a woman on a street in Wellington without consent, but because it was his third strike, he was sent away for the maximum sentence which was seven years. But that was way too harsh because he had...
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Faf du Plessis slams second-fastest fifty for RCB in IPL history
NEW DELHI: With each passing season, the Indian Premier League (IPL), in the exciting world of cricket, creates and breaks records.Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis on Sunday entered the record books, slamming the second-fastest fifty for RCB against Gujarat Titans in the IPL match in Bengaluru.'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle leads the elite list, and Du Plessis, who dominated from the start, blasted an 18-ball fifty to join it.Du Plessis hit 10 fours and three massive sixes...
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Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli take RCB to win over Titans after bowlers fire
For the first six overs of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) reply, the ball was travelling to all parts of the stadium. The home team were running away with the match on 92/1 after the powerplay, chasing 148. So dominant were they, and GT bowlers so listless, that RCB got greedy. They decided to push for an early win in a bid to boost their net run rate.Perhaps late, but Titans woke up to the possibility of using the short ball, which was their undoing while batting. Irish left-arm seamer Josh...