Faf du Plessis has proven that there is still a lot of cricket left in him. He scored a brilliant fifty at the age of 40. He scored the half-century off just 27 balls in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He is among the few players to have smashed a half-century at this age. Let’s take a look at the list of the oldest players to have scored a fifty.
Du Plessis, who was the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2024, was not retained by the franchise for the IPL 2025 auction. However, Delhi Capitals (DC) picked him for INR 2 crore.
Half-century in IPL after turning 40
Adam Gilchrist had a stellar IPL career, winning the 2009 title with Deccan Chargers. In his penultimate match on May 14, 2013, he partnered with Azhar Mahmood for a 118-run stand against RCB, guiding Punjab to victory while chasing 175 in Bengaluru.
Faf du Plessis is the fifth player to score a fifty at the age of 40. He is also the fourth overseas player on the list of oldest players to achieve this feat.
- MS Dhoni – 40 years and 277 days (IPL 2022 – CSK vs DC)
- Chris Gayle – 41 years and 29 days (IPL 2020, PBKS vs DC)
- Adam Gilchrist – 40 years and 146 days (IPL 2012, PBKS vs RCB)
- Brad Hodge – 40 years and 116 days (IPL 2015, RR vs GL)
- Faf du Plessis – 40 years and 260 days (IPL 2025, DC vs SRH)
