England vs South Africa 2017: 5 players who disappointed for South Africa in the Test series

#3. Faf du Plessis

The Proteas skipper was quite inconsistent during the series

The South African skipper missed the first Test at Lord’s but returned for the second Test at Trent Bridge. After scoring only 19 in the first innings, Du Plessis scored 63 in the second innings as South Africa won the match.

However, the skipper’s performance in the third Test was disastrous as he scored only one run in the first innings as South Africa were cleaned out for just 175. With South Africa losing Kuhn and Amla early in the second innings while chasing a target of 492, Du Plessis needed to support Dean Elgar but he departed for a duck.

In the final Test, Faf scored 27 from 39 deliveries in the first innings and played well in the second innings, scoring 61. However, his partners could not assist him well after Hashim Amla’s dismissal and South Africa were dismissed for 202.

Faf Du Plessis’ performances have been quite inconsistent and like De Kock, he will have to play with a lot more composure so that he can play long innings.