The second phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 is all set to begin in the UAE on September 19 when Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Mumbai Indians (MI). However, prior to that, CSK got a major blow as their experienced opener Faf Du Plessis has suffered an injury in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2021).

The veteran South African player has suffered a groin injury before the St Lucia Kings Vs Barbados Royals in CPL’s 28th match on Sunday as well. While he is the captain of the St. Lucia Kings in CPL, the seriousness of his injury is yet to be known.

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However, in his absence, Andre Fletcher took the charge of the team in the match against Barbados. Faf Du Plessis who was in the sublime form before the injury had also smashed a brilliant unbeaten century as well. With his injury, St Lucia’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals have become dull. The team lost the match against Barbados by 8 wickets as well.

Meanwhile, to be in the semi-finals of CPL 2021, St Lucia depends on Guyana Amazon Warriors’ victory over Jamaica Tallawahs as well. Moreover, his injury raised questions about his participation in the rest of the matches of IPL 2021 in the UAE. And, it will depend on his recovery before taking part in the league for CSK.

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In IPL 2021 so far, Faf Du Plessis has scored 320 runs in 7 matches with the best of 95* which came at an average of 64.00 and a strike rate of 145.45 as well. He had scored four fifties in 7 matches also. He is also quite a consistent player in the Indian Premier League. In 91 matches, he has amassed 2,622 runs which came at an average of 34.96 and a strike rate of 131.03 also along with the highest score of 96. He is also a great fielder who has taken 59 catches in the tournament so far as well.