The South African skipper, Faf du Plessis left the match presenter in splits with an honest answer at the coin toss ahead of a Mzansi Super League 2019 fixture between Paarl Rocks and Nelson Mandela Bay Giants. This was after the Paarl Rocks skipper was asked about the team changes ahead of the clash against Nelson Mandela Bay Giants at Boland Park, Paarl on Sunday.
After losing the toss, Du Plessis said: “Hardus Viljoen not playing today because he’s lying in bed with my sister as they got married yesterday.” After his answer, the match presenter couldn’t manage to control his laughter as Du Plessis gave an extremely honest answer.
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Viljoen was dating the sister of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player Faf du Plessis, Remi Rhynners, for almost a year before getting married on Saturday, the reason why he was absent from the game. Here is the video of the same:
One change – Viljoen is not playing today because he's lying in bed with my sister as they got married yesterday – Faf du Plessis
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#MSLT20 #NMBGvPR #PRvNMBG pic.twitter.com/IOlXZEn7nH— FANTASY CRICKET TIPS 🏏 (@FantasyCricTeam) December 8, 2019
After being asked to bat first, Paarl Rocks only managed to reach a total of 168 runs for the loss of five wickets. Du Plessis scored 22 runs from 19 deliveries and lost his wicket to Mthiwekhaya Nabe. Opener Cameron Delport was the highest run-scorer as he amassed 38 runs off 22 balls with the help of nine boundaries.
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Viljoen has represented South Africa in just one Test so far. The 30-year-old made his Test debut in January 2016 against England. The bowling all-rounder has been playing in T20 leagues around the world. He was one of the four overseas players retained by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) ahead of IPL 2020 auctions.
Recently, under the leadership of Faf du Plessis, the South African team suffered a series whitewash in the three-match Test series against India and the last two matches were also innings defeat.
