Faf du Plessis retires from Tests: A look at his records in the longest format

Faf du Plessis is the reigning captain of South Africa, since 2016. He has announced his retirement from Test cricket to focus on limited-overs contests. The right-hander from Pretoria has some record-breaking performances in the longest format, besides some as the captain.

South African skipper, Faf du Plessis has announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday. However, he would continue to lead the side in the limited-overs formats, besides featuring in the Indian Premier League.

The right-hander from Pretoria does hold some records in the longest format, while he has some records as the captain. As he bids farewell to the format, we take a look at some of this Test records.

First D/N Test centurion
In what would remain as a particular record forever, he was the first batsman in the world to score a century in the day-night Test. He scored 118 against Australia in Adelaide, in 2016, in the second innings.

Captain with lowest innings declaration
In the exact match against Australia, du Plessis declared at the score of 259/9, which happens to be the lowest innings score at which a side has declared in a Test. However, it turned out to be painful as Australia won the tie by seven wickets.

Century across formats
While he has ten centuries to his name in Tests, he is the first from South Africa to score a ton across formats. He is also the second captain in world cricket to have done so.

A duck special
Du Plessis had a dislike for getting out on ducks. Although he could not escape from the unfortunate fate in his career, it took him 108 international innings to get dismissed for a duck, which is the longest a batsman has ever taken for the same. Also, he is the only batsman to have played more than 100 innings before scoring a duck.