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Faf du Plessis, an Uncommon card
François "Faf" du Plessis is a South African cricketer and former captain of the South Africa national cricket team.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 158
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 158 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Faf du Plessis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Faf du Plessis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is considered one of the ______ fielders of all time and among the best all-format batsmen of his era.
Answer
greatest. He is considered one of the greatest fielders of all time and among the best all-format batsmen of his era. From the Faf du Plessis article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, he also became the first and only international captain to whitewash Australia defeating them 5–0 in a five match ODI series.
Answer
2010s. In 2016, he also became the first and only international captain to whitewash Australia defeating them 5–0 in a five match ODI series. From the Faf du Plessis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Corentin Moutet. Corentin Moutet 82 · Faf du Plessis 78 · Dairy product 74 · Rose of Lima 71 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is considered one of the greatest fielders of all time and among the best all-format batsmen of his era.
- One of the most successful international captains of his era with a winning percentage of 73.68 in ODIs, he is the first international captain to defeat Australia in Australia in all three formats of the game and defeat Australia in both Home and Away test series back to back, in 2016 and 2018.
- In 2016, he also became the first and only international captain to whitewash Australia defeating them 5–0 in a five match ODI series.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Faf du Plessis article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Faf du Plessis
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Faf du Plessis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Dave Morton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
