June 30, 2025 - The league stage matches of Major League Cricket (MLC 2025) are in their final phase. On June 30, Texas Super Kings faced MI New York, where Texas Super Kings won the match by 39 runs. With this victory, the team secured a place in the playoffs.

Meanwhile, MI New York suffered their fourth loss in the tournament. Batting first, Texas Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis scored an unbeaten century. With this century, he created history in MLC.

Faf Du Plessis Creates History

Playing for Texas Super Kings in the 20th match of Major League Cricket 2025, captain Faf du Plessis played a brilliant knock. He remained unbeaten on 103 runs in just 53 balls, hitting 5 fours and 9 sixes. His strike rate during the innings was 194.

This was a historic century for Faf, as it was his second century in this season. A few days earlier, he had scored a century against San Francisco Unicorns.

First to Score 3 Centuries in MLC

With this latest century, du Plessis became the first player in MLC history to score three centuries. He also became the first cricketer to score two T20 centuries after the age of 40.

200th T20 Match as Captain

This match was also du Plessis’ 200th T20 game as captain, and he marked the occasion with a stunning century. He now holds the record for the most centuries in T20 cricket as a captain.

Most T20 Centuries as Captain

Captain       Centuries     Innings

Faf du Plessis       8                 200

Michael Klinger    7                 114

Babar Azam           7                  137

Virat Kohli              5                  188

James Vince           2                  205

T20 Centuries After Turning 40

Faf du Plesis also became one of the few players to score a T20 century after the age of 40.

Players with T20 Century After 40

Player                  Centuries     Innings

Faf du Plessis         2                43

Zubair Ahmed        1                 4

Imran Janat               1                15

Graham Hick             1               23

Paul Collingwood    1               29

Texas Super Kings Beat MI New York by 39 Runs

Batting first, Texas Super Kings scored 223 runs in 20 overs. Faf du Plessis remained unbeaten on 103 runs, while Donovan Ferreira added 53 runs. In reply, MI New York could only manage 184 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Kieron Pollard scored 70 runs, and Quinton de Kock made 35 runs. With this win, Texas Super Kings defeated MI New York by 39 runs and booked their place in the playoffs.