• Watch: Faf fires Texas into MLC challenger playoff

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    Faf du Plessis played a captain’s knock in the Texas Super Kings’ nine-wicket win against MI New York in Wednesday’s MLC eliminator playoff.

    The 40-year-old former Proteas skipper struck 72 off 47 balls (six fours, three sixes) as Texas, who finished third on the six-team log after the league stage, reached their target of 164 with nine balls remaining.

    Du Plessis received good support from SA-born New Zealand batsman Devon Conway (51* off 43).

    Earlier, ex-SA U19 star Dewald Brevis was dismissed for a duck as MI New York, the defending champions who finished fourth on the log this year, posted 163-8.

    Texas will face the loser of Friday’s qualifier playoff between the table-topping Washington Freedom and second-placed San Francisco Unicorns in the challenger playoff on Saturday, with the final scheduled for Monday.

    All MLC playoff matches are taking place in Dallas.

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    Simon Borchardt