South African batsman Faf du Plessis became the 11th unluckiest cricketer to be dismissed on an individual score of 199. During the day three of the first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Centurion, du Plessis was caught at mid-on and thus fell one run short of his double century. Pakistan슬롯사이트™s Mudassar Nazar was first batsman to be out on 199 in Tests. Before du Plessis슬롯사이트� dismissal there have been only ten instances of batsman being dismissed on 199 in Tests.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Virat Kohli Named Captain as ICC Announce Men슬롯사이트™s Test Team of the Decade, Ravi Ashwin Also Included.

Interestingly, du Plessis슬롯사이트� teammate Dean Elgar was the last batsman to be dismissed on 199 in the longer format of the game. Meanwhile, du Plessis played the 276-ball knock and hit 24 fours during his stay as South Africa posted mammoth 621 in their first innings.

List of batsmen who have been dismissed for 199 in Test cricket:

Batsman Country Opponent Venue Match Date
Mudassar Nazar Pakistan India Faisalabad 24 Oct, 1984
M Azharuddin India Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec, 1986
Matthew Elliott Australia England Leeds 24 July, 1997
Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka India Colombo 9 Aug, 1997
Steve Waugh Australia West Indies Bridgetown 26 Mar, 1999
Younis Khan Pakistan India Lahore 13 Jan, 2006
Ian Bell England South Africa Lord슬롯사이트™s 10 Jul, 2008
Steve Smith Australia West Indies Kingston 11 Jun, 2015
KL Rahul India England Chennai 16 Dec, 2016
Dean Elgar South Africa Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep, 2017
Faf du Plessis South Africa Sri Lanka Centurion 26 Dec, 2020

The 36-year-old batsman was relieved of the captaincy duty following the home series defeat against England. It was du Plessis슬롯사이트� tenth Test century and his highest score in the longest form of the game as well. South Africa secured a massive 225-run first innings lead and then picked two Sri Lankan wickets for just 65 runs at the close of the play on day three.

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