South Africa Vs Australia, 2012
Faf du Plessis has played his part in an epic fourth-innings fight for South Africa before Sunday. A year ago, he batted for nearly eight hours for a century on his test debut to save South Africa from certain defeat in the second test against Australia in Adelaide. South Africa only made 248-8 and was never in contention to win the match chasing 430, but Du Plessis' marathon innings of stubborn defense and incredible concentration and stamina kept the series level and South Africa went on to win in Perth to take the three-match contest.
