BENGALURU - South African players continue to shine in the Indian Premier League.
Former Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis registered his second half-century of the competition.
After his man-of-the-match performance in the win against the Mumbai Indians two weeks ago, Du Plessis had a below-par outing in the defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders.
However, he was back to his best, scoring an unbeaten 79 off 46 deliveries as the Royal Challengers Bangalore made 212 runs.
Soon after, Proteas bowler Wayne Parnell claimed three wickets in his first outing since joining Challengers to finish with the figures of three for 41.
Despite their heroics, they couldn't prevent the Lucknow Super Giants to claim a narrow one-wicket victory.