Mayank Agarwal has built a 15-season IPL résumé that reads like a power-hitting manual. Since his 2011 debut with Royal Challengers Bengaluru—the same camp he re-joined for the 2025 season—Agarwal has stacked up 2,756 runs from 2,064 balls, translating to an aggressive strike-rate of 133. His boundary map tells the bigger story: 273 fours and 100 sixes, the latter figure crossing the three-figure mark to underline his love for clearing the rope. Among 125 innings, he has breached fifty on 13 occasions and turned one of those into a statement 106, the highest score of his IPL career. While the right-hander has turned out for six franchises, his most prolific stint came with Punjab Kings between 2018 and 2022, where he became the mainstay at the top of the order. After a brief stop at Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2023-24, Mayank returns to RCB in 2025, hoping to recreate the fearless brand of batting that has made him one of the league’s most watchable openers.

Faf du Plessis has become one of the most bankable IPL openers across 13 seasons and four franchises, culminating in his 2025 stint with Delhi Capitals. The South African has stacked up 4,773 runs at a strike rate of 135, carving 439 boundaries and clearing the rope 174 times—numbers that paint the picture of a batsman who keeps the scoreboard in perpetual motion. With 39 half-centuries from 147 innings, he has built consistency into aggression, while his unbeaten 96 remains the tantalising high-water mark just short of a maiden IPL ton. From Chennai Super Kings’ yellow to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s red and now Delhi Capitals’ blue, du Plessis has turned every jersey into a run-making statement, proving that adaptability and class travel well in T20 cricket.

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