Neither shifting base from Chennai to Bangalore nor taking up the leadership role seems to have stopped Faf du Plessis from doing what he knows best, scoring a bucketful of runs.

The South African batsman, who leads Royal Challengers Bangalore in this IPL season, converted a slow start into a cascade of sixes and fours to power RCB to an imposing 205-2 wickets against the Punjab Kings at the DY Patil Stadium yesterday.