Cricket Record: AB de Villiers, the former legendary batsman of the South African cricket team, needs no introduction at present. The 40-year-old player is loved almost all over the world for his behavior and good game. De Villiers has some amazing records in his name. For which fans still remember him. Who can forget his explosive century innings played against West Indies in 2014-15. In that match, he adopted a fierce form and scored a century in just 31 balls. Since then, the special feat of scoring the fastest century in the ODI format is recorded in his name.

De Villiers batted with a strike rate of 338.63

You can guess the aggressiveness of AB de Villiers from the fact that he batted at a strike rate of 338.63 in that match. De Villiers, who came to bat at number three for his team during the match, completed his half-century in the first 16 balls. After that he managed to score a hundred in 31 balls. He did not stop here. During the entire match he faced a total of 41 balls. Meanwhile, he managed to contribute 149 runs for his team with the help of nine fours and 16 sixes. Since then, the historic feat of scoring the fastest century in ODI cricket is recorded in his name.

South Africa was successful in winning the match by 148 runs

Talking about the result of the match, after losing the toss in Johannesburg and batting first, the African team managed to score 439 runs at the loss of two wickets in 50 overs. For the team, Hashim Amla played an unbeaten century of 153 runs in 142 balls. Apart from him, his fellow opening partner Riley Rossow had contributed 128 runs in 115 balls. After that De Villiers was successful in scoring 149 runs in 44 balls.

West Indies could reach only 291/7 runs

Chasing the target of 440 runs set by South Africa, the West Indies team could reach only 291 runs at the loss of seven wickets in 50 overs. For the team, Dwayne Smith (64) and wicketkeeper batsman Denesh Ramdin (57) tried their best to help the team win by scoring half-centuries. But even he could not break the mountain-like score. As a result, the team had to face defeat by a huge margin of 148 runs.

De Villiers’s ODI career

Talking about De Villiers’s ODI career, he managed to play a total of 228 matches for West Indies. Meanwhile, 9577 runs were scored from his bat in 218 innings at an average of 53.5. He has 25 centuries and 53 half-centuries to his name in ODIs. While bowling, he has achieved seven successes in seven innings at an average of 28.86.

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