AB de Villiers Scores Fastest ODI Ton in 31 Balls Sunday Jan 18,2015

 

South Africa batsman AB de Villiers scored the fastest-ever ODI century as South Africa piled on the runs in a crushing 148-run defeat of the West Indies in the 2nd ODI Vs West Indies at Johannesburg on Sunday Jan 18,2015

FASTEST ODI CENTURIES

1. 31 balls - AB De Villiers (South Africa vs West Indies, Johannesburg, January 2015)

2. 36 balls – Corey Anderson (New Zealand vs West Indies, Queesntown, January 2014)

3. 37 balls – Shahid Afridi (Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Nairobi, October 1996)

4. 44 balls – Mark Boucher (South Africa vs Zimbabwe, Potchefstroom, September 2006)

5. 45 balls – Brian Lara (West Indies vs Bangladesh, Dhaka, October 1999)

= 45 balls – Shahid Afridi (Pakistan vs India, Kanpur, April 2005)

South Africa batsman AB de Villiers needed 31 deliveries to reach the milestone in the second ODI in Johannesburg, five fewer than previous record holder Corey Anderson(NZ)who needed 36 balls to pass the mark against the same opposition in 2014

Also AB de Villiers equalled the record Rohit Sharma set in 2013 against Australia when he smashed his 16th six on the penultimate ball of the penultimate over. 

AB de Villiers could not score another to make the record his own, however, when he went for another huge hit off Andre Russell and was caught at deep extra cover with two balls left having scored 149 Runs(from 44 balls with 4x9 and 6x16)

The Proteas ended their innings on 439 for two, four runs shy of the highest ever ODI score by a team - set by Sri Lanka in 2006 against Holland.

South Africa openers Hashim Amla and Rilee Rossouw also scored centuries as they made 247 in just over 38 overs for the first wicket.

Rilee Rossouw scored 128 from 115 balls before he was caught at mid-off to give Jerome Taylor a wicket, while Amla finished unbeaten on 153 from 142 deliveries

This was the first time that three centuries were scored in an ODI innings. There had been 116 instances of two centuries in an innings prior to this

HIGHEST TOTALS IN ODI HISTORY

1. 443-9 – SRI LANKA vs Netherlands, Amstelveen, July 2006

2. 439-2 – SOUTH AFRICA vs West Indies, Johannesburg, January 2015

3. 438-9 – SOUTH AFRICA vs Australia, Johannesburg, March 2006

4. 434-4 – AUSTRALIA vs South Africa, Johannesburg, March 2006

5. 418-5 – SOUTH AFRICA vs Zimbabwe, Potchefstroom, September 2006

= 418-5 – INDIA vs West Indies, Indore, December 2011

And it was a target that proved well beyond the tourists, who reached 291 for seven in reply with Dwayne Smith (64) and Denesh Ramdin (57) the highlights of a respectable - if futile - chase. 

AB de Villiers Career Statistics

Test matches: 98 Runs: 7606 Average: 52.09

ODIs: 176 Runs: 7291 Average: 51.70

T20s: 57 Runs: 1007 Average: 22.37