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AB de Villiers: South Africa batsman smashes century record • Subscribe Us- / technicalsharma • South Africa batsman AB de Villiers hit a century off 31 balls to record the fastest ever one-day international ton. • De Villiers, 30, set the new landmark during an innings of 149 against the West Indies in Johannesburg. • He smashed eight fours and 10 sixes in beating the previous ODI record of 36 balls by New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson against West Indies last year. • I was on 92 when I realised it was going to be close. I wasn't going to take singles in the nineties, he said. • I got really fired up in the changing room and sort of played my knock before I even came out to bat. • Aggression was the main thing for me today - I just wanted to go right from the start. • Chris Gayle's 100 from 30 balls in the Indian Premier League in April 2013 is the fastest century in cricket history. • South Africa scored 439-2 as they registered their highest ever ODI score, beating the 438-9 in a win against Australia in March 2006. • The total was just four short of the all-time ODI record score of 443-9 set by Sri Lanka against Netherlands in July 2006. • Fastest ODI centuries • 1. AB de Villiers (South Africa) - 31 balls against West Indies in Johannesburg on 18 January, 2015. • 2. Corey Anderson (New Zealand) - 36 balls against West Indies in Queenstown on 1 January, 2014. • 3. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 37 balls against Sri Lanka in Nairobi on 4 October, 1996. • 4. Mark Boucher (South Africa) - 44 balls against Zimbabwe in Potchefstroom on 20 September, 2006. • 5. Brian Lara (West Indies) - 45 balls against Bangladesh in Dhaka on 9 October, 1999. • Openers Hashim Amla and Rilee Rossouw also both hit centuries but ODI captain De Villiers stole the show with his spectacular innings. • De Villiers raced to 50 off 16 deliveries to surpass Sanath Jayasuriya's 19-year record for the fastest ODI fifty. • He ended up with 149 off 44 balls, hitting nine fours and 16 sixes, the latter equalling the record for the most number of maximums in an ODI innings. • In the second of a five-match ODI series against Windies, De Villiers was eventually out when caught at deep extra cover with two balls left off the bowling of Andre Russell. • He said he was going to have a look for one over, said Test captain Amla. He is an amazing player. • AB de Villiers in focus • *Statistics prior to De Villiers scoring 149 on 18/01/2015 • Full name: Abraham Benjamin de Villiers • Birthplace: Pretoria • Test matches: 98 Runs: 7606 Average: 52.09 • ODIs: 176 Runs: 7291 Average: 51.70 • T20s: 57 Runs: 1007 Average: 22.37 • Abraham Benjamin de Villiers is a South African cricketer, who captains the South African One Day International team, having succeeded Graeme Smith after the 2011 Cricket World Cup • South Africa skipper AB de Villiers smashed the fastest hundred in One Day Internationals - off just 31 balls - during the second match against West Indies at Johannesburg on Sunday. (Blog | Scorecard) • De Villiers hit a record-equalling 16 sixes and nine fours during his thunderous knock, breaking New Zealander Corey Anderson's record of a 36-ball ton in 2014. Rohit Sharma had hit 16 sixes during his 209-run knock vs Australia in 2013.� (Also read: Gilchrist hails de Villiers as best on the planet) • He fell for 149 off 44 deliveries, one run away from shattering the record for fastest 150 - currently held by Australian Shane Watson who reached the mark in 83 balls against Bangladesh - as he guided the hosts to their highest ODI total - 439 for two. • The West Indies were never likely to chase down a world record target but managed 291 for seven to give South Africa a 148-run win and a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. • The feat overshadowed a remarkable innings from Hashim Amla, who batted through the innings to finish unbeaten on 153. Amla shared a record 247-run stand for the first wicket with Rilee Rossouw, who made 128. • De Villiers, who missed out on the fastest 150, and Amla were involved in a 67-ball 192-run stand for the second wicket. • The veteran wicket-keeper-batsman had earlier scored the fastest half-century off 16 balls after South Africa were asked to bat by West Indies skipper Jason Holder. • 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.
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