Top 10 fastest Odi Century by AB De Villiers

Top 10 Fastest Centuries by AB De Villiers In ODI

 Written by Suraj Singh

AB de Villiers is one of the greatest players of the century. Along with this, ab de Villiers is also known as 360 His fans are from all over the world. AB de Villiers is also known for hitting the fastest runs, so today, we will mention some of his fastest centuries.

10. (95 balls – 103* runs) in Lahore

On 18/10/2007, ODI cricket was played between Pakistan and South Africa at the Lahore Cricket Stadium. In the match in which AB de Villiers played against Pakistan, and played an unbeaten inning of 103 runs in 95 balls. He hit nine fours and three sixes in the match. South Africa won the match by 45 runs against the fast innings of AB de Villiers. it was the tenth-fastest century scored by AB de Villiers in his career.

9. (89 balls -107 runs) in Harare

 On 26/08/2007, AB de Villiers, while playing against Zimbabwe and played an inning of 107 runs on 89 balls at Harare ground, in which he hit six sixes and eight fours while playing at a strike rate of 120. ab de Villiers also took two catches in this match. Zimbabwe could not complete the target of 323 runs given by South Africa, and thus, South Africa won the match by 28 runs. AB de Villiers was the man of the match in this match.

8. (85 balls-121 runs) in Cape Town

On 27/11/2009, AB de Villiers scored his eighth fastest century while playing a fast inning against England in Cape Town stadium and he scored 121 runs in 85 balls in which he hit 14 fours and zero sixs. Now, AB de Villiers played at a strike rate of 142.35 in this match. South Africa had given England a target of 354 runs, chasing which England had to score 242 runs This match was won by South Africa by 112 runs and also the man of the match of this match was AB de Villiers.

7. (73 balls -104* runs) in Kanpur

 On 11/10/2015, AB de Villiers scored his seventh-fastest century against India in Kanpur. Playing with a strike rate of 142.46, AB de Villiers played an unbeaten inning of 104 runs on 73 balls, in which he remained unbeaten and hit five fours and six sixes. South Africa batted first and gave India a target of 303 runs, which they had to chase. The Indian team was all out on 297. With this South African team won by 5 runs and, AB De Villiers was now the man of the match.

6. (72 balls -101* runs) in Potchefstroom

AB de Villiers had scored his sixth fastest century against Zimbabwe at his home ground in which he played an unbeaten inning of 101 runs on 72 balls playing at a strike rate of 140.27 in which AB de Villiers hit five fours and five sixes. In this match Zimbabwe played first and had given a target of 268 runs to South Africa, chasing which the South African team easily won by eight wickets in 66 balls. AB De Villiers was now highly appreciated all over the world for this amazing inning.

5. (71 balls -108 runs) in Hambantota

On 12/07/2014, AB de Villiers scored the fifth fastest century of his career against Sri Lanka at Hambantota ground in which he scored 108 runs on 71 balls while playing at 152.5 greats. In this match, he had hit four sixes and eleven fours and while starting the innings, the South African team had given a target of 339 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs. Chasing this, the Sri Lankan team was all out for 257 runs. South Africa won this inning by 82 runs and AB De Villiers was now the man of the match of this match. 

4. (66 balls – 162* runs) in Sydney

AB de Villiers bat hit so hard in the Sydney ground that it became history in the world of cricket. I am talking about the South Africa vs West Indies match in which AB de Villiers scored 162 runs on 66 balls at a strike rate of 245.45. had played a vast innings. In this match, AB de Villiers hit 17 fours and eight sixes. In which AB de Villiers remained unbeaten and the South African team had given a massive target of 408 runs to Sri Lanka, chasing which the Sri Lankan team was all out for 151 runs. in this match also the man of the match was AB de Villiers.

3. (61 balls -119 runs) in Mumbai

 

On 25/10/2015, AB de Villiers scored the third-fastest century of his career against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. he scored a massive score of 119 runs in just 61 balls while playing at a strike rate of 195.08. This match is also inscribed in golden letters in history because three South African batsmen completed their centuries in the exact match. In this match, South Africa gave India a huge target of 438 runs at the loss of four wickets to chase. India's team was all out in 36 overs. this match was won by South Africa by a massive margin of 214 runs.

2. (59 balls – 102 runs) in Ahmedabad

AB de Villiers scored his second-fastest century ever, or rather the fastest century against India in Ahmedabad. In this match, AB de Villiers played an unbeaten inning of 102 runs on 59 balls, with a strike rate of 172.88. He hit 11 fours and 3 sixes, helping his fellow South African team set a big target of 365 runs. In reply, the Indian team fell short, scoring only 275 runs, and South Africa won the match by 90 runs. AB de Villiers was declared the man of the match for his outstanding performance.

1. (44 balls – 149 runs) in Johannesburg

AB de Villiers is undoubtedly one of the greatest players of this century. He made his fastest century of 149 runs on just 44 balls, at an incredible strike rate of 338.64, against West Indies. During the innings, he hit 9 fours and 16 sixes, which is the highest number of sixes hit by any player to date. Two other South African players also scored centuries in the same match. After such a stellar performance, South Africa gave a huge target of 439 runs to the West Indies. Chasing the target, the West Indies team managed to score only 291 runs after losing 7 wickets in 50 overs. As a result, South Africa won this innings by a massive margin of 148 runs.