10 best AB de Villiers innings

#8 112 vs India, Chennai, 2015

AB de Villiers' heroics went in vain as he got no support from other batsmen.

In 2015, De Villiers was in prime form. He had already scored a hundred in the first game of the series and was looking in great touch. Riding on Virat Kohli’s 138, India set South Africa a target of 300 on a tricky and a sluggish Chepauk track.

South Africa’s chase landed in early trouble as wickets kept falling at regular intervals as none of the batsmen made adjustments on a slow track. But there was one batsman, who looked far better than the others and kept the scoreboard ticking, even as he kept losing partners at the other end. That batsman was AB de Villiers.

The way he played the Indian spinners was a treat to watch. Using his feet and depth of the crease to unsettle the bowlers, he was very effective. Indian bowlers kept taking wickets at the other end, but at one point it seemed like if De Villiers bats through, he will single-handedly take the visitors home.

But that wasn’t the case as he fell soon after completing his 22nd ODI century.

It was a terrific innings from AB as apart from him and Kohli, none of the other batsmen looked comfortable at the crease. His 112 off 107 deliveries was one of the best knocks under pressure.