10 Most Destructive One Day International innings of all time

#2 AB De Villiers’s 149 against the West Indies at Johannesburg in 2015

AB De Villiers - A remarkable innings from a remarkable player

Words cannot describe AB Devilliers’s innings of 149 off a mere 44 balls with 9 fours and 16 sixes at a strike rate of 339. Only AB could have played that kind of an innings. De Villiers made his intentions clear with a boundary off the first ball he faced.

De Villiers came to the crease in the 39th over after the South African openers Hashim Amla and Rossouw put on 247 runs for the first wicket. When AB came to the crease Amla was batting on 114 runs. Before Amla could move from 114 to 118, De Villiers raced to 68 0ff 20 balls. His 50 came off 16 balls was one ball quicker than Sanath Jayasuriya's record of 17 balls.

Overs 40, 41, 42, 43 & 44 fetched 22,12, 24,18 & 19 runs respectively. Amla and De Villiers put on 100 runs for the second wicket in 34 balls and AB’s contribution to the partnership was 82 runs.

It was a nightmare for all the West Indies bowlers. Jerome Taylor went for 95 runs in his 10 overs while Jason Holder conceded 91. Part-time bowler Dwayne Smith was plundered for 68 runs in 4 overs.

De Villiers reached his 100 off 31 balls with 8 fours and 10 sixes. AB completed his century with a six off Jason Holder. This was the fastest ODI century surpassing the previous best of Corey Anderson in 36 balls. After a relatively quiet 45th over, over numbers 46, 47, 48 & 49 yielded 23,11,12 and 30 runs respectively. De Villiers got out in the last over for 149 off 44 balls with 9 fours and 16 sixes. It was an incredible innings from an incredible player.