AB de Villiers scored 33 runs in 246 against Australia to draw the Adelaide Test
#1 149 vs West Indies
Ad
AB de Villiers holds the record of scoring the fastest century in ODI cricket
AB de Villiers holds the record for scoring the fastest century in ODI cricket. The opponent was West Indies and the venue was the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on 18th January 2015.
Ad
Trending
The South African openers batted for 38.3 overs and scored 247 runs. After the dismissal of Russouw, AB de Villiers came out to bat and scored 149 runs in just 44 balls with 9 boundaries and 16 sixes at a strike rate of 338.63. AB scored his century in just 31 balls which till date is the fastest century in ODI cricket.
South Africa scored 439 runs in 50 overs and beat West Indies by 148 runs.
×
Feedback
Why did you not like this content?
Was this article helpful?
Thank You for feedback
About the author
Meit Sampat
Meit is a cricket journalist who has been working at Sportskeeda for over eight years, writing listicles. A Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Legislative Laws and Company Secretary degree holder, Meit engages in ethical reporting by verifying information twice from multiple websites before penning down any content for the benefit of his readers.
A passionate fan of Team India, Cricket has a special place in his heart owing to the way the sport has continued to evolve over the years. He is also thrilled by the competitiveness on display across all formats in the sport. His favorite cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar and reckons that his childhood idol's dominance over world-class bowlers in the 1990s speaks volumes about his skills and achievements.
Meit has had the privilege of interviewing Indian speedster Ishant Sharma and India Women's legend Mithali Raj so far in his professional career.
If he ever laid his hands on a time machine, Meit would love to witness the 2023 ICC World Cup final between India and Australia and believes that ODIs should never be completely replaced by T20Is owing to the format's popularity.
'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,/9j/2wBDAAYEBQYFBAYGBQYHBwYIChAKCgkJChQODwwQFxQYGBcUFhYaHSUfGhsjHBYWICwgIyYnKSopGR8tMC0oMCUoKSj/2wBDAQcHBwoIChMKChMoGhYaKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCj/wgARCAAHAAoDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAFQABAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwX/2gAIAQEAAAAAvr//xAAUAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG/9oACAECEAAAAD3/xAAUAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD/9oACAEDEAAAAH//xAAfEAABBAICAwAAAAAAAAAAAAACAQMEEQASISOBk+H/2gAIAQEAAT8AhjHafirJAXGwOyOl5Sl41vxeDrqnYnr+5//EABcRAQADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAhH/2gAIAQIBAT8AsGE//8QAFhEAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT/9oACAEDAQE/AJKf/9k='%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Trending
