List of international cricket centuries by AB de Villiers
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Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (more commonly known as AB de Villiers) is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African One Day International (ODI) team.[1] A right-handed batsman–wicket-keeper, he has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test and ODI matches on 21 and 20 occasions respectively. He reached the top of the International Cricket Council Test batting rankings in March 2012.[2]
De Villiers made his Test debut in December 2004 against England, scoring 28 and 15.[3] He made his first Test century the following month, scoring 109 in the drawn fifth Test in the same series.[4] De Villiers' first double century came in April 2008 against India when he scored 217 not out in a man-of-the-match performance in Ahmedabad.[5] As of 2015, he has scored 21 Test centuries and holds the record for the second-highest individual score by a South African batsman, with 278 not out against Pakistan,[6] after Hashim Amla's 311 not out in 2012.[7] As of 2015, de Villiers is fourth in the list of Test century-makers for South Africa.[8]
De Villiers' ODI debut was in February 2005 against England, where he scored 20 in a tied match.[9] It was over two years later that he made his first ODI century in another man-of-the-match performance, scoring 146 against the West Indies in Grenada at the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[10] De Villiers' highest score of 149 runs off 44 balls in the format came against the West Indies in Johannesburg;[1][11] he took only 31 balls to reach his century becoming the fastest batsman to reach the mark.[12][13] In the same match, De Villiers scored the fastest fifty off 16 balls, and hit 16 sixes equaling the Rohit Sharma's record for more sixes in an inning.[14]
Making his first Twenty20 International appearance in 2006, de Villiers has yet to score a century in the format.[15] As of 2015, his highest score is 79 not out which he made in a 130-run victory over Scotland in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.[16][17] As of 2015, de Villiers is joint tenth—with Shivnarine Chanderpaul—in the list of century-makers in international cricket, all formats of the game combined.[18]
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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* | Remained not out |
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Man of the match |
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Captained the South Africa cricket team |
Balls | Balls faced |
Pos. | Position in the batting order |
Inn. | The innings of the match |
Test | The number of the Test match played in that series |
S/R | Strike rate during the innings |
H/A/N | Venue was at home (South Africa), away or neutral |
Date | Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches |
Lost | The match was lost by South Africa. |
Won | The match was won by South Africa. |
Drawn | The match was drawn. |
(D/L) | The result was determined by the Duckworth–Lewis method. |
Test centuries
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
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1 | 109 ![]() |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 5/5 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Home | 21 January 2005 | Drawn | [4] |
2 | 178 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3/4 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Away | 21 April 2005 | Won | [19] |
3 | 114 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 4/4 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Away | 29 April 2005 | Drawn | [20] |
4 | 103* | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3/3 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Home | 10 January 2008 | Won | [21] |
5 | 217* ![]() |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2/3 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Away | 3 April 2008 | Won | [5] |
6 | 174 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2/4 | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | Away | 18 July 2008 | Won | [22] |
7 | 106* ![]() |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 1/3 | WACA Ground, Perth | Away | 17 December 2008 | Won | [23] |
8 | 104* | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1/3 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 26 February 2009 | Lost | [24] |
9 | 163 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3/3 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 19 March 2009 | Won | [25] |
10 | 135* | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2/3 | Warner Park, Basseterre | Away | 18 June 2010 | Drawn | [26] |
11 | 278* ![]() |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 2/2 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Neutral | 20 November 2010 | Drawn | [27] |
12 | 129 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1/3 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Home | 16 December 2010 | Drawn | [28] |
13 | 160* | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 3/3 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 3 January 2012 | Won | [29] |
14 | 169 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 3/3 | WACA Ground, Perth | Away | 30 November 2012 | Won | [30] |
15 | 103* | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1/3 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 3 February 2013 | Won | [31] |
16 | 121 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 3/3 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Home | 22 February 2013 | Won | [32] |
17 | 164 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2/2 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | Neutral | 23 October 2013 | Won | [33] |
18 | 103 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1/2 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 22 December 2013 | Drawn | [34] |
19 | 116 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2/3 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Home | 20 February 2014 | Won | [35] |
20 | 152 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1/3 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Home | 17 December 2014 | Won | [36] |
21 | 148 ![]() |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 3/3 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 4 January 2015 | Won | [37] |
One Day International centuries
No. | Score | Balls | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
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1 | 146 ![]() |
130 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 112.30 | National Cricket Stadium, St George's | Away | 10 April 2007 | Won | [10] |
2 | 107 ![]() |
89 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 120.22 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Away | 26 August 2007 | Won | [38] |
3 | 103* ![]() |
95 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 108.42 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 18 October 2007 | Won | [39] |
4 | 121 ![]() |
85 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 142.35 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 27 November 2009 | Won | [40] |
5 | 114* | 101 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 112.87 | Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | Away | 24 February 2010 | Lost | [41] |
6 | 102* ![]() |
59 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 172.88 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Away | 27 February 2010 | Won | [42] |
7 | 102 | 101 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 100.99 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | Away | 22 May 2010 | Won (D/L) | [43] |
8 | 101* | 72 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 104.27 | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | Home | 17 October 2010 | Won | [44] |
9 | 109 | 99 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 110.10 | Willowmoore Park, Benoni | Home | 22 October 2010 | Won | [45] |
10 | 107* ![]() |
105 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 101.90 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Neutral | 24 February 2011 | Won | [46] |
11 | 134 ![]() |
98 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 136.73 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | Neutral | 3 March 2011 | Won | [47] |
12 | 125* ![]() |
98 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 127.55 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 22 January 2012 | Lost | [48] |
13 | 106* ![]() ![]() |
106 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 100.00 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Away | 25 February 2012 | Won | [49] |
14 | 128 ![]() ![]() |
108 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 118.51 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 17 March 2013 | Won | [50] |
15 | 115* ![]() ![]() |
102 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 112.74 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 11 November 2013 | Won | [51] |
16 | 109 ![]() |
101 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 107.92 | SuperSport Park, Centurion, | Home | 11 December 2013 | No result | [52] |
17 | 108 ![]() ![]() |
71 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 152.11 | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka | Away | 12 July 2014 | Won | [53] |
18 | 136* ![]() ![]() |
106 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 128.30 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Neutral | 27 August 2014 | Won | [54] |
19 | 149 ![]() ![]() |
44 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 338.63 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 18 January 2015 | Won | [11] |
20 | 162* ![]() ![]() |
66 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 245.45 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Neutral | 27 February 2015 | Won |
Notes
- ↑ De Villiers shared the man of the match award with Hashim Amla.[50]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AB de Villiers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Reliance ICC Test Championship Batting Rankings – AB de Villiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "England tour of South Africa, 2004/05 – Basil D'Oliveira Trophy – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "England tour of South Africa, 2004/05 – Basil D'Oliveira Trophy – 5th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "South Africa tour of India, 2007/08 – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "AB de Villiers puts South Africa in driving seat with record 278". guardian.co.uk. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Records / South Africa / Test matches / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Records / South Africa / Test matches / Most hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ↑ "England tour of South Africa, 2004/05 – 2nd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "ICC World Cup, 2006/07 – 37th match, Super Eights". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "South Africa vs West Indies 2nd ODI 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Fastest hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Agence France-Presse (AFP) (18 January 2015). "De Villiers shatters record and West Indies in second ODI". Dawn. Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ Moonda, Firdose (18 January 2015). "De Villiers sets breathtaking new century record". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / AB de Villiers / Twenty20 Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "ICC World Twenty20, 2009 – 5th match, group D". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "AB de Villiers stars for South Africa in thrashing of Scotland". Fox Sports. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of West Indies, 2005 – Sir Vivian Richards Trophy – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of West Indies, 2005 – Sir Vivian Richards Trophy – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa, 2007/08 – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of England, 2008 – Basil D'Oliveira Trophy – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of Australia, 2008/09 – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Australia tour of South Africa, 2008/09 – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Australia tour of South Africa, 2008/09 – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of West Indies, 2010 – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of United Arab Emirates, 2010/11 – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "India tour of South Africa, 2010/11 – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2011/12 – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2011/12 – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2012/13 – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ "Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2012/13 – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of United Arab Emirates, 2013/14: Pakistan v South Africa – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ "India tour of South Africa 2013/14: South Africa v India – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ "Australia tour of South Africa 2013/14: South Africa v Australia – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ "West Indies tour of South Africa 2014/15: South Africa v West Indies – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "West Indies tour of South Africa 2014/15: South Africa v West Indies – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of Zimbabwe, 2007 – 3rd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2007/08 – 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "England tour of South Africa, 2009/10 – 3rd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of India, 2009/10 – 2nd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of India, 2009/10 – 3rd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of West Indies, 2010 – 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe tour of South Africa, 2010/11 – 2nd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe tour of South Africa, 2010/11 – 3rd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 – 7th match, Group B". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 – 16th match, Group B". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2011/12 – 5th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2011/12 – 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 "Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2012/13 – 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of UAE, 2013/14 – 5th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "India tour of South Africa, 2013/14 – 3rd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ "South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 2014 – 3rd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Triangular Series, 2014 – 2nd ODI: Australia v South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
External links
- "Profile of AB de Villiers". CricketArchive.
- "Profile of AB de Villiers". Yahoo! Cricket.
- "Profile of AB de Villiers". Royal Challengers.