List of international cricket centuries by AB de Villiers
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AB de Villiers is a former South African cricketer who captained the national team between 2012 and 2017.[1] A right-handed batsman, he scored 47 centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings)—22 in Tests and 25 in ODIs—over his playing career. He reached the top of the ICC 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 at Centurion.[4] His 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] He has scored 22 Test centuries and holds the record for the second-highest individual score by a South African batsman, with 278 not out against Pakistan.[a][7][8] De Villiers has the fourth-highest number of centuries in Tests for South Africa.[9]
De Villiers' made his ODI debut in February 2005 against England; he scored 20 in the tied match.[10] His first century in the format came two years later in a man-of-the-match performance when he scored 146 against the West Indies at Grenada during the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[11] He holds the record for the fastest half-century (off 16 balls) and century (off 31 balls) in ODIs.[12][13] Both were achieved during the course of his 149 (off 44 balls) against West Indies in January 2015.[1][14] He hit 16 sixes in the match and leveled the then record of most sixes by a batsman (held by India's Rohit Sharma) in an innings.[15] As of May 2024[update], he has the joint seventh-highest number (25) of centuries in ODIs.[b]
Between 2006 and 2017, de Villiers played 78 Twenty20 International matches.[17] His highest score of 79 not out was made in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 match against Scotland which South Africa won by 130-runs.[18][19] As of May 2024[update], de Villiers ranks joint-twelfth (with 47 centuries) in the all-time list for most centuries in international cricket.[20]
Key
[edit]Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
* | Remained not out |
† | Man of the match |
‡ | 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
[edit]No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | [22] |
3 | 114 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 4/4 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Away | 29 April 2005 | Drawn | [23] |
4 | 103* | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3/3 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Home | 10 January 2008 | Won | [24] |
5 | 217* † | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2/3 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Away | 3 April 2008 | Won | [5] |
6 | 174 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2/4 | Headingley, Leeds | Away | 18 July 2008 | Won | [25] |
7 | 106* † | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1/3 | WACA Ground, Perth | Away | 17 December 2008 | Won | [26] |
8 | 104* | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1/3 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 26 February 2009 | Lost | [27] |
9 | 163 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3/3 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 19 March 2009 | Won | [28] |
10 | 135* | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2/3 | Warner Park, Basseterre | Away | 18 June 2010 | Drawn | [29] |
11 | 278* † | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2/2 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Neutral | 20 November 2010 | Drawn | [30] |
12 | 129 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1/3 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Home | 16 December 2010 | Won | [31] |
13 | 160* | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 3/3 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 3 January 2012 | Won | [32] |
14 | 169 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 3/3 | WACA Ground, Perth | Away | 30 November 2012 | Won | [33] |
15 | 103* | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1/3 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 3 February 2013 | Won | [34] |
16 | 121 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 3/3 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Home | 22 February 2013 | Won | [35] |
17 | 164 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2/2 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | Neutral | 23 October 2013 | Won | [36] |
18 | 103 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1/2 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 22 December 2013 | Drawn | [37] |
19 | 116 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2/3 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Home | 20 February 2014 | Won | [38] |
20 | 152 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1/3 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Home | 17 December 2014 | Won | [39] |
21 | 148 † | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3/3 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 4 January 2015 | Won | [40] |
22 | 126* | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2/4 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Home | 9 March 2018 | Won | [41] |
One Day International centuries
[edit]No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 146 † | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 112.30 | National Cricket Stadium, St George's | Away | 10 April 2007 | Won | [11] |
2 | 107 † | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 120.22 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Away | 26 August 2007 | Won | [43] |
3 | 103* † | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 108.42 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 18 October 2007 | Won | [44] |
4 | 121 † | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 142.35 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 27 November 2009 | Won | [45] |
5 | 114* | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 112.87 | Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | Away | 24 February 2010 | Lost | [46] |
6 | 102* † | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 172.88 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Away | 27 February 2010 | Won | [47] |
7 | 102 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 100.99 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | Away | 22 May 2010 | Won (D/L) | [48] |
8 | 101* | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 140.27 | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | Home | 17 October 2010 | Won | [49] |
9 | 109 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 110.10 | Willowmoore Park, Benoni | Home | 22 October 2010 | Won | [50] |
10 | 107* † | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 101.90 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Neutral | 24 February 2011 | Won | [51] |
11 | 134 † | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 136.73 | PCA Stadium, Mohali | Neutral | 3 March 2011 | Won | [52] |
12 | 125* ‡ | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 127.55 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 22 January 2012 | Lost | [53] |
13 | 106* †‡ | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 100.00 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Away | 25 February 2012 | Won | [54] |
14 | 128 †‡[n 1] | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 118.51 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 17 March 2013 | Won | [55] |
15 | 115* †‡ | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 112.74 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 11 November 2013 | Won | [56] |
16 | 109 ‡ | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 107.92 | SuperSport Park, Centurion, | Home | 11 December 2013 | No result | [57] |
17 | 108 †‡ | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 152.11 | MRIC Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka | Away | 12 July 2014 | Won | [58] |
18 | 136* †‡ | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 128.30 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Neutral | 27 August 2014 | Won | [59] |
19 | 149 †‡ | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 338.63 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 18 January 2015 | Won | [14] |
20 | 162* †‡ | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 245.45 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Neutral | 27 February 2015 | Won | [60] |
21 | 104* †‡ | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 142.47 | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Away | 11 October 2015 | Won | [61] |
22 | 112 ‡ | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 104.67 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Away | 22 October 2015 | Lost | [62] |
23 | 119 ‡ | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 195.08 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Away | 25 October 2015 | Won | [63] |
24 | 101* †‡ | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 104.12 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 14 February 2016 | Won | [64] |
25 | 176 † | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 169.23 | Boland Park, Paarl | Home | 18 October 2017 | Won | [65] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ De Villiers shared the man of the match award with Hashim Amla.[55]
- ^ The record is held by Hashim Amla (311 not out against England in 2012).[6]
- ^ He shares the position with Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and West Indies' Chris Gayle.[16]
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External links
[edit]- "Profile of AB de Villiers". CricketArchive.
- "Profile of AB de Villiers". Yahoo! Cricket.