JOHANNESBURG: Swashbuckling South African AB de Villiers struck the fastest century in one-day international cricket off just 31 balls in the second match against West Indies on Sunday.
De Villiers smashed 11 sixes and eight fours as be broke New Zealander Corey Anderson’s record of 36-balls.
De Villiers also broke the record for the fastest half century in the same match, taking 16 balls to reach the milestone.
Twitter reactions
Happy new year @ABdeVilliers17 well played mate??
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) January 18, 2015
World record fastest ODI century - Congrats @ABdeVilliers17!
— Shaun Pollock (@7polly7) January 18, 2015149 off 44 balls from @ABdeVilliers17 !!!! And you still get some Ex players saying the game was better in the 70s and 80s..!!!!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 18, 2015Great win tonight well done @mstarc56 for getting his best figures. What about @ABdeVilliers17 striking atm serious player well done!!
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) January 18, 2015An outstanding performance by AB DE Villiers
— Saqlain Mushtaq (@Saqlain_Mushtaq) January 18, 2015
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