10 best AB de Villiers innings

#4 278* vs Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, 2010

278 is still De Villiers's highest Test score

Batting first on a flat track, South Africa were in early trouble at 33/3 when AB de Villiers strode out to join Kallis in the middle at the Sheikh Abu Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. But along with Kallis, he started rebuilding and then consolidating and slowly went onto, not only break records but Pakistani spirits as well.

When the South African first innings was done, AB de Villiers had batted for an unbeaten 10 hours and went onto to score a mammoth 278, the then highest test score by a South African. In a 418-ball vigil at the crease, De Villiers took South Africa from 33/3 to 584/7 declared. Though the Test was drawn, ABD once again left his mark.