AB De Villiers: Top 5 ODI scores

#1 176 vs Bangladesh, Boland Park, 2017

De Villiers Smashed 176 for South Africa

Bangladesh had visited South Africa for a 3-matches ODI series in 2017. The hosts won the first game in which openers Amla and De Kock registered centuries. The focus shifted to Boland Park for the second game as the visitors were looking to get back in the series.

South Africa were put in to bat first after losing the toss. After an opening partnership of 90, South Africa lost two wickets without any increase in the score and were in trouble at 90-2.

AB de Villiers who then walked in at No. 4, went on to score his 25th century and scored his career-best 176 off 104 balls accompanied by 15 fours and 7 sixes at a breath-taking strike-rate of 169.23. His heroics lifted South Africa to 353-6 in 50 overs.

In reply, Bangladesh could only make 249 in 47.5 overs before they got bundled out. Andile Phehlukwayo was the pick of the bowlers with 4/40 in his allotted 10 overs. Imran Tahir also came up good with his 50/3 in 10 overs. De Villiers was adjudged the Man of the Match for his quick-fire 176 that set the platform for the bowlers to do their job.