The 5 Greatest knocks in the history of the IPL

#4 Ab de Villiers - 129* (52 balls)

De Villiers is one man who can make unorthodox batting look beautiful (source:iplt20.com)

He is one man who can make unorthodox batting look beautiful. He can precisely do anything with the willow in his hand. The bowler might bowl the ball on off stump, but de Villiers will move towards the off side and whip him past mid wicket, the bowler can bowl the ball on leg stump, but de Villiers will make room and smash him over cover.

De Villiers was at his magical best against the Gujarat Lions on the 14th of May 2016. The hapless Gujarat bowlers were treated to a special show from the willow of the South African batting dynamite in the 2016 edition of the IPL. De Villiers drove, cut, pulled, swept, paddled and pulverised his way to a rollicking 129* off just 52 balls that brutalised the Gujarat Lions.

In the end, the Bangalore outfit defeated the Lions by a mammoth 144 runs in a match that saw de Villiers strike a 129-run partnership with Virat Kohli.

De Villiers has played several magical knocks in the IPL but this one will surely rank as the crown jewel.