Top 5 individual scores in South Africa-Australia ODIs

#3 AB De Villiers - 136* (2014, Harare)

AB De Villiers’s blistering knock saw the Proteas home

De Villiers, not one to shy away from a real battle, made his mark in the Tri-Series in Zimbabwe with a spectacular effort in a huge chase. Australia made 327 batting first on a friendly surface. The total seemed above par considering the nature of wickets that were on display in Harare right through the series. But school mates, Du Plessis and De Villiers had other ideas.

After losing both openers within the powerplay overs, Faf and AB stuck into the Australian pace bowlers- Starc, Johnson, Faulkner, Richardson and Mitchell Marsh. The duo complied a 206 run stand that all but won the game for South Africa. While Faf was dismissed for 106, AB, as he is known to do, wrecked havoc in the company of JP Duminy and notched up a scintillating hundred.

He faced 106 balls in the innings, chastising the Aussie bowlers for 11 fours and two sixes. South Africa sealed the chase in style, with 20 balls remaining.

De Villiers, heavily vilified for his lack of match-winning contributions in chases, grabbed the opportunity to silence his critics. De Villiers averages an astounding 59.52 against Australia in ODIs but this remains his sole century against the opposition in the format.