Records broken by AB de Villiers and South Africa against the West Indies in 2nd ODI

AB de Villiers slammed 149 in just 44 balls in the 2nd ODI against West Indies at the Wanderers, Johannesburg on Sunday. During the knock, he broke the record for the fastest ODI century and the record for the fastest ODI half-century. Coming in to bat at 247/1, de Villiers took the attack to the West Indies from the word go and demolished everything that came before him.Here are some of the records that de Villiers and his team broke:

#1 Fastest ODI century

AB de Villiers broke the record for the fastest ODI century ever, by getting to his ton in just 31 deliveries. In the process, he bettered Corey Anderson’s record, who had taken 36 balls to get to triple digits.

Anderson had achieved the feat during his knock of 131* (51) at the Queenstown Events Centre on New Year’s Day last year. Interestingly, the New Zealand batsman had also achieved the same record against the West Indies.

One record de Villiers couldn’t break today, though, was the fastest century in a competitive match. He fell just one short of Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate Chris Gayle’s record – the West Indian had reached his century in 30 deliveries in an IPL match against the Pune Warriors India in 2013.

Fastest ODI centuries

Batsman	Balls Faced	Opponent	Year
AB de Villiers	31	West Indies	2015
Corey Anderson	36	West Indies	2014
Shahid Afridi	37	Sri Lanka	1996
Mark Boucher	44	Zimbabwe	2006
Brian Lara	45	Bangladesh	1999

#2 Fastest ODI half-century

To go with the fastest ODI century, AB de Villiers also broke the record for the fastest ODI half-century. By getting to the landmark in just 16 deliveries, he bettered the previous record which was held by Sanath Jayasuriya. The former Sri Lankan opener had scored a 50 in 17 balls against Pakistan, back in 1996.

The South African captain’s scoring sequence until his half-century read – 4, 2, 1, 1, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 0, 2, 2, 0, 1, 6, 6.

Fastest ODI half-centuries

Batsman	Balls Faced	Opponent	Year
AB de Villiers	16	West Indies	2015
Sanath Jayasuriya	17	Pakistan	1996
Simon O'Donnell	18	Sri Lanka	1990
Shahid Afridi	18	Sri Lanka	1996
Shahid Afridi	18	Netherlands	2002
Glenn Maxwell	18	India	2013
Shahid Afridi	18	Bangladesh	2014

#3 Highest strike rate ever in ODIs (minimum - 10 balls)

AB de Villiers also managed to register the highest strike rate by an individual in an ODI innings (minimum – 10 balls), by striking at 338.63 at the Wanderers today. The previous record was held by Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, who had a strike rate of 305.55 during his knock of 55* (18) against Netherlands in 2002.

The previous highest strike rate by an ODI centurion was 278.72, which also belonged to Corey Anderson.

Highest strike rate in an ODI innings

Batsman	Runs (Balls)	Strike Rate	Opposition	Year
AB de Villiers	149 (44)	338.63	West Indies	2015
Shahid Afridi	55* (18)	305.55	Netherlands	2002
Brendon McCullum	33 (11)	300.00	West Indies	2014
Jos Buttler	47* (16)	293.75	New Zealand	2013
Chris Jordan	38* (13)	292.30	Sri Lanka	2014

#4 Joint-highest number of sixes in an ODI innings

AB de Villiers equalled Rohit Sharma’s record for the most number of sixes in an ODI innings, by sending 16 deliveries over the fence. The Indian batsman had achieved the feat during his double-century against Australia in Bangalore, back in November 2013.

De Villiers hit his first six off the sixth delivery he faced today and got to his half-century and century by clearing the boundary. The 30-year-old took a liking for West Indian captain Jason Holder, whom he smashed for 6 sixes.

Most sixes in an ODI innings

Batsmen	Sixes	Opposition	Year
AB de Villiers	16	West Indies	2015
Rohit Sharma	16	Australia	2013
Shane Watson	15	Bangladesh	2011
Corey Anderson	14	West Indies	2014
Xavier Marshall	12	Canada	2008

#5 Most individual centuries in an ODI innings

South Africa’s innings against West Indies was the first time that three individuals from the same team had hit a century in an ODI innings. Hashim Amla, Rilee Rossouw and AB de Villiers helped themselves to huge hundreds as the hosts piled on 439/2 in their innings.

On the other hand, there have been 116 instances of two batsmen in the same team hitting tons in the same ODI innings.

#6 Highest opening partnership for South Africa in ODIs

Hashim Amla and Rilee Rossouw added 247 for the first wicket, which is an all-time South African record in ODIs. The previous record was held by Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs who had hit 235 against India in Kochi, back in 2000.

This is now the 6^th highest ODI opening partnership of all time.

With Amla (153) and Rossouw (128) both slamming centuries, this was also the first time that both openers have scored centuries in an ODI against the West Indies.

Partnership	Runs	Opposition	Year
Hashim Amla, Rilee Rossouw	247	West Indies	2015
Gary Kirsten, Herschelle Gibbs	235	India	2000
Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla	194	India	2013
Gary Kirsten, Mike Rindel	190	Pakistan	1995
Graeme Smith, Andrew Hall	189*	India	2005

#7 Highest ODI score against a Test-playing nation

By ending their innings at 439/2, South Africa recorded the highest ever ODI score against a Test-playing nation. The only side to score more than South Africa’s total here, are Sri Lanka, who hit 443 in an ODI against Netherlands (an associate nation) in 2006.

The previous highest ODI score in a match featuring two Test countries was also held by South Africa, who had scored 438/9 against Australia in 2006, after being set a target of 435. Incidentally, that match also came at the same ground – the Wanderers, Johannesburg.

This was 12^th instance of a side scoring over 400 runs in an ODI, with South Africa getting past the mark for the third time.

Highest ODI scores against Test-playing nations

Team	Score	Opposition	Year
South Africa	439/2	West Indies	2015
South Africa	438/9	Australia	2006
Australia	434/4	South Africa	2006
South Africa	418/5	Zimbabwe	2006
India	418/5	West Indies	2011