AB De Villiers has the record of hitting the fastest 150 in the history of ODI Cricket. He could have made the record a number of balls sooner but he got out at 149 when he hit the fastest hundred in 31 balls. The opportunity came in the 2015 World Cup and it was in the 2015 World Cup against West Indies. AB De Villiers was the best player in the world at that time and he was also the most destructive.

Let’s look at that innings by AB De Villiers where he smashed the fastest 150 In ODI Cricket

AB De Villiers decimates West Indies at the 2015 World Cup

This was an important match for South Africa against West Indies in the 2015 World Cup. South Africa were batting first in this match and from here was the death knell for West Indies. Hashim Amla, Faf Du Plessis and Riley Roussouw made important 60 runs each and then at number 5 was the entry of AB De Villiers. From ball 1 he started smashing the bowlers and he would not play a dot ball in this innings. He smashed the West Indies bowlers for a strike rate of over 245 where he played 66 balls and hit 17 fours and 8 Sixes meaning 116 runs in boundaries. He was in a destructive mood and he brought up his 150 in 62 balls which is an all time record. However he could have had the record in less than 50 balls had he not gotten out at 149 in 2015.

To smash the fastest 150 in ODI Cricket in an important World Cup match and against a very good team says everything about the batter. He was not afraid of anything and he made sure that South Africa reached a big total as they made a whopping 408 runs in 50 overs. This was a score that was not chased down at that time and he was not out at 162 meaning he led from the front and South Africa won the match by 257 Runs which is one of the biggest margins of wins in ODI history. AB De Villiers beat West Indies by 11 runs , that’s how much he dominated this match.

AB De Villiers has the knack of playing these kinds of innings where the opposition and the fans watching are absolutely in awe of what is happening. This is the reason he is one of the select few to have an amazing average of over 53 and a strike rate of above 100 in ODI Cricket. He has also scored 25 hundreds in ODI Cricket which is one of the most by a South African batter. The fans in India loved him a lot and he was the perfect ambassador for cricket globally. South Africa reached the semi final of the 2015 World Cup but unfortunately they were just short of reaching the final.

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