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De Villiers strolled out to bat at No. 3 after the openers – Amla and Rilee Rossouw

– put on a mammoth 247 for the first wicket. Rossouw blazed his way to a 115-ball

128, his first international century, to set the foundation for a late onslaught. With
just 11.3 overs left, de Villiers had the authority and freedom to express himself right
from the outset.

He did so in majestic fashion, hitting nine fours and equalling Rohit Sharma’s record
of 16 sixes, the most in an ODI innings. He finally perished for 149 in the final over to
Andre Russell. Amla also chipped in with an unbeaten 153 as South Africa posted 439
for 2 after he was sent in to bat.
De Villiers (born 17 February 1984) is a South African cricketer, who captains the
South African Test and One Day International (ODI) teams, having succeeded
Graeme Smith after the 2011 Cricket World Cup for the ODI captaincy and Hashim
Amla after the Second Test of the England in South Africa series for the Test
captaincy.