List of international cricket centuries by AB de Villiers

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AB de Villiers has scored 47 centuries in international cricket

AB de Villiers is a former South African cricketer who captained the national team between 2012 and 2017.[1] A right-handed batsman, he scored 47 centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings)Template:Emdash22 in Tests and 25 in ODIsTemplate:Emdashover his playing career. He reached the top of the ICC Test batting rankings in March 2012.[2]

De Villiers made his Test debut in December 2004 against England, scoring 28 and 15.[3] He made his first Test century the following month, scoring 109 in the drawn fifth Test at Centurion.[4] His first double-century came in April 2008 against India when he scored 217 not out in a man-of-the-match performance in Ahmedabad.[5] Template:As of, he has scored 22 Test centuries and holds the record for the second-highest individual score by a South African batsman, with 278 not out against Pakistan.Template:Efn[6][7] Template:As of, de Villiers has the fourth-highest number of centuries in Tests for South Africa.[8]

De Villiers' made his ODI debut in February 2005 against England; he scored 20 in the tied match.[9] His first century in the format came two years later in a man-of-the-match performance when he scored 146 against the West Indies at Grenada during the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[10] He holds the record for the fastest half-century (off 16 balls) and century (off 31 balls) in ODIs.[11][12] Both were achieved during the course of his 149 (off 44 balls) against West Indies in January 2015.[1][13] He hit 16 sixes in the match and leveled the then record of most sixes by a batsman (held by India's Rohit Sharma) in an innings.[14] Template:As of, he has the joint seventh-highest number (25) of centuries in ODIs.Template:Efn

Between 2006 and 2017, de Villiers played 78 Twenty20 International matches.[15] His highest score of 79 not out was made in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 match against Scotland which South Africa won by 130-runs.[16][17] Template:As of, de Villiers ranks tenth (with 47 centuries) in the all-time list for most centuries in international cricket.[18]

Key

Key
Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
Template:Dagger Man of the match
Template:Double-dagger Captained the South Africa cricket team
Balls Balls faced
Pos. Position in the batting order
Inn. The innings of the match
Test The number of the Test match played in that series
S/R Strike rate during the innings
H/A/N Venue was at home (South Africa), away or neutral
Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches
Lost The match was lost by South Africa.
Won The match was won by South Africa.
Drawn The match was drawn.
(D/L) The result was determined by the Duckworth–Lewis method.

Test centuries

List of Test centuries scored by AB de Villiers[19]
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Cr 1 3 5/5 SuperSport Park, Centurion Home Template:Dts Drawn [4]
2 Template:Sort Template:Cr 2 2 3/4 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away Template:Dts Won [20]
3 Template:Sort Template:Cr 1 1 4/4 Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Away Template:Dts Drawn [21]
4 Template:Sort Template:Cr 6 2 3/3 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Home Template:Dts Won [22]
5 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Cr 6 2 2/3 Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Away Template:Dts Won [5]
6 Template:Sort Template:Cr 6 2 2/4 Headingley, Leeds Away Template:Dts Won [23]
7 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Cr 5 4 1/3 WACA Ground, Perth Away Template:Dts Won [24]
8 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 2 1/3 New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Home Template:Dts Lost [25]
9 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 2 3/3 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Home Template:Dts Won [26]
10 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 1 2/3 Warner Park, Basseterre Away Template:Dts Drawn [27]
11 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Cr 5 1 2/2 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Neutral Template:Dts Drawn [28]
12 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 2 1/3 SuperSport Park, Centurion Home Template:Dts Won [29]
13 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 1 3/3 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Home Template:Dts Won [30]
14 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 3 3/3 WACA Ground, Perth Away Template:Dts Won [31]
15 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 3 1/3 New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Home Template:Dts Won [32]
16 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 1 3/3 SuperSport Park, Centurion Home Template:Dts Won [33]
17 Template:Sort Template:Cr 6 2 2/2 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Neutral Template:Dts Won [34]
18 Template:Sort Template:Cr 6 4 1/2 New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Home Template:Dts Drawn [35]
19 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 1 2/3 St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Home Template:Dts Won [36]
20 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 1 1/3 SuperSport Park, Centurion Home Template:Dts Won [37]
21 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Cr 5 2 3/3 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Home Template:Dts Won [38]
22 Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 2 2/4 St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Home Template:Dts Won [39]

One Day International centuries

List of ODI centuries scored by AB de Villiers[40]
No. Score Balls Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 1 1 Template:Sort National Cricket Stadium, St George's Away Template:Dts Won [10]
2 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort Harare Sports Club, Harare Away Template:Dts Won [41]
3 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Away Template:Dts Won [42]
4 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 3 1 Template:Sort Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Home Template:Dts Won [43]
5 Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 2 Template:Sort Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior Away Template:Dts Lost [44]
6 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Away Template:Dts Won [45]
7 Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Away Template:Dts Won (D/L) [46]
8 Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Cr 3 2 Template:Sort Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Home Template:Dts Won [47]
9 Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort Willowmoore Park, Benoni Home Template:Dts Won [48]
10 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 2 Template:Sort Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Neutral Template:Dts Won [49]
11 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort PCA Stadium, Mohali Neutral Template:Dts Won [50]
12 Template:Sort Template:Double dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Home Template:Dts Lost [51]
13 Template:Sort Template:DaggerTemplate:Double dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 2 Template:Sort Westpac Stadium, Wellington Away Template:Dts Won [52]
14 Template:Sort Template:DaggerTemplate:Double-dagger[n 1] Template:Sort Template:Cr 2 1 Template:Sort New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Home Template:Dts Won [53]
15 Template:Sort Template:DaggerTemplate:Double-dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 1 Template:Sort Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Template:Dts Won [54]
16 Template:Sort Template:Double-dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 1 Template:Sort SuperSport Park, Centurion, Home Template:Dts No result [55]
17 Template:Sort Template:DaggerTemplate:Double-dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort MRIC Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka Away Template:Dts Won [56]
18 Template:Sort Template:DaggerTemplate:Double-dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 2 Template:Sort Harare Sports Club, Harare Neutral Template:Dts Won [57]
19 Template:Sort Template:DaggerTemplate:Double-dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 3 1 Template:Sort New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Home Template:Dts Won [13]
20 Template:Sort Template:DaggerTemplate:Double-dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 1 Template:Sort Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Neutral Template:Dts Won [58]
21 Template:Sort Template:DaggerTemplate:Double-dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Away Template:Dts Won [59]
22 Template:Sort Template:Double-dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 2 Template:Sort M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Away Template:Dts Lost [60]
23 Template:Sort Template:Double-dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Away Template:Dts Won [61]
24 Template:Sort Template:DaggerTemplate:Double-dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 5 2 Template:Sort Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Home Template:Dts Won [62]
25 Template:Sort Template:Dagger Template:Sort Template:Cr 4 1 Template:Sort Boland Park, Paarl Home Template:Dts Won [63]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 AB de Villiers. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Reliance ICC Test Championship Batting Rankings – AB de Villiers. International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. ↑ England tour of South Africa, 2004/05 – Basil D'Oliveira Trophy – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 England tour of South Africa, 2004/05 – Basil D'Oliveira Trophy – 5th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Africa tour of India, 2007/08 – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  6. ↑ AB de Villiers retires: From snail-like Test innings at Adelaide to fastest ODI century in Jo'burg, relive Mr 360's top five knocks - Firstcricket News, Firstpost. Firstpost(23 May 2018).
  7. ↑ AB de Villiers puts South Africa in driving seat with record 278(21 November 2010). Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Records / South Africa / Test matches / Most hundreds. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  9. ↑ England tour of South Africa, 2004/05 – 2nd ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 ICC World Cup, 2006/07 – 37th match, Super Eights. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  11. ↑ Records / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Fastest hundreds. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  12. ↑ De Villiers shatters record and West Indies in second ODI. Herald(18 January 2015). Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 South Africa vs West Indies 2nd ODI 2015. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  14. ↑ De Villiers sets breathtaking new century record, Moonda, Firdose. ESPNcricinfo(18 January 2015). Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  15. ↑ Statistics / Statsguru / AB de Villiers / Twenty20 Internationals. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  16. ↑ ICC World Twenty20, 2009 – 5th match, group D. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  17. ↑ AB de Villiers stars for South Africa in thrashing of Scotland(8 June 2009). Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  18. ↑ Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  19. ↑ Statistics / Statsguru / Ab De Villiers / Test Matches / Hundreds. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  20. ↑ South Africa tour of West Indies, 2005 – Sir Vivian Richards Trophy – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  21. ↑ South Africa tour of West Indies, 2005 – Sir Vivian Richards Trophy – 4th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  22. ↑ West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa, 2007/08 – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  23. ↑ South Africa tour of England, 2008 – Basil D'Oliveira Trophy – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  24. ↑ South Africa tour of Australia, 2008/09 – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  25. ↑ Australia tour of South Africa, 2008/09 – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  26. ↑ Australia tour of South Africa, 2008/09 – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  27. ↑ South Africa tour of West Indies, 2010 – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  28. ↑ South Africa tour of United Arab Emirates, 2010/11 – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  29. ↑ India tour of South Africa, 2010/11 – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  30. ↑ Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2011/12 – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  31. ↑ Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2011/12 – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  32. ↑ Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2012/13 – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  33. ↑ Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2012/13 – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  34. ↑ South Africa tour of United Arab Emirates, 2013/14: Pakistan v South Africa – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  35. ↑ India tour of South Africa 2013/14: South Africa v India – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  36. ↑ Australia tour of South Africa 2013/14: South Africa v Australia – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  37. ↑ West Indies tour of South Africa 2014/15: South Africa v West Indies – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  38. ↑ West Indies tour of South Africa 2014/15: South Africa v West Indies – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  39. ↑ 2nd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Mar 9-13 2018. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  40. ↑ Statistics / Statsguru / Ab De Villiers / One-Day Internationals / Hundreds. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  41. ↑ South Africa tour of Zimbabwe, 2007 – 3rd ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  42. ↑ South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2007/08 – 1st ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  43. ↑ England tour of South Africa, 2009/10 – 3rd ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  44. ↑ South Africa tour of India, 2009/10 – 2nd ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  45. ↑ South Africa tour of India, 2009/10 – 3rd ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  46. ↑ South Africa tour of West Indies, 2010 – 1st ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  47. ↑ Zimbabwe tour of South Africa, 2010/11 – 2nd ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  48. ↑ Zimbabwe tour of South Africa, 2010/11 – 3rd ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  49. ↑ ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 – 7th match, Group B. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  50. ↑ ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 – 16th match, Group B. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  51. ↑ Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2011/12 – 5th ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  52. ↑ South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2011/12 – 1st ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2012/13 – 1st ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  54. ↑ South Africa tour of UAE, 2013/14 – 5th ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  55. ↑ India tour of South Africa, 2013/14 – 3rd ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  56. ↑ South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 2014 – 3rd ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  57. ↑ Zimbabwe Triangular Series, 2014 – 2nd ODI: Australia v South Africa. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  58. ↑ ICC Cricket World Cup, 19th Match, Pool B: South Africa v West Indies at Sydney, Feb 27, 2015. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  59. ↑ South Africa tour of India, 1st ODI: India v South Africa at Kanpur, Oct 11, 2015. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  60. ↑ South Africa tour of India, 4th ODI: India v South Africa at Chennai, Oct 22, 2015. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  61. ↑ 5th ODI: India v South Africa at Mumbai, Oct 25, 2015. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  62. ↑ 5th ODI: South Africa v England at Cape Town, Feb 14, 2016. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  63. ↑ 2nd ODI: South Africa v Bangladesh at Paarl, Oct 18, 2017. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

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