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27-Feb-2015 10:25:00 GMT
South Africa v West Indies, Group B, Sydney

AB de Villiers set up South Africa Big Win

Sydney: AB de Villiers hit the fastest ever 150 in one-day internationals as South Africa condemned West Indies to a crushing 257-run defeat at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

De Villiers took 12 deliveries to reach 100 to 150, beating the previous best, set by Australia's Shane Watson, by 19 balls.

He finished 162 not out from 66 balls as South Africa made 408-5, the second-highest total in World Cups.

Imran Tahir took 5-45 as West Indies were 151 all out, equalling the heaviest World Cup defeat by runs.

Only last month, De Villiers hit the fastest-ever ODI hundred against the same team in Johannesburg, from 31 balls.

In that same innings, South Africa's captain also set the record for the fastest fifty in ODIs, from 16 balls.
AB de Villiers in numbers

The Proteas made a sluggish start and were 87-1 after 20 overs, before De Villiers came to the crease in the 30th over with his side 146-3.

De Villiers put on 134 with Rilee Rossouw (61 from 39) and South Africa scored 222 from the last 15 overs.

West Indies captain Jason Holder's last three overs went for 75 runs, with one over going for 34. De Villiers finished with 17 fours and eight sixes, more than he had dot balls.

South Africa's total was the highest by any team in Australia and only India's 413-5 against Bermuda at Port of Spain in 2007 (which also finished in a 257-run victory for India) is higher in World Cups.

Hashim Amla (65) and Faf du Plessis (62) also made fifties for South Africa, while Holder, who conceded just nine runs in his first five overs, finished with figures of 1-104 off 10, the most expensive in World Cup history.

West Indies opener Chris Gayle, who scored the first double-hundred in World Cups against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, scored only three before he was bowled by Kyle Abbott.

Only Dwayne Smith (31) offered any resistance as leg-spinner Tahir tore through the West Indies batting, becoming the first South African spinner to take five wickets in a World Cup match.

Earlier, South Africa have won the toss and opted to bat.

One change for West Indies -- Sulieman Benn in for Nikita Miller. Three changes for South Africa -- Jean-Paul Duminy, Wayne Parnell, Vernon Philander left out and Rilee Rossouw, Farhaan Behardien, Kyle Abbott in.

Teams


West Indies: Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle, Jonathan Carter, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Lendl Simmons, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Jason Holder (Capt.), Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn

South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis, Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers (Capt.), David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

Brief scores
South Africa -
408/5 (de Villiers 162*, Amla 65, du Plessis 62, Rossouw 61)
West Indies - 151 (Holder 56, Tahir 5-45)
Result - South Africa won by 257 runs
Points - South Africa 2, West Indies 0
MOM - AB de Villiers (South Africa)


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