AB de Villiers, the veteran South African batsman, once again won the hearts of cricket fans with his explosive style in the World Championship and Legends 2025.
WCL 2025: Former South African legend AB de Villiers has once again proven that age is just a number. In the 8th match of the World Champions League (WCL) 2025, he thrilled cricket fans by scoring a century in just 41 balls against England Champions. This match was played at midnight, but de Villiers' fiery innings immortalized the match in the pages of cricket history.
Unbeaten 116 runs in just 51 balls, easy win without losing a wicket
Playing for South Africa Champions, de Villiers scored an unbeaten 116 off 51 balls, smashing 15 fours and 7 sixes. Thanks to his amazing performance, South Africa achieved the target of 153 runs in just 12.3 overs. The special thing was that the team did not lose any wicket, and made the victory completely one-sided.
Hashim Amla, who opened the batting with de Villiers, played a measured innings and scored 29 runs in 25 balls. He hit 4 brilliant fours in his innings. Amla held one end and gave de Villiers the opportunity to play freely. This opening partnership proved heavy for the England bowlers.
England team flopped
In this match, South Africa Champions won the toss and decided to bowl first. England Champions got off to a slow start and their innings never gained momentum. In the allotted 20 overs, the England team could only score 152 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. For the team, Phil Mustard scored the highest 39 runs. In the middle order, captain Eoin Morgan contributed 20 runs and Samit Patel contributed 24 runs, but no batsman could play a big innings.
Chasing the target of 153 runs, the South African batting did not allow any of the England bowlers to succeed. Stuart Meaker proved to be the most expensive, giving away 37 runs in 3 overs. At the same time, Ajmal Shahzad spent 31 runs in 3.2 overs. Other bowlers also kept giving runs and could not take a single wicket, due to which England had to face defeat.
