World Record: AB de Villiers blasts 31-ball 100

Johannesburg, Jan 18: South African captain AB de Villiers set two world records against West Indies here at Wanderers Stadium today. (Full list of records broken by De Villiers) Match Scorecard The right-hander, batting at number three, smashed the fastest 50 in ODIs, off 16 balls and then went on to claim the fastest ton ever in 50-over cricket, reaching the milestone in just 31 balls. This was after West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and chose to field.



Thanks to De Villiers' belligerent batting and tons from Hashim Amla (153 not out) and Rilee Rossouw (128), South Africa posted a record 439/2 in 50 overs in the 2nd ODI of the series. This is the first time in ODI history that all top 3 batsmen scored hundreds.

Fastest hundreds in ODI cricket (Top 5) 

AB de Villiers - 31 balls 

Corey Anderson - 36 

Shahid Afridi - 37 

Mark Boucher - 44 

Brian Lara - 45