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AB de Villiers Profile

AB de Villiers
Full Name: Abraham Benjamin de Villiers
Birth date: February 17, 1984
Age: 36
Hometown: Pretoria
City: Pretoria
Birth Country: South Africa
Batting Style: Right Hand
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Bowler
Team :
  • South Africa
About professional career:

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers generally known as AB de Villiers is a South African player who plays for his side in all the 3 formats (ODI, Test and T20). A right-handed batsman also represents South Africa being a wicket-keeper. At presents, he is the best fielder in South African team. He is at the top position in ODI batting ranking list. 

He was also declared ICC Cricketer of the year and the best player in Test format in 2009.

AB made his ODI debut in 2005 against England. He has played nearly 140 games and has added more than 5000 runs in his score card with an average of 50 including 14 tons and 30 fifties.

AB was a member of South African squad for World Cup 2007 and he performed best with the bat and scored 4 fifties against India and Pakistan. He smashed his first ODI century in the same tournament in the Super Eight games when he played against West Indies and played a scintillating knock of 146 off just 130 deliveries including 5 high sixes and 12 boundaries and this figure was set as his top score in ODI format.

He also played in World Cup 2011. In the tournament, he smashed 2 consecutive tons and came at the second position to do the same in his side’s squad. He ranked 16th in the Cricket World to scored 2 tons in World Cup tournament. He was declared 3rd highest runs scoring personality in the same tournament and became the second player after Jacques Kallis to receive the highest number of awards in World Cup games. AB also played some well innings against Australia of 5 ODIs series in 2009 and was declared Man of the Series.

When it comes to his Test career, AB played his first Test game at the age of just 20 against England in 2004 but didn’t do well with the bat. He has given his contribution in nearly 90 games and has scored around 6300 runs with batting average of 50 which also includes some superlative innings of 16 tons and 32 half centuries. He played his first double century of 214 in 2004 against India and became the only player to do the same against India.

He gave his valuable contribution in 2008-09 against Australia and played a century outstandingly. South Africa won the first Test game and this victory was its first Test win in Australia for the past 15 years.

His best score in Test format is of 278(not out) that he scored against Pakistan in 2010-11.

Records by AB de Villiers
  1. In Top 10 For Most Centuries in ODI
  2. Highest Partnership in IPL History with Virat Kohli

Recent matches

RunsWktsTeamOppMatch DateScore
56 - Royal Challengers BangaloreSun Risers06 Nov,2020 DT20
35 - Royal Challengers BangaloreDelhi Capitals02 Nov,2020 DT20
24 - Royal Challengers BangaloreSun Risers31 Oct,2020 DT20
15 - Royal Challengers BangaloreMumbai Indians28 Oct,2020 DT20
39 - Royal Challengers BangaloreChennai Super Kings25 Oct,2020 DT20
- - Royal Challengers BangaloreKolkata Knight Riders21 Oct,2020 DT20
55 - Royal Challengers BangaloreRajasthan Royals17 Oct,2020 DT20
2 - Royal Challengers BangaloreKings XI Punjab15 Oct,2020 DT20
73 - Royal Challengers BangaloreKolkata Knight Riders12 Oct,2020 DT20
0 - Royal Challengers BangaloreChennai Super Kings10 Oct,2020 DT20

Batting Statistics - Since 2003

 MatInnsOutNORunsHSAveBPSR200s100s50s0s4s6sCtSt
TEST 10116815117764927850.661400954.60217408873602064
ODI 18217514233815117657.407929102.800234597221771414
IT20 7673621116617926.791219136.260010514060657


Bowling Statistics - Since 2003

 MatInnsOversMORunsWktsAveEcoSRExt4wkts5wkts10wktsBBIBBM
TEST 101360390-6.50-10000/00/0
ODI 1819390208826.005.3329.390002/152/15
IT20 7600000---00000/00/0

Recent Awards

Recent Man Of MatchDate
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 33rd Match IPL 2020 17/10/2020
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders 28th Match IPL 2020 12/10/2020
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians 10th Match IPL 2020 28/09/2020
Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat 53rd Match Big Bash League BBL T20 2020 25/01/2020
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs KIngs XI Punjab 42nd match IPL T20 2019 24/04/2019
Recent Man Of SeriesDate
India vs South Africa ODI Series 2015 25/10/2015
South Africa vs Sri Lanka ODI Series 2012 Schedule 22/01/2012
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2011-2012 Schedule 06/01/2012
South Africa vs Australia ODI Series 2009 Schedule 17/04/2009
Zimbabwe vs South Africa ODI Series 2007 Schedule 26/08/2007
Recent Played Series
IPL 2020 Schedule Fixtures - Dream11 Indian Premier League T20
Big Bash League 2019-2020 - BBL 9 - KFC BBL T20
IPL 2019 - Indian Premier League T20 Schedule
IPL 2018 - Indian Premier League T20
South Africa vs Australia Test Series 2018
Team Squad
Raynard van Tonder Dean Elgar
Anrich Nortje Temba Bavuma
Quinton de Kock Migael Pretorius
Keshav Maharaj Aiden Markram
Sarel Erwee Dwaine Pretorius

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Best Performance

  • Batting
  • Bowling
  • ODI
  • TEST
  • IT20
176 runs from 104 balls against Bangladesh on 18-10-2017
162* runs from 66 balls against West Indies on 27-02-2015
149 runs from 44 balls against West Indies on 18-01-2015
146 runs from 130 balls against West Indies on 10-04-2007
136* runs from 106 balls against Australia on 27-08-2014
278* runs from 418 balls against Pakistan on 20-11-2010
217* runs from 333 balls against India on 03-04-2008
178 runs from 352 balls against West Indies on 21-04-2005
174 runs from 381 balls against England on 18-07-2008
169 runs from 184 balls against Australia on 30-11-2012
79* runs from 34 balls against Scotland on 07-06-2009
71 runs from 29 balls against England on 21-02-2016
69* runs from 28 balls against England on 29-03-2014
65* runs from 58 balls against England on 21-06-2017
64 runs from 29 balls against Afghanistan on 20-03-2016
  • ODI
  • TEST
2/15 against United Arab Emirates on 12-03-2015
2/28 against New Zealand on 24-10-2014
1/7 against Ireland on 03-03-2015
1/28 against England on 14-02-2016
1/42 against Australia on 19-11-2014
2/49 against West Indies on 29-04-2005

Upcoming Series

Big Bash League 2020-2021 - BBL 10 - KFC BBL T20
Australia vs India Test Series 2020-2021
Sri Lanka vs England Test Series 2021
Bangladesh vs West Indies ODI Series 2021
Afghanistan vs Ireland ODI Series 2021
Australia vs New Zealand ODI Series 2021
Pakistan vs South Africa Test Series 2021
T10 League 2021
Bangladesh vs West Indies Test Series 2021
India vs England Test Series 2021

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