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De Villiers blitzkrieg Windies to score fastest ODI ton ever

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ANI Johannesburg

South Africa skipper AB de Villiers has become the fastest ODI batsman ever to score a century off just 31 deliveries against West Indies in the second one-day international at Johannesburg.

De Villiers scored a staggering 149 runs off 44 balls that included 16 sixes and nine fours to anchor his side to set a gigantic target of 439 runs.

While Hashim Amla remained unbeaten on 153, opener Rilee Rossouw smashed 128 runs before he fell prey to a delivery off Jerome Taylor.

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First Published: Jan 18 2015 | 6:21 PM IST

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