AB De Villiers 136 Vs Australia Odi 2014 (Ball By Ball)
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00:00maybe the biggest perhaps the length just a bit short cut away
00:08a decent scoring rate and
00:16that'll be wide it's too high
00:18that's why i played shortish wide-ish using the angle and the pace up and over for four
00:48oh
00:59it wasn't ideal um it wasn't ideal circumstances to feel comfortable to be honest
01:06not to be in the bed i would like to ask you what uh it was like facing
01:14you facing this sort of pace for the first time that's such a wonderful shot that really is
01:22goodness me doesn't pitch too many up mitchell johnson so you've got to jump on them
01:26when you do get a scoring opportunity but i've heard it described to me in those terms by a
01:30batsman who's facing 150 for the first time and and that moment of realization goes through your
01:37head you think i'm actually not in control it's over and you may be
01:47and get hit out of the ground that's uh i'll have to be bold again noticed some support
02:00mitchell marsh has come back into the back foot as well
02:03yeah very difficult to know
02:17in the air but in the gap yeah i think that uh wickets in hand
02:27it's worth pointing out alistair that i mean we're sort of not
02:31as they don't have an answer and that's quite a start for steve smith as ab davillius will not
02:39tolerate any average deliveries well you can't bowl this to ab davillius he's got himself in
02:49he's been short of runs in the zimbabwe series steve smith starts with a long hop and he puts
02:54that away and they've also got the power of the big hitters do south africa
03:09get a breakthrough
03:18and uh
03:19that they they need to find an answer for
03:25if you're an alistair campbell fan uh south africa will win this game pretty comfortably
03:35you thought he might have been in with that one steve smith ab davillius has smashed it down the
03:42has smashed it down the ground not even close the only people catching that were the ones in
03:48the corporate boxes so uh they've also identified that uh steve smith is the one that's gonna have
03:54to go was in the slot for ab davillius straight down the ground he's given himself enough room
04:02massive hit
04:10that could have just been an easy single down to the sweeper on the offside
04:14but the class of ab davillius intentionally hitting it on in in the air over extra cover
04:20and four more to the turtle yeah some wayward bowling by steve smith too much width he just
04:29needed to pick his spot there ab davillius and he just lifted it over extra cover
04:37that will only be one however a very good over of the chance can they back in
04:46well at this stage of the game australia or 105 for one in south africa
04:51they scored in the last five minutes
04:55yeah it's about
05:0010 59 55 40 and now 50 not out so he's played really well as well
05:08can he do it for his team got a smudge i was
05:12uh
05:23misfield in the covers
05:32a long way to go
05:34um
05:37i actually don't think ed that australia bowled that
05:46there we go max is 50
05:50ab davillius what's a cricketer
05:54superb good over though from mitchell stark as ab davillius brings up his 50 at the end of 27th over
06:00160 for two
06:12be honest and out comes the reverse sweep and he finds the gap
06:18should only be two and this fantastic partnership continues for south africa
06:27overly kind
06:30so
06:39he had to wait for that that was dug in short but it was more of a cutter than a
06:45well that's precise
06:50and again bowling to his field
06:53straight away davillius says toozy gets back comfortably
07:20that'll be two more
07:22yes and this it's now gone
07:36that's ab only 98
07:41he cuts he cuts well plenty of work to be done too much in fact four more to davillius
07:46yes well as he had made good contact he shouted two to start off with
07:51he timed it superbly placed it even better
07:54raced away to the boundary so strong square of the wicket
07:58he has a little shimmy across to the offside just in case it's too straight he can work
08:01on the leg side and pick up a single but if there's width he'll latch onto it quickly
08:06big over for them 10 from it
08:12that's just beautifully placed it really is an exquisite stroke from ab davillius
08:19there's barely a gap between a short extra cover and middle that he manages to find it
08:25not quite a half volley but it's just all class from south africa's number four
08:29to be a match winner
08:59averaging high 20s 29 i think prior to this game cause in the 80s
09:05oh he's put him down
09:10a bit of good fortune and there's a few of those edges going through
09:14back and first slip to win south africa or when australia batted as well
09:20it just adds insults to injury doesn't it
09:24court and bowl the simplest of court and ball chances put down the over before and
09:27then induces the outside edge eludes the diving wicket keeper and away to the boundary
09:35when you and i were
09:39off your own bowling
09:42you've been expecting
09:49yeah the south africans served up their fair share particularly early out
09:53tightness or is it going to get worse than that oh no would you believe it george bailey this time
10:02but that at back the point is as easy as it gets
10:06that's a lovely stroke injured or not clears the front leg and
10:09whacks it over middle fabie davillius 36 ball 234 for two
10:22oh no you haven't baby you haven't just done that that's an ipl shot oh my word it's a trick shot
10:39hamstring and all down on one knee and scoops it over fine leg 243 for two
10:45so
10:51it's a new third wicket partnership record 192 surpasses the 186 that the same man davillius and
11:03another very good friend of his albie morkels added for south africa against zimbabwe in 2007
11:09he's taking a battery here is mitchell stark and ab davillius as his partner did raises the
11:23triple figures with a majestic shot over middle another brilliant innings from ab davillius
11:30came in with the side in a precarious situation as neil menthorpe mentioned 51 for two it was
11:37and he's posted another memorable hundred of just 82 deliveries
11:42200 partnership as well between these two 201
11:49ball game so it's does he continue playing in the same fashion or
11:54does he just temper it a little bit make sure he sees his team over the line
11:58again clears the front leg swings that willow through the line of the ball
12:08width offered from james falconer but he also created a fair bit himself today b
12:12davillius but the result the same another boundary
12:20hit that one wobbly over didn't he when uh
12:24he was in the mid-80s he's hitting the middle of his back now average of 59 against australia
12:44so
12:50and these top guys do a sterling job
12:57thinking of that now
13:06davillius will hobble through for another brace
13:14you can hit them first of all however
13:18and while ab davillius looks for another two struggling we'll hand over to ed
13:28i'll be wide
13:32i think the most pleasing for many a fan who's watched
13:37it was a crucial time and perhaps could have opened the door
13:49didn't quite get all of it we're gonna go over the top and he may yet get the four no he doesn't
13:57it's well done mitchell stark
13:59stark has to go for another three
14:07one guess as to who has the highest against australia two nine three four three
14:14oh
14:25there's the shot he's probably looking to go a bit straighter than that maybe davillius
14:32excellent work
14:35some fabulous athletes
14:44so they'll be on top
14:50here he goes again
15:01wow
15:06that's four runs all right it's spanked that's right out of the middle of the bat
15:14speechless from the way he's batted today it's just been absolutely fantastic
15:23shots like that you just appreciate the man and his true talent
15:28um
15:43a win by seven wickets a couple of fabulous innings one by the captain ab davillius
15:50and the other by faf duplessy who got a maiden one day international century
15:58yeah well-deserved win by south africa great innings by their captain that man ab davillius
16:04who led from the front ably supported and a fantastic innings as well by faf duplessy
16:09you can't leave him out
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