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In AB de Villiers’ case, both form and class are permanent, as South Africa turned back the clock to smash a 51-ball 116 in South Africa champions’ 10-wicket win against England, on July 24 (Thursday) in the latest edition of World Championship of Legends.
Opening the batting for South Africa Champions, in their run chase of 153, de Villiers smashed the ball all around the park in the most de Villiers fashion, as his opening partner Hashim Amla enjoyed the best seat in the house.
During his 51-ball stay, the former South African batter smashed 15 fours and seven sixes, prompting the fans to even request him to make a comeback to international cricket. However, there was a point in the clash when de Villiers was dropped by Eoin Morgan, when he was on 40 off 16 balls.
But once he saw past that stage, de Villiers smashed Dimitri Mascarenhas for three monstrous sixes, which even saw Chris Morris with an expression that mimicked ‘How is he doing this?’. In the over later, he brought up his century off just 41 balls.
Watch the monstrous innings right here:
*South Africa's innings starts from 4:21.