AB de Villiers rips apart Brett Lee, Peter Siddle, slams 39-ball hundred in WCL 2025
His opening partner, JJ Smuts also scored a sensational 85 (53) with the help of ten fours and three sixes. For Australia Champions, Peter Siddle finished as the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/38 in four overs. Meanwhile, De Villiers earlier also slammed a 41-ball century against England Champions.He remained unbeaten on 116* off just 51 balls, smashing 15 fours and seven gigantic sixes in his innings to help his team chase down the target of 153 in 12.2 overs. The 41-year-old is the leading run scorer of the tournament so far with 303 runs from four innings at an average of 151.5, having slammed two centuries and one fifty so far. Courtesy of his performance, South Africa Champions are sitting on the second place on the points table with six points from four matches.- EndsTrending Reel
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