Followers of Betcirca were rewarded with only the third winning bet of the Cricket World Cup as AB de Villiers registered a half century against the West Indies overnight. He didn’t just score a half century mind you, he scored a hundred, and a hundred and fifty in all the same go as he powered to a miraculous 162* from just 66 balls.
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Day 14 Results
South Africa v West Indies
South Africa were in desperate need of some form after plummeting to a loss against India and being written off as potential winners, and they duly delivered with an exclamation mark performance worthy of joining the pack of favourites again.
A complete batting performance saw the first 400+ total of the tournament, with the undoubted star of the show being de Villiers. The old adage of doubling your score after 30 overs was ridiculed by de Villiers and the gang who near on tripled their 30 over score to post a massive 408 in the allotted fifty overs. Kicking on from a solid platform laid by Hashim Amla (65) and Faf du Plessis (62), first Rilee Rossouw and then AB dominated the West Indies attack in a breathtaking display. AB de Villiers’ knock was eerily similar to his fastest ever ODI hundred against the same opposition only a matter of weeks ago. He was slightly circumspect to begin with, taking some time as Rossouw provided the early power play impetus, then he exploded.
AB de Villiers now has the fastest fifty, hundred and 150 in ODI cricket – all against West Indies.
The West Indies were never up for the task of chasing the 400 down. They were eventually bundled out for less than de Villers. Their disappointing performance returns them from possible semi-finalists to World Cup also-rans in form that is impossible to keep up with. So much of their play relies on Gayle, and when he was dismissed for just 3 in the second over, it was all over. West Indies captain Jason Holder was the best of their batsman, he made 56 and offset a portion of the 104 runs he gave away when bowling, but without support it was always going to be a big loss.
Imran Tahir took five wickets. He now has 9 in the tournament and is behind just Tim Southee in the top wicket taker charts.
South Africa 408 for 5 (AB de Villiers 162*, Amla 65, du Plessis 62, Rossouw 61, Holder 1-104) beat West Indies 151 (Holder 56, Tahir 5-45) by 257 runs
Betfair:
Bet on Henrik Stenson to become the BMW PGA Championship Winner.
Paddypower:
Back Australia to take the Ashes home with them.
Betway:
Back Rafael Nadal to become the Mens French Open Winner.
Coral:
Back One For Arthur to win the Grand National.
Bet365:
Back Mexico to win the Confederations Cup.
