AB de Villiers scored a majestic centu🌠ry and had good support from the tail on Sunday as South Africa took a first-innings lead of 139 in the second Test aga⛦inst Australia.
De Villiers m🥀ade unbeaten 126 before South Africa were all out for 382 shortly before th🃏e lunch break on the third day at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth.
Vernon Philander (36) and Keshav Maharaj (30) helped de Villiers in adding 84 runs for the eighth wicket and 58 runs for the ninth re🌠spectively as South Africa dominated the morning session.
The Australian fast bowlers, who had a heavy workload on the ꦯprevious day, wilted under an assault in which de Villiers played some breathtaking strokes.
He hit 20 fours and a six in 🙈146-ball inn🐬ings. It was his 22nd Test century and his sixth against Australia.
The Proteas batsmen added 119 runs off 23.4 overs before a direct hit from the Aussie 🐲skipper Steve Smith ran out the last man Lungi Ngidi.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to AB de Villiers’ brilliant knock:
Awesome 💯
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
What a beast!!!!
— Tabraiz Shamsi (@shamsi90)
Extremely special innings from AB, what a player and what an occasion to rise upto after 𓆏the controversial 1st test. Test cricket at its best.𒅌
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99)
So good to watch in f▨ull flight. Absolute l𒉰egend of the game and always makes it look so easy.!
— David Miller (@DavidMillerSA12)
What an absolutely brilliant innings from AB de Villiers. SA have hot a handy lead. Looks a good test match on offer𝓡
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
The "invincible" remains not out on 126 as his team fold but not before taking a 139 run lead against 🇦🇺.
The opposition bowlers are yet to dismiss🦩 him this series 🙌😎— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets)
AB de Villiers once again rose to the occasion when his team🌃 n🐈eeded him the most
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
What a 100
— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49)
There are players you want to see doing well whoဣever they are playing against or for. ♋is one of them. You just feel happy for him. What a player!!!
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye)
Brilliant century from . And gets there with an upper cut! I don't think there is a cricket lover in the world who doesn't admire him.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
What an innings! What a ꦿplayer! Take a bow 🇿🇦🔥
— ICC (@ICC)
Century for ! One of his very best in T🌠est cricket. 🦋Bat on, make this a match-winning one.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
What a superstar AB de Villiers truly is. Leaving statistics to one side, I still think he's the best and most dynamic batsman in world cricket.
— Adam White (@White_Adam)
First Test hundred for AB de Villiers since the first week of 2015. He's well and truly back.
— Brydon Coverdale (@brydoncoverdale)
Driving, cutt💮ing, pulling, hooking, rocking ⭕and rolling, has turned this Test on its head
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
AB de Villiers has been South Africa's highest scorer in 5 of the 10 Test innings since his comeback. Impact.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Excellent innings by . 126 from 146 balls, 20x4s, 1×6.
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
When AB de Villiers gets going, the op🎶position is on backfoot
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
