South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers(L), seen here cebrating after scoring his half-century with captain Graeme Smith, put his Indian Premier League knowledge to great operate upon Thursday when he led South Africa to a gentle seven-wicket World Cup win over a West Indies.
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NEW DELHI (AFP) – AB de Villiers put his Indian Premier League knowledge to great operate upon Thursday when he led South Africa to a gentle seven-wicket World Cup win over a West Indies.
De Villiers crushed an dominant 107 as great as common a consequential third wicket partnership of 119 with captain Graeme Smith as his side surpassed a West Indies’ sum of 222 with 43 balls to spare.
The 27-year-old pronounced his time with internal IPL side Delhi Daredevils had authorised him to share critical inside report with Smith upon a personification conditions during a Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.
“My time here helped. you chatted to Graeme prior to a diversion as great as pronounced that a outfield gets unequivocally slightly wet during night here thus it’s improved to bat second,” he said.
“It’s unequivocally tough to urge a sum upon this outfield.”
De Villiers strike a fastest ever World Cup century by a South African with his turning point entrance off 97 balls.
“I wasn’t timing it in a nets final week, though it came off great tonight,” he said.
Smith, who has been nursing a cold, done a stubborn 45 off 78 balls as great as pronounced he was happy with his team’s altogether performance.
“Winning a toss was nice, you proposed well. Darren Bravo (73) played unequivocally well, though you managed to brace it behind in a middle,” he said.
“My batting wasn’t a most appropriate – you have been a small sick entrance in to a game, so you only longed for to bat by with AB as great as set up a partnership. AB went faster than run a round as great as paced it genuine well.”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy was unhappy with his team’s batting after they had stood during 113-1 during a single stage.
“We had an event to get a lot some-more runs. We indispensable someone to fool around similar to AB did,” he said.
“Darren Bravo played unequivocally great as great as you goal he can continue. We kept losing wickets in clusters that didn’t help. Losing Dwayne Bravo (with a knee injury) wasn’t good. We do not know a border of a injury. Hopefully he’ll be OK.”
South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir was additionally celebrating after enjoying a four-wicket debut, though his World Cup crawl was roughly cracked by a stand in notice for using upon a pitch.
The 31-year-old Pakistan-born player claimed 4-41 though Australian referee Simon Taufel twice warned him about deviate onto a pitch.
A third notice would have seen him pulled out of a attack.
“I’m not gentle bowling divided from a stumps, though I’m operative tough upon it,” pronounced Tahir
“I wish to get it right. you do not wish to get a third notice as great as not be means to bowl.”
Tahir, who was innate in Lahore as great as has tied together a South African girl, discharged Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Thomas as great as Shivnarine Chanderpaul in his 10-over spell.
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