Cape Town - While AB de Villiers' knock left most pundits speechless, the Twittersphere was flooded with admiration for the Proteas star.
As it happened: AB ton blows Windies away
AB de Villiers innings in numbers: 162 not out off 66 balls (17 x 4, 8 x 6)
Here is how Twitter reacted to the AB de Villiers show:
@ABdeVilliers17 is incredible..... Great statement from the batters
— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49) February 27, 2015
I guess they will just blame the modern bats.... 162 off 66 balls from @ABdeVilliers17 #Genius
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 27, 2015
Meanwhile, why play a shot with two hands when you only need one? http://t.co/I7iaUg3DiC #SAvWI #CWC15 pic.twitter.com/IQyBHg3Y8z
— FOX SPORTS Cricket (@FOXCricketLive) February 27, 2015
AB de Villiers 162(66): .12.122.1wd.1111212114114411116442.244411441226.4114nb62nb4442641266466 17 fours, 8 sixes 55 runs of last 13 balls.
— Fox Sports Stats (@foxsportsstats) February 27, 2015
Float like a butterfly, sting like AB!
— Shaun Pollock (@7polly7) February 27, 2015
.@ABdeVilliers17 scored an unbeaten 162 off 66 balls. Fastest 50, fastest 100 & fastest 150. Take a bow. #ProteaFire pic.twitter.com/613Vn5VN8Z
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 27, 2015
"When AB bats, the fielders become spectators and the spectators become fielders!" Author Unknown
— Shaun Pollock (@7polly7) February 27, 2015
AB De Villiers and his #ProteaFire is of course the Player of the Match! The Best #TwitterMirror of #cwc15 so far? pic.twitter.com/UdruTih4jH
— ICC (@ICC) February 27, 2015
We've got ur backs ??#ProteaFamily #ProteaFire @OfficialCSA pic.twitter.com/POFdWKwcZh
— Sue Duminy (@sueduminy_21) February 27, 2015
Just 7 dot balls in AB De Villiers extraordinary innings today! #cwc15 #SAvWI Relive it WATCH http://t.co/yQr52Z8Ztk pic.twitter.com/iFbUSNZhJk
— ICC (@ICC) February 27, 2015
What a magnificent World Cup hundred by @ABdeVilliers17, jaw-dropping. #SheerClass #WCC15
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) February 27, 2015
162 - Here is a statistical comparison of Chris Gayle's 215 and AB de Villiers' 162 not out. Detail. #CWC15 #SAvWI pic.twitter.com/tIK6dVYcpy
— OptaJim (@OptaJim) February 27, 2015
.@ABdeVilliers17 scored an unbeaten 162 off 66 balls. Fastest 50, fastest 100 & fastest 150. Take a bow. #ProteaFire pic.twitter.com/613Vn5VN8Z
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 27, 2015
Wow. @ABdeVilliers17 unbelievable.. #geewhiz
— Mitch Starc (@mstarc56) February 27, 2015
The boys have heard the cries of the nation today our pride was well restored against West Indies thank you SA #ProudlySouthAfrican
— RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) February 27, 2015
Spare a thought for @SuperSportBlitz...they need to create a highlights package from all of that #hourlong #ABblitz #CWC15
— Wade Pretorius (@wadepretorius) February 27, 2015
.@ABdeVilliers17 now has the Fastest 50, Fastest 100 and Fastest 150 in One-Day Internationals!!!! #cwc15 #SAvWI
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) February 27, 2015
You'd never think ABDV was actually quite a nice guy when you watch the sheer audacity he bats with. No respect.
— Antoinette Muller (@mspr1nt) February 27, 2015
It's like a doctor just shouted "Clear!" and put a defibrillator on SA's net run rate.
— Sean Wilson (@SimplySean_) February 27, 2015
.@ABdeVilliers17 is the quickest to race to 3000 runs as captain in ODIs, taking only 60 innings. MS Dhoni took 70. #cwc15 #SAvWI
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) February 27, 2015
Brilliance !! ?????? pic.twitter.com/fnJ9g5wuaj
— RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) February 27, 2015
@ABdeVilliers17 last 103 runs came from 31 balls. Same as his first 100 runs at Wanderers...
— Neil Manthorp (@NeilManthorp) February 27, 2015
De Villiers 2nd Fastest Century EVER in World Cups, Kevin O'Brien holds on to the record but only just! #cwc15 #SAvWI pic.twitter.com/JAu7TSg4tP
— ICC (@ICC) February 27, 2015
AB de Villiers beat West Indies by 12 runs.
— Antoinette Muller (@mspr1nt) February 27, 2015
Take a bow @ABdeVilliers17! What a knock! pic.twitter.com/WLwT9nbPkp
— Sport24News (@Sport24news) February 27, 2015
AB De Villiers is a genius .
— Jonathan Kaplan (@RefJK) February 27, 2015
Imagine being gifted AB de Villiers' eyesight for a day. Catching flies with chopsticks. Seeing microbes sans microscope. Befriending atoms
— tomfordyce (@tomfordyce) February 27, 2015