Australia vs South Africa 4th ODI: AB de Villiers completes 42nd ODI fifty

AB de Villiers completes 42nd ODI fifty

Nov 21, 2014

AB de Villiers scored his 42nd One-Day International (ODI) fifty and is leading South Africa’s recovery in the fourth ODI against Australia at Melbourne. It whas been an uncharacteristic De Villiers innings with just two boundaries and yet scored briskly enough to get to his fifty in 46 balls.

De Villiers and David Miller came together at 77 for three and have so far added 81 runs. This is a must-win match for the Proteas to stay alive in the series.

Earlier, Maxwell dismissed Quindon de Kock for 28. He could’ve had De Kock early if Shane Watson had held on to a sharp slip catch. Maxwell bowled intelligently to stem the flow of runs and the fall of wickets at regular intervals kept the South African batsmen on the edge. Nathan Coulter-Nile walked off the field after dismissing Hashim Amla for 18. He pulled his hamstring and will take no further part in the match.

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