Sydney, Australia (BBN)-AB De Villiers guided South Africa to attain a highest total in the history of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 tournament so far.
Villiers exhibited the might on Friday while he was playing against West Indies in the 19th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Sydney.
South Africa scored 408 runs for five in 50 overs.
Of the total, Villiers alone achieved 162 off 66 balls.
F Behardien and AB de Villiers remained unbeaten at the crease when the first innings of the today’s play was concluded.
In the play, South Africa lost five wickets.
Scoring 20, DA Miller was caught by Taylor off from Russell.
RR Rossouw while scored 61 was caught by Ramdin off Russell.
Earlier, West Indies offspinner CH Gayle sent South Africa’s HM Amla and F du Plessis back to pavilion after their half-century ton.
Before the fall of the two, scoring only 12, Kock was caught by Russell off Holder.
In the prior of today’s match, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.
TEAM
South Africa: HM Amla, Q de Kock†, F du Plessis, RR Rossouw, AB de Villiers*, DA Miller, F Behardien, DW Steyn, KJ Abbott, M Morkel, Imran Tahir
West Indies: DR Smith, CH Gayle, MN Samuels, D Ramdin†, LMP Simmons, JL Carter, DJG Sammy, AD Russell, JO Holder*, JE Taylor, SJ Benn
BBN/ASI/AD-27Feb15-1:30pm (BST)
