10 Best batting knocks of the year 2015

The year 2015 was a great year for the batsmen. This year, to be particular was a run feast. There was an unusual ease with which batsmen hit the bowlers around the park. The start of the year saw the highest T20I score being chased down at the same venue where incidentally the highest ODI target was chased. A week later, fans were treated with fastest ODI century in the game’s history. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 saw not one but two double centuries. As the World Cup concluded with Australia being crowned the champions, the focus shifted to the Tests which also saw some gutsy knocks. Overall 2015 was an entertaining year. Here we list out the top batting knocks of 2015.

1. AB de Villiers – 149 v West Indies:

The 2nd ODI between South Africa and West Indies at Johannesburg was a match to remember for many reasons. The match saw South Africa post 439/2 with the top three scoring centuries, which was in fact, the first time it happened in an ODI innings. But, the match belonged to the batting genius AB de Villiers who smashed the record for the fastest century in ODI cricket. The ton came off just 31 balls to beat the previous quickest set by Corey Anderson off 36 balls in 2014 against the same opposition in Queenstown in 2014. De Villiers got to his fifty in just 16 balls which was another world record. The previous record was held by Sanath Jayasuriya, who scored 50 of 17 balls against Pakistan in 1996. AB de Villiers (16 sixes) also equaled the world record for the most sixes in an ODI innings.