Highest scores by batting positions in ODIs

Number 5: AB de Villiers – 162* v West Indies:

AB de Villiers came back to haunt the West Indies bowling attack during the Pool B match in the ICC World Cup 2015. Coming in at number 5, de Villiers bludgeoned the opposition bowling and hit shots all around the park. He reached his fifty in 30 deliveries and then started peaking at the right time.

The next 112 runs came in just 36 deliveries. He reached his century in 52 balls and took only 12 balls for the 150-run mark. He was dealing in sixes! He kept hitting boundaries and sixes with ease as he ended up scoring 162* in 66 balls with 17 fours and 8 sixes as South Africa finished with the score of 408/5 in their 50 overs.

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West Indies bundled out for just 151 in response and South Africa celebrated an emphatic win. Interestingly, a couple of months prior to this encounter, AB had hit the fastest ODI century against the same opposition, when he reached the landmark in just 31 balls!