--> AB de Villiers smashed the fastest ever 150 in One-Day Internationals, beating Shane Watson's record (83 balls against Bangladesh in 2011).
--> He also blasted the second fastest World Cup hundred, taking 52 balls to get to the landmark. Kevin O'Brien's record (50 balls, against England in 2011) stays intact, for now.
--> AB de Villiers now has the fastest fifty (16), hundred (31) and 150 (64) in ODI history.
--> South Africa's total of 408/5 is the second highest World Cup score, behind India's 413/5 against Bermuda in 2007. This is also South Africa's highest ever World Cup score, bettering the 356/4 they made against WI in 2007.
--> Each of de Villiers' 20 ODI tons have come at a strike-rate of over hundred, making him the only player to boast of such a record.
--> AB de Villiers becomes the only player ever to score three hundreds against the same opponent in World Cups. He had scored hundreds against WI in 2007 and 2011, too.
--> Captaincy ain't a challenge for ABD. He becomes the quickest ever to get to 3000 ODI runs as captain, getting to the mark in 60 innings. MS Dhoni (70) of India is next on the list.
--> South Africa's 408/5 is the highest ever ODI total in Australia.
--> Jason Holder became the first bowler ever to concede over 100 runs in a 10-over spell in World Cups.
--> This is the fourth highest score by a captain in World Cups. Vivian Richards with 181 in 1987 tops the list.
--> 34 Runs off an over by Holder is the 2nd most ever in World Cups.
--> Most runs conceded in 2 consecutive overs in all ODIs: 64 J Holder today, 49 S Finn Eng v NZ at Wellington 2015
--> AB de Villiers now has 415 runs vs West Indies, the most against a single team in World Cups. He has slammed hundreds in all the three innings he's played against them.
--> AB de Villiers also scored the highest individual score at no. 5 n ODIs. His 162 beat Angelo Mathews' score of 139 against India last year.
--> South Africa scored 163 runs off the last 10 overs - This was the highest number of runs ever scored in the final ten overs of an ODI.
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