Player profile
- Country
- South Africa
- Role
- Wicketkeeper
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Born
- 17 Feb 1984 Age 42
- Recorded matches
- 14418 internationals
AB de Villiers is a wicketkeeper from South Africa with 144 matches in FairPlay's recorded data, including 18 internationals (18 ODIs).
Batting: 5,002 runs across all recorded formats, with 6 hundreds and 37 fifties; the most runs came in T20 (league and domestic) cricket (4,229) and the highest recorded score is 176.
Career figures by format
Summed over the seasons in FairPlay's data provider's records, mostly recent ones. Older seasons can be missing, so these totals may be lower than the official career record.
| Format | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 18 | 18 | 773 | 176 | 59.46 | 116.9 | 1/5 | – | – | – | – |
| T20 (league and domestic) | 126 | 126 | 4,229 | 123 | 44.99 | 164.3 | 5/32 | – | – | – | – |
Avg is runs per dismissal; SR is runs per 100 balls; Bowl avg is runs per wicket; Econ is runs per over; 5w is five or more wickets in an innings.
AB de Villiers at a glance
FairPlay holds 5 complete scorecards featuring AB de Villiers, most recently for South Africa Champions (T20 and shorter).
In those matches AB de Villiers batted 5 times for 262 runs at a strike rate of 209.60. The highest score was 111 not out off 40 balls against Australia Champions.
How the 4 dismissals happened: caught 4.
Figures in FairPlay's scorecards
| 5 | 1 | 262 | 111* | 65.50 | 209.60 | 2/1 |
| Did not bowl in these matches. |
Match by match
Newest first. Dates in India Standard Time. * means not out.
| Date | Match | Batting | Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | South Africa Champions v England ChampionsBat 25 (13) · Bowl – | ||
| 13 Oct 2026 | England Champions v South Africa ChampionsBat 56 (31) · Bowl – | ||
| 10 Oct 2026 | India Champions v South Africa ChampionsBat 0 (2) · Bowl – | ||
| 9 Oct 2026 | Australia Champions v South Africa ChampionsBat 111* (40) · Bowl – | ||
| 4 Oct 2026 | South Africa Champions v West Indies ChampionsBat 70 (39) · Bowl – |
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