SOUTH AFRICA vBANGLADESH ODI ROUND-UP
By Adam Ellis
Stunning: South Africa’s AB de Villiers hit a wonderful 176 off just 104 deliveries
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RENEWED freedom was the sense in which AB de Villiers played his way to one of the best ODI knocks of 2017, fresh from relinquishing the shackles of captaincy.
De Villiers’ 176 from 104 balls at Boland Park, Paarl, was a twohour long flash of sky gazing and awe.
Destructive against a Bangladesh attack which saw only Rubel Hossain (4-62) and Shakib Al-Hasan (2-60) claim wickets, De Villiers admitted there was an initi...