ICC World Cup 2015: Pakistan v South Africa - Stats of the match
Despite AB de Villiers’ breathtaking 58-ball 77, Pakistan fast bowlers held their own to defeat South Africa in a low-scoring thriller, getting the opposition batsmen all out for 202 to win the match by 29 runs at Eden Park, Auckland. Rahat Ali, Mohammad Irfan and Wahab Riaz picked up 3 wickets each, while Sohail Khan grabbed the all-important wicket of AB de Villiers to seal the match in his team’s favour. Here are the numbers that matter from what will go down as one of the best matches of the World Cup:
#6 Most sixes in ODI World Cup
With 32 sixes in ODI World Cup matches, AB de Villiers has now broken Ricky Pontings record (31) of being the batsman with most sixes in the history of the tournament. Given below is the list of batsmen with most sixes in World Cup ODIs:
| Player | Country | Sixes |
|---|---|---|
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 32 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 31 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 29 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa | 28 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 27 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 27 |