31Balls in whichAB de Villiersgot to his hundred,a world record. The previous record was held by Corey Anderson who scored a 36-ball hundred against West Indies in Queenstown in 2014.16Balls in which De Villiers got to his fifty, anotherworld record. The previous record was held by Sanath Jayasuriya, who scored 50 of 17 balls against Pakistan in 1996.16Number of sixes hit by De Villiers, equaling the world record for themost sixesin an ODI innings, by Rohit Sharma during his innings of 209 against Australia in 2013.17.2The partnership run rate during the 192-run stand, off 67 balls, between Amla and de Villiers. This is thehighest run ratefor a 100-plus partnership against any Test playing nation.2Number of times that de Villiers has scored a hundred after coming in to bat after the 30th over. He came in to bat in the 39th over in this game. The previous occasion was when he scored a century after coming in to bat in the 33rd overagainstIndia, in 2010. Since recorded history, de Villiers is the only batsman to score a century after coming in to bat after the 30th over, and he has done it twice.40Minutes in which De Villiers got to his hundred. He needed only 19 minutes to reach his fifty.339De Villiers strike rate during his innings of 149, which is thehighest strike ratefor a 50-plus knock and the first time that a batsman has made a 100-plus score at a 300-plus strike rate.163Runs scored by South Africa in the last ten overs of their innings, the most by any team since 2001, prior to which complete ball-by-ball data is not available.730Aggregate runs scored in this match, 439 by South Africa and 291 by West Indies. This is the third-mostruns scoredin any ODI. The record for the most runs in an ODI was also created at the same venue, Johannesburg, in the famous game between Australia and South Africain 2006.95Runs conceded by Jerome Taylor, the most everby a WestIndianbowler. Jason Holder conceded 91 runs, the second most ever. No West Indian bowler had previously conceded 90 runs in an ODI.1Number of previous instances where two bowlers have conceded 90-plus runs in an ODI innings, before Taylor and Holder in this game. Zimbabwes Brian Vitori and Elton Chigumbura conceded 105 and 92 runs respectively in an ODIagainst New Zealandin 2012.17Dwayne Smiths economy rate in this match, theworst for any bowlerwho has bowled at least four overs in an ODI innings. Smith returned figures of 0 for 68 from his four overs.3Number of batsmen who scored centuries, Hashim Amla (153), Rilee Rossouw (128) and de Villiers (149). This is the firstinstance of three batsman scoring hundreds in the same innings in an ODI.439The total score posted by South Africa, the secondhighest in ODIs. The record is 443, by Sri Lanka against Netherlands in 2006.
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