Royal Challengers Bangalore, AB De VIlliers IPL Statistics.

AB
de Villiers

Role	Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting Style	Right-handed
Bowls	Right-arm medium
Nationality	South African

DOB	17 February 1984
IPL Debut	2008

• Matches 3
• Runs 166
• Wickets 0

A delightfully brutal batsman, a more than decent wicket-keeper and an agile fielder that can put an acrobat to shame – there are very few things (if any) that Abraham Benjamin de Villiers cannot do on a cricket field. Yes, he also has two Test wickets to his name. South Africa’s one-day captain was a key player in the Delhi Daredevils’ middle order in the first three editions of the IPL. He was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for USD 1.1 million at the IPL Player Auction 2011. Since then, he has joined hands with Chris Gayle in tearing bowling attacks apart with utter disdain. During the 2012 season, when playing the role of a finisher, he snatched wins from the jaws of defeat. He unearthed some outrageous shots to incredible effect and in one over, smashed Dale Steyn for 23 – hitting him for two fours and two sixes – to win RCB a thriller. The menace of de Villiers continued in the next season which led the RCB management to retain him in their ranks. de Villiers’ most menacing IPL innings came in the 2015 season when he decimated the Mumbai Indians attack at the Wankhede Stadium, smashing an unbeaten 133 in 59 balls.

Statistics

Batting and Fielding

	Mat	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Career	107	23	2736	133*	37.47	1870	146.31	2	17	237	111	60	7
2016	3	0	166	82	55.33	96	172.91	0	2	19	8	4	0
2015	16	3	513	133*	46.63	293	175.08	1	2	60	22	8	0
2014	14	2	395	89*	35.90	249	158.63	0	3	26	24	7	0
2013	14	4	360	64	36.00	219	164.38	0	2	34	15	8	0
2012	16	5	319	64*	39.87	198	161.11	0	3	26	15	4	5
2011	16	4	312	65	34.66	243	128.39	0	2	21	14	7	2
2010	7	0	111	45	15.85	119	93.27	0	0	7	0	6	0
2009	15	4	465	105*	51.66	355	130.98	1	3	39	12	13	0
2008	6	1	95	26*	19.00	98	96.93	0	0	5	1	3	0