AB de Villiers cracks 176 as South Africa beat Bangladesh by 104 runs

Medium pacer Andile Phehlukwayo took four wickets as South Africa beat Bangladesh by 104 runs in the second one-day international at Boland Park yesterday

Medium pacer Andile Phehlukwayo took four wickets as South Africa beat Bangladesh by 104 runs in the second one-day international at Boland Park yesterday.

South Africa's AB de Villiers plays a shot against Bangladesh during the second ODI at Boland Park in Paarl yesterday. Pic /AFP

Earlier, AB de Villiers returned from his sabbatical with a blistering 176 off 104 balls to take Proteas surging to 353 for 6. De Villiers hit his career-best score in 50-over cricket in his first international innings in four months, and was part of century stands with Hashim Amla (85) and JP Duminy (30).

De Villiers was the driving force of both those stands, making 86 of the 136 runs he put on with Amla and 90 of the 117 he put on with Duminy.

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