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AB de Villiers
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
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420Internationals
20,014Career runs
47Centuries
—Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 114
- Innings
- 191
- Runs
- 8,765
- Average
- 50.66
- Strike rate
- 54.51
- Highest score
- 278*
- Not outs
- 18
- 100s
- 22
- 50s
- 46
- Ducks
- 8
- 4s
- 1,024
- 6s
- 64
- Balls faced
- 16,077
Bowling
- Matches
- 114
- Innings
- 5
- Balls
- 204
- Maidens
- 6
- Runs conceded
- 104
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 52.00
- Economy
- 3.05
- Strike rate
- 102.00
- Best innings
- 2/49
- Best match
- 2/49
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 114
- Innings
- 217
- Catches
- 222
- Stumpings
- 5
- Dismissals
- 227
- Keeper catches
- 101
- Fielder catches
- 121
- Dismissals / inns
- 1.046
- Best innings
- 6 (6ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 228
- Innings
- 218
- Runs
- 9,577
- Average
- 53.50
- Strike rate
- 101.09
- Highest score
- 176
- Not outs
- 39
- 100s
- 25
- 50s
- 53
- Ducks
- 7
- 4s
- 840
- 6s
- 204
- Balls faced
- 9,473
Bowling
- Matches
- 228
- Innings
- 9
- Balls
- 192
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 202
- Wickets
- 7
- Average
- 28.85
- Economy
- 6.31
- Strike rate
- 27.42
- Best innings
- 2/15
- Best match
- 2/15
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 228
- Innings
- 223
- Catches
- 176
- Stumpings
- 5
- Dismissals
- 181
- Keeper catches
- 93
- Fielder catches
- 83
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.811
- Best innings
- 5 (5ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 78
- Innings
- 75
- Runs
- 1,672
- Average
- 26.12
- Strike rate
- 135.16
- Highest score
- 79*
- Not outs
- 11
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 10
- Ducks
- 5
- 4s
- 140
- 6s
- 60
- Balls faced
- 1,237
Bowling
- Matches
- 78
- Innings
- —
- Balls
- —
- Maidens
- —
- Runs conceded
- —
- Wickets
- —
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- N/A
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- —
- 5 wickets
- —
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 78
- Innings
- 78
- Catches
- 65
- Stumpings
- 7
- Dismissals
- 72
- Keeper catches
- 21
- Fielder catches
- 44
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.923
- Best innings
- 4 (4ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
421 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-30 | South Africa v Australia | Test | South Africa won by 492 runs |
| 2018-03-22 | South Africa v Australia | Test | South Africa won by 322 runs |
| 2018-03-09 | Australia v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 6 wickets |
| 2018-03-01 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by 118 runs |
| 2018-02-16 | South Africa v India | ODI | India won by 8 wickets |
| 2018-02-13 | India v South Africa | ODI | India won by 73 runs |
| 2018-02-10 | India v South Africa | ODI | South Africa won by 5 wickets |
| 2018-01-24 | India v South Africa | Test | India won by 63 runs |
| 2018-01-13 | South Africa v India | Test | South Africa won by 135 runs |
| 2018-01-05 | South Africa v India | Test | South Africa won by 72 runs |
| 2017-12-26 | South Africa v Zimbabwe | Test | South Africa won by an innings and 120 runs |
| 2017-10-29 | South Africa v Bangladesh | T20I | South Africa won by 83 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 15 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | 14 | 638 | 126 | 53.16 | 64.44 | 1 | 6 | 86 | 6 | 990 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 53 | 53.00 | 81.53 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 | 124 | 88 | 24.80 | 47.69 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 260 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | 6 | 10 | 492 | 148 | 49.20 | 50.87 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 967 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 | 631 | 152 | 48.53 | 47.08 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 5 | 1,340 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | 9 | 13 | 933 | 164 | 77.75 | 58.42 | 4 | 5 | 102 | 2 | 1,597 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.00 | N/A |
| 2012 | 9 | 16 | 815 | 169 | 58.21 | 56.59 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 6 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 | 377 | 99 | 47.12 | 51.85 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 727 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 11 | 18 | 996 | 278 | 76.61 | 58.45 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 18 | 1,704 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 6 | 11 | 572 | 163 | 57.20 | 53.40 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 9 | 1,071 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 15 | 22 | 1,061 | 217 | 58.94 | 53.42 | 4 | 2 | 119 | 5 | 1,986 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 9 | 16 | 387 | 77 | 27.64 | 51.12 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 757 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 11 | 21 | 570 | 97 | 27.14 | 51.58 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 1,105 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 6.80 | N/A |
| 2005 | 11 | 19 | 1,008 | 178 | 53.05 | 53.50 | 3 | 5 | 134 | 4 | 1,884 | 2 | 2 | 32.50 | 2.32 | 84.00 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 52 | 36.00 | 58.69 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 14 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 30 | 20.66 | 105.08 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | 773 | 176 | 59.46 | 116.94 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 15 | 661 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | 339 | 101 | 42.37 | 90.64 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 374 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | 1,094 | 162 | 78.14 | 139.71 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 54 | 783 | 4 | 2 | 41.00 | 6.30 | 39.00 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | 879 | 136 | 73.25 | 114.45 | 2 | 6 | 80 | 14 | 768 | 3 | 3 | 27.66 | 5.92 | 28.00 |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | 1,163 | 128 | 50.56 | 97.07 | 3 | 7 | 94 | 21 | 1,198 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | 645 | 125 | 107.50 | 108.58 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 12 | 594 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | 333 | 107 | 41.62 | 95.96 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 347 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | 964 | 114 | 80.33 | 102.11 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 19 | 944 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | 762 | 121 | 54.42 | 92.81 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 6 | 821 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | 395 | 77 | 39.50 | 76.69 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 515 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 27 | 27 | 1,060 | 146 | 48.18 | 89.22 | 3 | 6 | 120 | 21 | 1,188 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | 466 | 92 | 42.36 | 84.88 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 7 | 549 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | 158 | 30 | 13.16 | 65.56 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 241 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 12 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 304 | 65 | 50.66 | 152.00 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 200 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 201 | 71 | 28.71 | 182.72 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 110 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 160 | 51 | 26.66 | 130.08 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 123 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 119 | 69 | 29.75 | 175.00 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 36 | 17.00 | 126.86 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | 178 | 39 | 19.77 | 113.37 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 157 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 140.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | 194 | 53 | 24.25 | 111.49 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 174 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | 148 | 63 | 16.44 | 118.40 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 125 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 36 | 30.50 | 127.08 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 52 | 20.40 | 106.25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 150.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Gqeberha
- First century in this archive · 109 runs
Test v England · Centurion
- Highest recorded innings · 278* runs
Test v Pakistan · Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- Best recorded bowling · 2/28
ODI v New Zealand · Bay Oval
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · The Wanderers Stadium