Ahmedabad, India – June 3: Former cricket and commentator, AB de Villiers, includes virata Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengalur after the final match of IPL between Royal Challengers Bengalur and Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo: Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Legendary South Africa Fast Bowler Dale Steyn said his former AB de Villiers teammate is still better than most international crickets playing in the Premier League, Indian. Steyn’s remarks came after the Birmingham Masters defeated Pakistan at the World Championship (WCL) 2025 in Birmingham.
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AB de Villiers, now retired, turned the clock with a stunning 47th century to lead the South African champions to the dominant nine goal victory over the Pakistani champion in the WCL 2025 final.“Unpopular/popular opinion. AB is still better than half of the International in IPL. Maybe even more,” Steyn wrote on X. De Villiers, chased 196, was best in his year and ended up undefeated at 120 of only 60 balls. He broke 18 boundaries-Z 10 and 8 six-A sewn together two key partnerships: 72 runs with the other opener Hashim Amla and an uninterrupted 125-run stand with JP Duminy, which remained at Fluent 51.
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Previously, Pakistani champions decided to bat first after winning the throwing. The Sharjeel Khan opener gave them a flying start with a 44-moon 76 and shared a 72-run stand with Shoaib Malik. Their shifts, however, lost the dynamics in medium breaks, thanks to disciplined spells by Hardus Viljoen and Wayna Parnello, who claimed two goals per piece. Viljoen removed both openers, while Parnell rejected Captain Mohammad hafeez and disrupted the middle order.De Villiers, who had already illuminated the tournament by two centuries before the final, made sure there were no hiccups this time. He launched a chase with a border lead, including two six and four on the other hand, and set the tone of a strong victory with 19 balls to save.With 429 runs through the tournament, including three centuries, de Villiers was rightly appointed a tournament player.Interestingly, the Pakistanian champions defeated the Republic of South Africa in a group scene of 31 runs, but when it really mattered, the South Africans in style responded to lift the trophy.
