This new rule of 4 fielders is now hurting the game way too much. It must be removed to make the game equally poised. BTW ABD must be charged for man slaughter :P

ABD stands for Always Bound to Deliver.

@Hamid Not slaughter but Genocide!!!

Bravo AB

But i am thinking, as south africa batting is so strong and setting huge target for every team. But what happend against India? Was indian bowling extra-ordinary? Or South Africa was not in mood to show cards to india in pool match?

Great Performance from a true champion.... Kindly check did he really score 162 in "62" balls??? as it seems highly unlikely once he took 52 balls for his ton.

beware of de villiers pak

@Hamid you might have a point. But today you could have had 9 fielder's on the boundary. Can't catch the ball I the stands :-)

No words to express the slaughter... Even i feel the new rules have made the game batsmen friendly. ICC should leave some scope for hard running bowlers. Iam sure Walsh, Ambrose, Akram and others would have been treated the same way today due to these rules.

Great job! It is time for our cricket to change. What most of all has to change is the Oldies in our decision making positions. They are all stuck with the past. Young energetic blood needs to come in with a positive attitude and the latest Techniques. We have to move with the future not the past .

Ab devillers has quickest 50..quickest 100..today quickest 150..seeing his performance graph it wont be surprising that he scores quickest 200 on 7th march 2015 at eden park auckland

New in pak dressing room before SA match all blowers are injured(Irfan,Sohail,Rahat,Yasir,Wahab). definitely SA bat first 550 runs. and if pak bat first 30 t0 40 max score.

@Hassaan Ahmed Baig 66 balls

Simply superb! It was a treat to watch

@Zaheer they underestimated indian fielding skils and as a result ab a d miller was run out.gthat changed the game.later amla also told that indian bowling was extrordi nary and was etter than them

Inshaallah Afridi will break the record in this world cup.

@Zaheer It is game of fielding and fittest as well. ABD on that day succumbed to run out and other two top players to Indian fielding. Now in coming years all the Asian teams either have to be super fit are going to take exit route as cricket is taking the shape of athletics.There is little portion of skill and talent matters when Toss is a factor, field restrictions are there, one team is playing in sun other in artificial light, dew factor etc etc. Hope Indians players play with only fit players and not with the sake of names.

@Arif Ali sooner than you can say boooooooooom booooooooooom.

@Arif Ali ...yes afridi will break the record of being a main bowler in the side and going wicket less in whole world cup...mark my words

@mushi this is how you indians coming down very soon.

@Hashmi god save Pakistan.

Hmm He is undoubtedly the best player way too far form his counterparts i.e the likes of Kane Williamson, Kohli, Maxwell, i would like to add maqsood form pak here as i know the kid has got a wide range of cricketing shots ( just he needs to spend more time on the crease) or should be promoted ahead, excellent talent, all the qualities of a player to stay for a decade in the national side. coming to the way SA scored against WI thats amazing but if we observe the flip side of the coin why did not SA BAT first they could have opted to chase the target, that would have been a better strategy to prove many critics around the world that they are good side and play better when it matters or under pressure, they didn't do it because somewhere they know that they still are not the better players of handling pressure, even you look at the way they have scored the runs from spinners vs fast bowlers.... they always either over-burn their effort or under perform as the way they did against team IND, when it matters the most Team SA please beware of the fact that you have worst chasing record even when compared to Ireland,so dont go with the tag in your brain that you are the tournament favorites. at this point there are no clear favorites except 1. Australia 2. New Zealand 3. Srilanka( got a good balance in the side three exp batsmen, 2 fast bowling all rounders, one world class fast bowler Malinga and a good spinners) - cannot keep them out very very dangerous side always there...... 4. SA or IND or {WI, PAK (in case they qualify)} I didn't mention England because iff Morgan plays well and gets to his form then they are double dangerous than the above mentioned sides with very good bowling attack.(Black horses) Sorry SA thats what i feel about your heroics, please prove me and the entire cricket world wrong this time.................

@Arif Ali - I agree with you.

A very bad omen for Pakistan. How will Pakistan defeat SA to get into Quarterfinal? Since run rate of Pakistan is so low beating other three teams may not book its birth in second round.

Brilliant De Villiers My dream is to see Afridi doing this fireworks...

@critic Most of your points are good but England have a rubbish team and a good team should beat them with ease. Morgan doesn't even have the technique of a t20 player he looks so unsure just watch him. South Africa choke, the favourites are definitely Australia and New Zealand and India. Pakistan will not qualify.

this is the same bowling attack that had Pakistan reeling at 1-4!

@Akram .. true . that's the thought in my mind ... Pak batsmen have a long long gap to catch up with others

Did WI had a different set of bowlers this time?

@omar nz is another waste team.they will come till semis and then choke.aus and india are only left.in that aus has a immature first time captain smith in place of injured clarke.playing in home will up the pressure on them.india has cool customer dhoni who has already won odi world cup,t20 world cup and champions trophy and asia cup that is all icc events.rght now i looks like india b oz of dhoni.but i srilanka is also a team thathas in it to win world cup.from qf stage onwards those who play better game on that day and tbose who havethe ability to absorb pressure will win the coveted trophy.

Meanwhile, our players are too busy in their next commercial shoot. Hola at us!

@bikram singh "beware of de villiers pak" AND BEWARE OF PAK DE VILLIERS

Stupid thinktank of Pakistan played eight batsmen against West Indies. South Africa only needed five. Poor Yasir Shah, a bowler with half his skill just took five against them. Absolute joke.

West Indies lost the match to AB de Villiers by 11 runs!!!!

best odi batsman... u need batting class to win world cups

@Arif Ali lol.... keep dreaming

That was brutal and unnecessary. ABD should be banned against Pakistan for playing like this! ;)

I got a gut feeling that Pakistan will down SA.

@Zaheer It is common. When your team isn't performing..you are bound to get these doubts.

Pakistan should thank west Indies for facing S.Africa after S.Africa just lost the previous match against India very badly. and AB Devilliers showed his frustration on West Indies. If it was against Pakistan then the score would be 500+.for sure.

@sunill punditt You might be right to be honest Sunil..India definitely without a doubt have the best batting line up in this tournament..and there bowling line up is up there as well..from a Pak fan

@Arif Ali " Inshaallah Afridi will break the record in this world cup." Record of what? Record of loosing by more than 250 or making 150 of 61 balls which is not so possible for Afridi.

Class Act

Pakistan whole team hasn't made this much score in a match this world cup which ABD alone has made. Such a shame for Pak team.

OWCH. Guess we have a projected winner. Get your proposition bets down at Paddy Power. Dialing for pounds sterling.

How come 100 in 52 balls, then 62 runs in 10 balls . Report says 162 in 62 balls. If its not an error second part is really magic by ABD.

Was it not a blunder to drop Yasir Shah against West Indies as we have seen Imran Tahir taking five wickets against them. Pakistan lacks a proper strategy and they have not done the home task properly against various teams. That is the tragedy and major cause of failure.

@Swaran singh The total balls ABD played were 66

The new rule has certainly made the game heavily in favor of the batsmen and thus uninteresting.

I hope Pakistan plays Yashir Shah against SA. If pakistan can post 250+ batting first, will be interesting match for sure. Best of luck

SA to Pak: "AB tera kya hoga kalia...???" ;)

As a Pakistani fan, I hope he clicks against Pakistan.

was it same team which played against India...?

Don't understand either teams? No consistent performance

Pakistan Beware!!! South Africa is coming......

@Pooja Desai This is Pakistan Pooja..the best bowler in the team wont be playing..Yasir Shah..shame isn't it

What a yawn fest cricket has become, with all those boundaries and sixes. I can barely stay awake for half a game. Absolutely no battle left between bat and ball. A ridiculously one sided sport.

South Africa beware. Afridi is coming.

@zaheer- well Indian bowling is definitely better than Pakistan bowling.

@Arif Ali - good job

As I had mentioned earlier, Pakistan could easily win match against West Indies if they would play with Yasir Shah, a leg spinner. West Indies is not good against spin bowling specially leg spin. But I don't know why Pakistan is relying on out of form batsmen by injecting more batsmen instead of bowlers.

@Khan Indian bowling is a hundred times better

This is how a team plays 61, 62, 65 and 162. 4 batsmen chipped in. Your batsmen have to click. But of course WI like Pakistan is also a very inconsistent and unpredictable side

@critic Yes you are right

Hands down the "BEST batsman in the world" today. No other cones close to his class, power, technique and skill.

SA did what WI did to Pakistan....even worse. This is cricket.

Anything can happen in cricket. Hopefully ABD contributed most in the WI game and won't contribute much against Pak. Looking at all countries and win combinations, anything is possible. No surprise if Pak wins on a bad day for SA.

This was pure insanity. De Villiers should have shown some mercy on Holder ;-)

He should be banned from Pakistan game...

@Hassaan Ahmed Baig Hope Younis khan and Nasir Jamshed must be watching 162 in 62 balls by AB Deviliers.So where do Younis Khan and Nasir Jamshed shameless creatures stand in modern day ODI cricket.Do one thing both of you jump into well one by one.

If Imran Tahir was in Pakistan,He would still be playing "Street Cricket" and Sohail Tanvir or Wahab Riaz would be playing in His place!

I think presently he is the best batsman in the limited overs cricket and the way he is playing nowadays ;he will soon started to be compared with the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and sir Vivian Richards...good luck dv...

@critic Sri Lanka??? R u dreaming?

@Zaheer It is cricket, if you know what i mean! One day WI side looked great with massacre by Chris Gayle, another day AB deVilliers produes what the commentator called a "Blitzkrieg"! India was lucky not to see that kind of batting from SA side. I see 3 teams in Semis: NZ, Aus, and SA. The fourth is anybody's bet. I would like to think it is India.

Pakistan may not make it to the quarter finals. India will make it to the quarter finals but I doubt it will go beyond that.

@critic You must be kidding. Srilanka! Only 3 teams are world class in this competition: NA, Aussies, and South Africa. Rest is a toss. Your guess is as good as mine!

Misbah will beat the fastest century record in next match. 32 runs in hundred balls. /sarcasm off/

@Hamid I disagree. This rule makes cricket more challenging and entertaining as well.

@Zaheer Do some more thinking and you will eventually get it.

@Zaheer Won't it be a good idea for you to think more about Pakistan cricket?

@Zaheer I think you need to ask Pakistani team for and answer to this.

@Zaheer that's why "Cricket by chance "

What happened to them against Dhoni and party?

Pak team problem is a mental one, which if they fix can do better in the remaining tournament. if a team gives a good all round performance on the field you can beat anyone like India did to SA.

ADB is an amazing player. His ability to change gear is not something not possessed by too many, even any, in the modern era.

All of us are waiting eagerly for the SA-Pak . lol