West Indies came into this match on the back of Chris Gayle’s 215-run blitz against Zimbabwe. South Africa’s World Cup credentials had been questioned after India brushed it aside in Melbourne. When the two met in a Pool B clash of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday (February 27), AB de Villiers stroked his way to the fastest 150 in ODI history as the West Indies lost by a massive 257 runs in a one-sided contest. South Africa, with three other batsmen making half-centuries, powered its way to 408 for 5 before the bowlers skittled the West Indies for just 151. Imran Tahir, whose exuberant celebrations were as eye-catching as de Villiers’s 360-degree strokeplay, starred with 5 for 45 after Kyle Abbott, playing instead of the injured Vernon Philander, made the initial incisions. It was the biggest rout in World Cup history, equalling India’s 257-run win over Bermuda in 2007. Five weeks after taking a 31-ball century at The Wanderers in Johannesburg, de Villiers once again haunted Jason Holder and his side, bludgeoning an unbeaten 66-ball 162. A 127-run partnership between Hashim Amla (65) and Faf du Plessis (62) gave South Africa the perfect platform, and Rilee Rossouw, who pounded out 61 in just 39 balls, and de Villiers then combined to add 134 in just 75 balls as the West Indies attack was taken apart after a reasonably tidy start with the ball. South Africa made 261 in the final 20 overs, with as many as 150 of those coming in the last ten.