South Africa won this game by 146 runs to provide the 42^nd occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin. It also provides the seventh occasion of South Africa winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin.

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	South Africa	won	257 runs	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
2	South Africa	won	231 runs	v Netherlands	Mohali	03.03.11
3	South Africa	won	221 runs	v Netherlands	Basseterre	16.03.07
4	South Africa	won	201 runs	v Ireland	Canberra	03.03.15
5	South Africa	won	169 runs	v UAE	Rawalpindi	16.02.96
6	South Africa	won	160 runs	v Netherlands	Rawalpindi	05.03.96
7	South Africa	won	146 runs	v UAE	Wellington	12.03.15

 

AB de Villiers scored 99 in this game to provide the 56th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup.

 

AB de Villiers scored 99 in this game to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety nine in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a South African batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup.

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	AC Gilchrist	99	1	Aus	Srl	Centurion	07.03.03
2	JP Duminy	99	1	RSA	Ire	Kolkata	15.03.11
3	AB de Villiers	99	1	RSA	UAE	Wellington	12.03.15

 

AB de Villiers’ 99 provide the eighth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a South African captain scoring a ninety in the World Cup. AB de Villiers became the first captain to score a ninety in the World Cup

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	AB de Villiers	99	1	RSA	UAE	Wellington	12.03.15
2	RB Richardson	93*	2	Win	Aus	Jaipur	04.03.96
3	M Azharuddin	93	2	Ind	Aus	Brisbane	01.03.92
4	KC Sangakkara	92	1	Srl	Can	Hambantota	20.02.11
5	MS Dhoni	91*	2	Ind	Srl	Mumbai	02.04.11
6	MD Crowe	91	1	NZl	Pak	Auckland	21.03.92
7	GC Smith	91	2	RSA	Sco	Basseterre	20.03.07
8	RT Ponting	91	1	Aus	RSA	Basseterre	24.03.07

 

AB de Villiers’ 99 in this game represent his second ninety in the World Cup. Both the occasions are listed below. He had scored 92 against Australia at Basseterre on 24.03.07

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	AB de Villiers	92	2	Aus	Basseterre	24.03.07
2	AB de Villiers	99	1	UAE	Wellington	12.03.15

 

AB de Villiers became the eighth batsman in the World Cup to score a ninety on two or more occasions. Others are – MJ Clarke {03}, SR Tendulkar {03}, MD Crowe {02}, PA de Silva {02}, RB Richardson {02}, RR Sarwan {02} and Zaheer Abbas {02}

 

AB de Villiers and DA Miller added 108 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 252nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 36th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in the World Cup.

 

AB de Villiers and DA Miller added 108 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 25th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in the World Cup.

 

SP Patil scored 57 not out in this game to provide the sixth occasion of UAE batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a UAE Wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. Previous best by a UAE Wicket keeper batsman in the World Cup was SP Patil’s 36 against Pakistan at Napier on 04.03.15