[WATCH] 41-year-old AB De Villiers justifies his 'Superhuman' tag with athletic fielding effort

Overview

• AB De Villiers pulled off an athletic fielding save in the World Championship of Legends
• The 41-year-old helped South Africa Legends get rid of Yusuf Pathan with his effort
• The veteran starred with the bat by scoring an unbeaten 63*(30) and won the Player of the Match Award

AB De Villiers produced a stunning effort in the field to help South Africa Legends dismiss Yusuf Pathan in the 6th match of the World Championship of Legends on the 22nd of July 2025 at the County Ground in Northampton. Earlier in the evening, the star player also shone with the bat by scoring an unbeaten 63*(30) and won the Player of the Match Award.

Watch AB De Villiers' fielding efforts here -

AB de Villiers still doing freakish things at 41 🤯 pic.twitter.com/o6P9sbCEF3

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India Legends folded like a pack of cards due to the pressure of the run chase. The defending champions had to chase 209 but were reduced to 28/4 when Yusuf entered the middle. In the first ball of the 8th over, Imran Tahir went slightly fuller and targeted the stumps. Pathan attempted the clear the fence in the deep mid-wicket region.

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De Villiers quickly reached the impact of the ball from the long-on region, sliding towards the boundary ropes, ensured the ball didn't cross the boundary ropes, and threw it to Sarel Erwee, who made no mistakes. South Africa Legends got rid of Pathan due to the athletic saving effort from the 41-year-old.

AB De Villiers shines with the bat and wins the Player of the Match Award against India Champions

It was a great night for the South Africa Legends, as they claimed a huge win of 88 runs via DLS Method. De Villiers was the star performer, who scored 63*(30) with the bat, including 3 fours and 4 sixes, at a strike rate of 210.00.

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Against an attack consisting of Irfan Pathan, R Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Piyush Chawla, Stuart Binny, and Pawan Negi, the star batter helped his side get to 208/6, after being reduced to 118/5 in 13.4 overs. For his incredible batting performance and fielding efforts, De Villiers was adjudged the Player of the Match.