Netherlands v South Africa, World Cup 2011, Mohali
- AB de Villiers became only the second batsman after Mark Waugh to score two consecutive centuries in single World Cup tournament.
- de Villiers also became the 16th batsman to score two or more centuries in one World Cup tournament. The record is three centuries in one tournament, jointly held by Mark Waugh (1996), Sourav Ganguly (2003) and Matthew Hayden (2007).
- Hashim Amla reached his first century in World Cups off 121 balls. Overall, he has scored over 2200 runs at an average of 60.07 with eight centuries and 12 fifties.
- The 221-run stand between de Villiers and Amla is the highest third-wicket partnership for South Africa in World Cups and the third highest for any team in the World Cup. It is also the highest partnership for the third wicket for South Africa in all ODIs.
- South Africa's 351 is their third-highest World Cup score and the 12th highest score for any team in World Cups.
- The 231-run win is the fourth largest margin of victory for any team in World Cups and the largest for South Africa in World Cups.
- With his third player of the match award in World Cups, de Villiers is joint second with Jacques Kallis on the list of South African players with most match awards in World Cups. Lance Klusener heads the list with five awards
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