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AB de Villiers disguised himself with a fake beard and a wig to sit in the audience for a SA20 game.
Snippets of AB de Villiers’ disguise. (PC: X/@ABdeVilliers17)
AB de Villiers recently turned up for a match in the SA20 between Pretoria Capitals and Paarl Royals live at the SuperSport Park in Centurion in an all-new avatar. The South African legend was present in the stands wearing wigs and covering his face with an artificial beard.
The apparent ploy seemed to have done the trick as he successfully managed to cover his real identity. The 40-year-old watched the SA20 game sitting on the grass banks of the Centurion stadium along with other fans.
de Villiers enjoyed the game and talked about his experiences in a video on X (formerly Twitter).
“I shared my experience of going to the SA20 League, in disguise, as a fan, in this week’s #360Show. I also stepped back into the nets for a bit of cricket coaching session. Watch all that in this week’s episode,” read the post shared by de Villiers.
Watch the video here:
One of the finest cricketers ever to play for South Africa, de Villiers featured in 114 Tests, 228 ODIs and 78 T20Is. In Test cricket, de Villiers registered an average of 50.66. In white-ball cricket, his strike rate was more than 100 in both formats.
The fixture between Pretoria Capitals and Paarl Royals turned out to be a high-scoring affair with the game being decided in the final over.
Batting first, Pretoria Capitals reached a solid total of 212/5. Will Smeed scored 54 runs off 34 balls to help his post a defendable target. Wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne also scored a quickfire 45 off 23 deliveries. Dayyaan Galiem and Mujeeb Ur Rahman bagged two wickets each for Paarl Royals.
Joe Root excelled with the bat in the run chase, producing a memorable unbeaten knock of 92 off 60 balls. His fabulous knock comprised 11 boundaries and two sixes.
Root was ably supported by Rubin Hermann who scored a half century. Skipper David Miller remained unbeaten on 48 to guide Paarl Royals to a sublime eight-wicket win. Paarl Royals scored the winning runs with two balls to spare. Root was adjudged Player of the Match.
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