AB de Villiers lauded for touching message dedicated to fans after Dream11 IPL 2020

AB de Villiers has been a permanent figure in many of  leerboards at Dream11 IPL over years. 36-year old South African has been a mainstay of Bangalore side since 2011. He started his journey in league with Delhi side all way back in 2008 but didn't get off to best of starts.

de Villiers me 95 runs from 6 games in 2008 and 111 from 7 games in 2010 before being cut from team. With his entry into Bangalore team, ABD's fortunes rose and it is clear that he has developed an emotional bond with team and fans. 

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AB de Villiers' mess from Bangalore fans after exit

After a brilliant season at Dream11 IPL 2020 that saw Bangalore get tantalizingly close to converted trophy, veteran batsman AB de Villiers has posted a series of pictures along with a thank you te for team and ir unconditionally supportive fans. Bangalore missed out on a spot in finals after losing Eliminator to David Warner and his Hyderab team. Despite this, this has been a dream run for side, who finished 2019 season at  last spot.

Bangalore's best performance at Dream11 IPL came in 2016 when team reached thier first and only final in history of tournament. Even n, y were closely defeated by Hyderab by a margin of 8 runs. This year, a spate of b games towards  end of season me even a playoffs spot doubtful for Bangalore but y mand to edge into Eliminator at fourth place. De Villiers me 56 off 43 and took three catches in last game, but was unsuccessful in taking team through. 

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AB de Villiers Dream11 IPL stats

AB de Villiers finished Dream11 IPL 2020 as 9th highest scorer in tournament (this is subject to change at end after tomorrow's final). He me 454 runs from his 15 games at series at a strike rate of 158.74 ( best among top 10 run scorers). His aver at tournament was 45.40 and his best score was 73* against Kolkata. ABD's vital role in his team is evident by fact that he is third-highest scorer for Bangalore this season after youngster Devdutt Pikkal and captain Virat Kohli. 

Overall, ABD is .6 in highest run-scorers list, with 4849 IPL runs from 169 matches. He has a brilliant 3 IPL centuries to his name and 38 half-centuries in his IPL career at a strike rate of 151.91 (again, highest in top 10 through seasons). .1 position on list is occupied by ABD's close friend and captain Virat Kohli, who has me a mind-blowing 5878 runs from his 192 games in tournament. 

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