De Villiers…just the name is enough. This name has filled all the bowlers around the world with terror. This name has entertained the fans a lot in all three formats of cricket and now this name has once again started resonating in South Africa. South Africa has got another De Villiers, who is only 23 years old and this player has done wonders by scoring 246 runs in 2 matches. We are talking about Matthew de Villiers who is playing first class cricket for the Warriors. He made his debut this season and as soon as he arrived, he started working as per his name.

South Africa's new de Villiers

Matthew de Villiers made his debut against North West on 31 October and in his first innings itself, this player batted amazingly. De Villiers came to bat at number five and scored 94 runs in 134 balls. This player missed scoring a century in his first first class innings itself. In the same match, De Villiers' bat came into play again and he scored 58 runs in the second innings. After this, De Villiers batted again in the second match against Boland. In the first innings he was out cheaply but in the second innings this player again played an innings of 87 runs. Once again De Villiers missed a century. His team also lost this match but his name is echoing in South African domestic cricket.

Meet Matthew de Villiers. 23-year-old middle order batsman who made his first-class debut this season for the Warriors in CSA 4-Day Series. Already struck three half centuries in two games.

Does he resemble a famous former cricketer?

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De Villiers' unmatched statistics

Mathew de Villiers' figures have been amazing. This player has scored 246 runs in 2 matches at an average of 61.50. He has scored half-centuries in 3 out of 4 innings with his bat. This player has hit 40 fours and one six. The big thing is that this player is also an amazing fielder and has taken a total of 5 catches. The interesting thing is that the batting style of Matthew de Villiers is exactly like that of AB de Villiers.