South Africa captain AB de Villiers hailed Hashim Amla as the team's "rock" after the opener cracked 159 in the crushing 201-run World Cup win over Ireland on Tuesday. Amla reached his 20th one-day international century faster than any batsman, his career-best score coming in his 108th innings, with India's Virat Kohli the next quickest to reach 20 tons, in 133 innings. The Proteas piled up 411 for four, the second-highest total in World Cup history. Amla and Faf du Plessis (109) put on 247 for the second wicket while fast bowler Kyle Abbott finished with figures of four for 21 at Canberra's Manuka Oval. More...