Quinton de Kock continues excellent form in ODI World Cup with fourth ton, replicates Rohit Sharma's 2019 feat
Quinton de Kock continues excellent touch in ODI World Cup with fourth ton, refreshes Rohit Sharma's 2019 feat
South Africa’s Quinton de Kock has continued his excellent form in the ongoing ODI World Cup, smashing his fourth hundred in the tournament in the game against New Zealand. Playing in Pune at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, De Kock is now close to emulatingRohit Sharma’s achievement from 2019 when he scored five hundreds. Interestingly, despite his purple patch of form, he will be hanging his bat at the end of the tournament, having earlier announced his retirement from the game.
De Kock on fire
Playing against New Zealand, the South African veteran star was at his fluent best andwreaked havoc with the bat. De Kock took 103 balls to score his 21st ton for the side and now goes level with the great Herschelle Gibbs for most hundreds. The hundred also saw him return to the top of the run scorer’s chart with 545 runs. Before getting out, the 30-year-old scored 114 runs off 116 deliveries that included 3 sixes and 10 fours and was striking at almost run-a-ball.
He scored the ton he also crossed the 500-run mark in the ODI World Cup, becoming the first player from South Africa to attain the feat. He leapfrogged Jacques Kallis’ tally of 485 runs in the 2007 ODI World Cup in the West Indies.
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Most Runs in ODI World Cup for South Africa
Quinton de Kock – 545 Runs
Jacques Kallis - 485 Runs
AB de Villiers - 482 Runs
Graeme Smith - 443 Runs
Peter Kirsten - 410 Runs
He along with Rassie van der Dussen stitched a partnership of 200 runs for the second wicket with the latter scoring 133. Van der Dussen’s innings consisted of 5 sixes and 9 fours and scored at a strike rate of 113. Towards the end, he was supported by David Miller who scored 53 off 30 balls to take South Africa to 357/4 in 50 overs. Tim Southee ended with 77/2 in 10 overs while James Nasheem and Trent Boult ended with one wicket each.
