Quinton de Kock scored 124 against India on Sunday.© AFP
Quinton de Kock played a brilliant innings as his century helped South Africa recover from early strikes 3rd ODI against India in Cape Town on Sunday. De Kock held the fort at one end as South Africa lost wickets at the other end early stages of the game India’s stand-in captain KL Rahul won the toss and elected to field. The Proteas were 70/3 at one stage, but de Kock’s ton, coupled with Rasie van der Dussen’s half-century, helped them take control of the game. De Kock was eventually dismissed for 124 but by then the Indian team had suffered a lot.
The century also saw de Kock reach new milestones. He is now joint second in the list of players with most centuries against India. Here is the list:
7 centuries: Sanath Jayasuriya (85 innings)
6 centuries: Quinton de Kock (16 innings)
6 Centuries: AB de Villiers (32 Innings)
6 centuries: Ricky Ponting (59 innings)
6 centuries: Kumar Sangakkara (71 innings)
De Kock has taken the least number of innings among players to reach six centuries against an opponent in ODIs. That list is:
16 innings – Quinton de Kock vs India
23 innings – Virender Sehwag vs New Zealand
23 innings – Aaron Finch vs England
26 innings – Saeed Anwar vs Sri Lanka
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South Africa lead the three-match series 2-0, winning the opening two ODIs, and will look to complete a clean sweep with a win on Sunday. India, on the other hand, are looking for a consolation win.
South Africa had earlier won the three-match Test series 2-1. De Kock announced his retirement from Tests after the opening match.
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