Quinton de Kock slams his 23rd century in ODIs: Stats
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South Africa's Quinton de Kock has hit a solid century in the 3rd and final ODI versus India. The match being held in Vizag saw de Kock add 113 runs alongside skipper Temba Bavuma for the 2nd wicket. He was also part of a 54-run stand alongside Matthew Breetzke. In the 30th over of SA's innings, de Kock completed his hundred from 80 balls.
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A brilliant knock laced with two meaty stands
The Proteas lost Ryan Rickelton early on (1/1) before Bavuma joined de Kock and the two steadied the ship with a solid century-plus stand. Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Bavuma in the 21st over before de Kock upped the tempo alongside Breetzke. SA lost both Breetzke and Aiden Markram in quick succession. Shortly thereafter, de Kock hammered Harshit Rana for a six and completed his ton.
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De Kock perishes for 106
Right after getting to his hundred, de Kock was dismissed by Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna. The batter decided to whip a ball across the line and got beaten as the ball crashed the stumps. De Kock scored 106 runs from 89 balls.
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De Kock completes 2,500 runs in away ODIs
During his knock, de Kock completed 2,500 runs in away ODIs (home of opposition). The veteran reached the landmark with his 23rd run. Playing his 62nd away ODI as per ESPNcricinfo, de Kock owns 2,583 runs at 43.77. He now owns 7 away hundreds (ODIs).
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De Kock surpasses 8,500 runs in List A cricket
With this 97th run in the contest, de Kock got to 8,500 runs in List A cricket. In 202 matches, the southpaw averages over 44. He recorded his 27th century in the 50-over format (50s: 38).
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7th ODI hundred versus India
With this hundred, de Kock has raced to 7,123 runs at an average of 46.55. In addition to 23 tons, he has hit 32 fifties. In 23 ODIs versus India, the veteran has bagged 1,191 runs at 51.78. This was his 7th ODI hundred against India (50s: 2). Notably, de Kock (1,981) is closing in on 2,000 runs in Asia (100s: 10, 50s: 4).
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Joint-most hundreds versus India in ODIs
As mentioned, de Kock hammered his 7th ODI ton against India. He has now equaled Sanath Jayasyriya in terms of ODI centuries against India. Most ODI hundreds vs India: 7 - Quinton de Kock (23 innings) 7 - Sanath Jayasuriya (85 innings) 6 - AB de Villiers (32 innings) 6 - Ricky Ponting (59 innings) 6 - Kumar Sangakkara (71 innings)
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De Kock equals this ODI record of Kumar Sangakkara
All of de Kock's 23 ODI tons have come as a designated wicket-keeper. He has equaled Kumar Sangakkara, who too hit 23 tons as a designated keeper. This is now the joint-most tally of hundreds by designated keepers.
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De Kock goes past these legends in terms of tons
With his 23rd ODI ton, de Kock has steered clear of David Warner, Sourav Ganguly and Tillakaratne Dilshan in terms of ODI tons. Warner, Ganguly and Dilshan recorded 22 tons in ODIs.