On Tuesday, October 24 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, South Africa‘s wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock hit his third century of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 against Bangladesh. The southpaw had the second-most number of hundreds for his nation in the ODI World Cup, reaching the milestone in just 101 balls.
Quinton de Kock sent the ball to the boundary frequently during his innings, and he produced a number of impressive strokes. The southpaw played a remarkable innings, scoring 174 runs off 140 balls while smashing 15 fours and seven sixes. De Kock demonstrated his creativity during his innings when, in the 22nd over of the game, he reverse-swept Mahmudullah for a six over third man.
The 30-year-old demonstrated his creative strokeplay by assisting a widish delivery on its way for a maximum on the fifth ball of the over.
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Quinton de Kock also recorded the second-highest individual score in World Cup history for South Africa and the best score by a designated wicketkeeper ever.
Legendary Australian wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist, who struck 149 (104) against Sri Lanka in the 2007 World Cup final, was the Proteas batter who was left behind.
Heinrich Klaasen keeps up his impressive form.
In the meantime, apart from De Kock, South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram (60 off 69) also produced a magnificent innings and joined forces with him in a 131-run stand after they lost a few early wickets. Heinrich Klaasen entered the game at number five after being dismissed and picked up where he left off against England.
The 32-year-old batted another mesmerizing innings, this one for 90 (49) with eight sixes and two fours. Thanks to his knock. In their allocated 50 over, South Africa scored another staggering 382/5. The best bowler for his team was Hasan Mahmud, who picked up 2/67 in six overs, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz (1/44, 9 overs), Shoriful Islam (1/76, 9 overs), and Shakib Al Hasan (1/69, 9 overs) each took one wicket.
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