India is toiling against South Africa in the final ODI on Sunday. Quinton de Kock has slammed his 17th ODI century while the hosts control after a shaky start.
South Africa continues to give India a hard time, even in the final One-Day International (ODI) at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Sunday. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-opener Quinton de Kock has slammed his 17th century in the format, putting his side on the top. As a result, the netizens have once again hailed him.
Winning the toss, Indian skipper KL Rahul invited South Africa to bat. The hosts were off to a shaky start, struggling at 70/3 by the 13th over. However, de Kock seemed to have gotten comfortable right from the start. He and Rassie van der Dussen put on more than a 100-run stand for the fourth wicket to bring SA back in control of the innings.
Quinton de Kock has 6 ODI hundreds vs India now — the joint second-most number of 💯 vs India in the format.
Only Sanath Jayasuriya has scored more ODI hundreds (7) vs India.
Other players with 6 ODI hundreds vs India:
AB de Villiers
Ricky Ponting
Kumar Sangakkara
That’s a great century from Quinton de Kock! A quality innings.
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)Eventually, de Kock slammed his 17th ton, while his innings included ten fours and a couple of sixes. As a result, he also scripted some records:
Brief scores: SA 197/3 in 34 overs (De Kock- 111*, van der Dussen- 49*; Chahar- 2/38) vs IND.