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Quinton de Kock equals Kumar Sangakkara’s world records, Adam Gilchrist, MS Dhoni not even close

Quinton de Kock equals Kumar Sangakkara’s world records, Adam Gilchrist, MS Dhoni not even close

South African wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock carved his name deeper into cricket’s record books with a magnificent century against India in the third ODI at Visakhapatnam, powering his way to several major milestones during a commanding innings. South Africa’s Quinton de Kock celebrates(AP) The left-hander, who had endured two quiet outings earlier in the series, roared back in style with a scintillating 106 off 89 balls, an innings laced with eight fours and six towering sixes. His aggressive knock, struck at a brisk strike rate of 119.10, not only revived South Africa’s innings but also elevated him among the greats in ODI history. De Kock’s century was his seventh in ODIs against India, drawing him level with Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya for the joint-most hundreds against the Men in Blue. Remarkably, while Jayasuriya needed 85 innings to reach the mark, de Kock has done it in just 23—an extraordinary display of consistency and domination against one of the strongest bowling attacks in world cricket. His tally of 1,191 ODI runs versus India now comes …

Quinton de Kock, on what brought him back: ‘I missed the camaraderie and the whole thing of representing the Proteas’ | Cricket News

Quinton de Kock, on what brought him back: ‘I missed the camaraderie and the whole thing of representing the Proteas’ | Cricket News

The 2023 World Cup, though South Africa lost narrowly to the Australians in semis, had been a dream farewell tournament for Quinton de Kock. He got a bucket full of runs, 4 centuries, including three scores of over 150 in India two Novembers ago, and then was supposed to walk into the sunset. But admiring beautiful sunsets can’t be the only thing in life at age 32. So the itch struck back to return to do what he loves best. After disappearing, de Kock resurfaced. “I missed the camaraderie and the whole thing of representing the Proteas,” QdK had said soon after he re-appeared on the scene earlier, getting into selection contention in the Africa tri-series with Zimbabwe and Namibia. He was struck by the realisation that he loved international cricket, after franchise-cricket just didn’t cut it for him wholly. In his first media interaction post-comeback, QdK had said, “I’d played so much for the Proteas over the years that I kind of forgot about that feeling, as a kid that’s grown up to be …

Quinton De Kock slams century as South Africa level three-match ODI series with Pakistan 1-1 | Cricket News

Quinton De Kock slams century as South Africa level three-match ODI series with Pakistan 1-1 | Cricket News

South Africa opener Quinton de Kock continued his return to international cricket with a match-winning century to propel his side to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in their second One Day International in Faisalabad on Thursday. De Kock, who reversed a decision to retire from the international game and made himself available again after a two-year absence, scored an unbeaten 123 to ensure a comfortable victory at the Iqbal Stadium and square the three-match series. South Africa scored 270-2 off 40.1 overs, easily chasing down Pakistan’s 269-9 from their 50 overs. De Kock featured in an 81-run partnership with teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who scored 46, as they began a strong reply. Story continues below this ad But it was the second wicket stand of 153 runs off 137 balls with Tony de Zorzi, who scored 76 off 63 balls, that set up the victory. De Kock’s 22nd ODI century came up in 96 balls and with captain Matthew Breetzeke he saw his side home with almost 10 overs to spare. Pakistan won the toss and …

Quinton De Kock Puzzled As Shah Rukh Khan Namedrops Him In KKR Dressing Room Message. Watch

Quinton De Kock Puzzled As Shah Rukh Khan Namedrops Him In KKR Dressing Room Message. Watch

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)’s dressing room was all smiles after an 80-run win over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL 2025 match on Thursday. KKR CEO Venky Mysore shared a special message from co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, sparking a party atmosphere inside the dressing room. KKR Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (38) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (50) laid the foundation of the total in their partnership of 81 after openers fell early. However, vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer stole the show with his 29-ball 60 after KKR were invited to bat. His 91-run stand with fellow left-hander Rinku Singh propelled Kolkata to 200-6 at their home in Eden Gardens after being invited to bat first in a rematch of last year’s final. In reply, KKR bowled SRH out for 120 in 16.4 overs, with impact sub Vaibhav Arora leading the charge. After the match, Mysore dictated Shah Rukh Khan’s message, which further lifted the morals of the players. “No, I am just going to read it. So, he says, ‘Wow! I guess the secret to a game play …

WATCH: Suryakumar Yadav’s half flick-scoop shot, stunned Ryan Rickelton tells KKR’s Quinton de Kock ‘he’s a joke’ | Ipl News

WATCH: Suryakumar Yadav’s half flick-scoop shot, stunned Ryan Rickelton tells KKR’s Quinton de Kock ‘he’s a joke’ | Ipl News

Suryakumar Yadav has not been in the best of nicks heading into the IPL 2025 season. The India T20I captain was silenced for the majority of the five-match series that his side won 4-1 over England in January. Glimpses of SKY specials had, however, touched down in Ahmedabad a couple of days ago but the Mumbai maverick could not prevent a crushing defeat against the Gujarat Titans. Monday brought a pretty casual opportunity in the middle for Suryakumar after the bowlers had nearly killed the game, bundling Kolkata Knight Riders for a paltry 116. With only 26 required from 55 balls, Suryakumar decided to have a waltz and entertain the Wankhede crowd in MI’s first outing at home this edition with a dazzling 27* in only 9 deliveries. Wonder scoop Of only his second delivery, SKY opened his account with trademark daredevilry as he picked on Andre Russell’s wide back-of-a-length delivery outside the off-stump. Gently shuffling across, Suryakumar unfurled a stroke that nearly packed three shots into a fine – a flick, a part-scoop and …

Moeen and Varun choke RR’s batting rhythm, then De Kock puts on masterclass in KKR’s impressive win against RR

Moeen and Varun choke RR’s batting rhythm, then De Kock puts on masterclass in KKR’s impressive win against RR

Synopsis: Moeen Ali steps in for Sunil Narine as KKR spinners hunt in a pair. Then Quinton De Kock stamps his class during the chase, in the process gives grief to Jofra Archer. If 200-plus scores were getting to be too much of a run fest, the slowish wicket in Guwahati provided a challenge for the batsmen and brought the spinners into play. Rajasthan Royals innings never got going after Varun Chakaravarty and Moeen Ali struck vital blows. Kolkata Knight Riders were always in control of the chase as Quinton de Kock produced a masterclass with a mix of power-hitting and smart batting. KKR’s spinners click Sanju Samson’s early dismissal, trying to charge fast bowler Vaibhav Arora and getting yorked, was a setback for RR, but what followed once the KKR spinners were brought on was a mini disaster. Wanindu Hasaranga at No.5 was Rajasthan’s attempt to disturb the rhythm of the Kolkata spinners but his innings lasted just four balls. A young Hasaranga’s stronger suit was batting before he made a name as a …

Quinton de Kock breaks Manish Pandey’s IPL 2014 final record after match-winning knock against RR

Quinton de Kock breaks Manish Pandey’s IPL 2014 final record after match-winning knock against RR

Quinton de Kock produced a match-winning 97 for Kolkata Knight Riders during their clash against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025. De Kock has now shattered a record of Manish Pandey from the IPL 2014 final during his stroke-filled knock. Playing for Kolkata Knight Riders for the first season in IPL 2025, Quinton de Kock has shattered an all-time record for KKR during his team’s match against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday, March 26. De Kock helped Knight Riders chase down a middling total of 152 against RR with his unbeaten 97-run knock at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. De Kock unleashed his game as he punished the RR bowlers in a stroke-filled knock of 97 from 61 balls that was laced with eight fours and six sixes. While the Proteas veteran could not get to the three-figure mark, he sealed KKR’s first win of the season after hitting Jofra Archer for the winning six and taking KKR home with eight wickets in hand and 15 balls in the bag. En route to his 97-run knock, de …

Quinton de Kock, bowlers handed KKR a comfortable win against RR

Quinton de Kock, bowlers handed KKR a comfortable win against RR

Kolkata Knight Riders’ opening batter Quinton de Kock with his unbeaten 97 runs off 61 balls, guided KKR to register a comfortable eight-wicket win over RR in away condition. Initially, the KKR bowlers made an exceptional performance in the first innings. Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Moeen and Varun Chakaravarthy each bagged a couple of wickets while Spencer Johnson made a wicket. Speaking of the match, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson opened the batting attack for the Royals, while Spencer Johnson opened the bowling attack. Jaiswal secured a first ball boundary after the ball top-edged and rushed to the boundary rope. While the duop started to build a partnership, Vaibhav Arora in the fourth over dismissed Samson for 13 runs and drew the first blood for the Rajasthan Royals. In the next over from Harshit Rana, Jaiswal survived a catch as Rana dropped the catch. Jaiswal ended the first powerplay with a six and pushed Rajasthan Royals to score 54 runs for a wicket loss. …

Suyash Sharma drops de Kock at four

Suyash Sharma drops de Kock at four

RCB’s Suyash Sharma drops KKR’s opening batter Quinton de Kock at four in the very first over of the game. Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders is set to face Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to play the first match of IPL 2025 on March 22 in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This is the second instance of KKR playing RCB in an IPL season opener after having done so in the inaugural edition in 2008. Both teams will play their first match of IPL 2025 under new captains. RCB named Rajat Patidar as their new skipper for IPL 2025 while KKR named Ajinkya Rahane as their new captain. It is worth mentioning, Ajinkya Rahane was both the leading run-getter and Player of the Tournament in SMAT 2024-25 in Mumbai’s title-winning run. Speaking of the venue, there have been 12 200+ totals at Eden Garden in just the last two seasons, compared to only 10 such scores until 2022. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine opened …

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Dismisses de Kock, Stoinis during SRH vs LSG Clash

Bhuvneshkumar bags the wickets of Quinton de Kock and Marcus Stoinis during the IPL 2024 match played between Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 08 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. His spell was impressive in the powerplay dismissing two dangerous batters and helping the side aim for a low-target chase. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has picked 11 wickets in 12 matches he played for the side in the tournament with an economy of 9.13. Sunrisers Hyderabad has been the powerhouse of the ongoing season but suffered some defeats in the middle of the season. They are eyeing back-to-back victories in upcoming matches to secure a spot in playoffs. Currently, they are positioned in the fourth position of the points table. The @SunRisers fielding display has been 🔝 notch so far! 🧡#LSG lose Marcus Stoinis inside the powerplay. Watch the match LIVE on @JioCinema and @StarSportsIndia 💻📱#TATAIPL | #SRHvLSG pic.twitter.com/7AO2rPUXBJ — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 8, 2024 Coming to the match, Lucknow won the toss and opted to bowl where KL Rahul and de Kock opened the …