Quinton de Kock hit a brilliant 174, his third century of the World Cup, as South Africa hammered Bangladesh by 149 runs in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The Proteas were briefly in trouble at 36-2 after winning the toss but rallied strongly, taking 144 runs off the last 10 overs to finish on 382-5 amid a barrage of boundaries.Join Kayo now and start streaming instantly >But by the time the 37-year-old veteran completed just his fourth one-day international century in 195 innings, the match had long since ceased to be a contest, with no other Bangladesh batsman making more than 22.
If anyone who can easily break Rohit Sharmaâs five tons in a World Cup, it is Quinton de Kock! 3 hundreds in just five matches is insane!Quinton de Kock doing incredible things in World Cup 2023, absolutely bossing the biggest stage in International cricket ð¥A seven-strong Bangladesh attack, without the injured Taskin Ahmed, all suffered with pacemen Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam both conceding 76 runs from their nine-over spells.
“Then they kicked on, I thought Quinton de Kock batted really well and the way Heinrich Klaasen finished it off, we didn’t have any answers to it.” It was Klaasen’s third catch of the innings as he deputised behind the stumps for cramp victim De Kock.Bangladesh were now in dire straits at 31-3 inside eight overs and were soon 58-5.
South Africa were faltering after Reeza Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen fell in quick succession.
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