Another thrilling showdown is going on. South Africa and New Zealand are playing an interesting clash at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Fans are enjoying a thrilling clash. South Africa is in a great form. They started their World Cup Journey with a bang. In their first match, They registered the highest World Cup total. All the players of the team are in great form. Their star wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock is in great form. He set another record in today’s match.
Another record for de Kock:
On November 1, South Africa and New Zealand are locking horns in Pune. in this match, de Kock scored another century. Against New Zealand, he played a knock of 114 runs in 116 balls. In this inning, he smashed 10 boundaries and 3 over-boundaries with a strike rate of 98.28. With this magnificent century, he set a few records. He has become the first South African batter to score 500 runs in ODI. along with that, by scoring 4 centuries, he entered the elite club.
De Kock has scored four centuries in this edition of the World Cup. In the first match against Sri Lanka, he played a knock of 100 runs in 84 balls. That inning contained 12 boundaries in 3 over-boundaries. He also shined against Australia. In that match, he scored 109 runs in 106 balls with 8 boundaries and 5 over-boundaries. Against Bangladesh, de Kock was outstanding. He played an excellent knock. He scored 174 runs in 140 balls. In that inning, he smashed 15 boundaries and 7 over-boundaries.
He equals the record of Kumar Sangakkara’s four World Cups in a single edition. He made the record in the 2015 World Cup. Now Rohit Sharma scored five centuries in a single edition of the World Cup. Only Rohit Sharma is in front of him. Rohit Sharma scored five centuries in the 2019 World Cup.
Match Recap:
On November 1, South Africa is locking horns with New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. After winning the toss New Zealand opted to bowl first. Quinton de Kock was again outstanding. He played a knock of 114 runs in 116 balls. This inning was contained with 10 boundaries and 3 over-boundaries with a strike rate of 98.28
Another South African batter, Rassie van der Dussen scored another century in this innings. He scored 133 runs in 118 balls. He smashed 9 boundaries and 5 over-boundaries. David Miller played a knock of 53 runs in 30 balls. Heinrich Klaasen remained unbeaten on 15 runs in 7 balls and Aiden Markram played a knock of 6 runs in 1 ballad. They set a target of 358 runs against the Kiwis.
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