This World Cup is a thrilling tournament. Suspense is always there in every match. South Africa and Bangladesh are locking horns at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. It was a blockbuster show. Every moment of South Africa’s innings has to be cherished. Quinton de Kock grabbed all the limelight by his outstanding knock. He has scored an amazing 174 runs. After this magnificent inning, De Kock entered into the elite club.
De Kock’s masterclass and other batter on the list:
The South Africa vs. Bangladesh clash has become more exciting because of Quinton de Kock’s amazing innings. He snatches all the spotlight from the game. De Kock scored 174 runs in 140 balls with a strike rate of 124.29. He smashed 15 boundaries and 7 over-boundaries. His inning featured some elegant strokes and some unbelievable shots. In World Cup 2023, Quinton de Kock scored 3 centuries in 5 matches.
With this century, he broke AB de Villiers’s record of smashing two hundred in the 2011 World Cup. De Kock smashed 3 centuries in 5 matches. This is the mid-way of the tournament. A lot of matches are remaining in the tournament. He joined Mark Waugh, Sourav Ganguly, Matthew Hayden, and David Warner with three tons in the tournament.
- Mark Waugh (1996):
Mark Waugh is an Aussie legend of all time. He scored three World Cup hundreds in the 1996 World Cup. He scored 3 centuries in the ODI World Cup 1996. He played a magnificent innings of 110 runs against New Zealand in the Quarter-final of the 1996 World Cup. This is a huge record.
- Sourav Ganguly (2003):
Sourav Ganguly is one of the greatest batters in India. He captained the team and had huge success in winning abroad. He was the captain of the Indian team in the 2003 World Cup. he scored three centuries in that tournament. He scored 112* against Namibia, 111* against Kenya, and 107* against Kenya.
- Matthew Hayden (2007):
Matthew Hayden is an Australian great. He smashed 3 World Cup centuries in the 2007 World Cup. He scored a century against South Africa in just 66 balls. This was the fastest century by an Australian in ODI at that time. He was the leading run-scorer of that tournament.
- David Warner (2019):
David Warner has been a great player in Australia in recent times. He was in his peak form in the 2019 World Cup. He scored three centuries in that tournament. His greatest knock of the tournament was 166 against Bangladesh. It was a classy knock by him.
Apart from those greats, Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara smashed 4 tons in the World Cup 2015. Rohit Sharma slammed 5 centuries in the 2019 World Cup. Quinton de Kock will be retired after this World Cup. He is playing his last ODI tournament. In this last time, he is in great form. He already smashed 3 centuries in 5 matches. He has just two batters before him to score more than three centuries in the tournament. A lot of matches are left for South Africa. Quinton de Kock has a great chance to surpass in this edition of the World Cup.
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