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NEW DELHI: Quinton de Kock produced a stirring return to form in Vishakhapatnam as he powered his way to a sparkling hundred in the third ODI.
After falling cheaply in the first two matches, the seasoned South African opener reminded everyone why he is regarded among the finest left hand wicketkeeper batters in the game.
Standing firm while wickets tumbled at the other end, he surged to his 23rd ODI century, reaching the landmark in just 80 balls and lifting South Africa’s innings with authority.
Most ODI tons as a designated wicketkeeper
De Kock’s latest hundred pushes his tally to 23, placing him jointly at the top of all wicketkeepers in ODI history. The number reflects his long standing consistency and his ability to convert starts into commanding match shaping innings.
- Kumar Sangakkara – 23
- Quinton de Kock – 23
- Shai Hope – 19
- Adam Gilchrist – 16
- Jos Buttler – 11
- AB de Villiers – 10
- MS Dhoni – 10
Most ODI hundreds vs India
This century was de Kock’s seventh against India, strengthening his position as the most dominant overseas wicketkeeper batter against the hosts.
- Quinton de Kock – 7 (23 innings)
- Sanath Jayasuriya – 7 (85 innings)
- AB de Villiers – 6 (32 innings)
- Ricky Ponting – 6 (59 innings)
- Kumar Sangakkara – 6 (71 innings)
Most ODI hundreds in an away country
By scoring his seventh ODI hundred in India, de Kock joins an elite list of travelling greats who thrived away from home.
- Sachin Tendulkar in UAE – 7
- Saeed Anwar in UAE – 7
- AB de Villiers in India – 7
- Rohit Sharma in England – 7
- Quinton de Kock in India – 7
Most ODI 100s against an opponent by wicketkeepers
With this innings, de Kock extended his record to seven hundreds against India as a designated wicketkeeper. No wicketkeeper batter has dominated a single opponent with this level of consistency and impact.
- Quinton de Kock vs India – 7
- Adam Gilchrist vs Sri Lanka – 6
- Kumar Sangakkara vs India – 6
- Kumar Sangakkara vs Bangladesh – 5
- Quinton de Kock vs Sri Lanka – 4
Highest conversion rate from 50s to 100s in ODIs
De Kock’s conversion rate stands at a remarkable 41.81%, the best in ODI history.
- Quinton de Kock – 41.81%
- Virat Kohli – 41.40%
- Hashim Amla – 40.91%
- David Warner – 40%
- Shai Hope – 38.78%
