‘Greatest ODI opener currently’ – Fans react as Quinton De Kock smashes 174 runs against Bangladesh in ODI World Cup 2023

Quinton De Kock scored one of the best hundreds of the tournament in the game against Bangladesh in the ODI World Cup 2023. On a good batting surface in Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, De Kock scored a mammoth hundred against Bangladesh. The southpaw smashed the Bangladeshi bowlers for fun and registered his highest score in the history of the ODI World Cup.

The South African captain Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bat first against Bangladesh. In the first few overs of the game, Bangladesh managed to stop South Africa. Shakib Al Hasan had attacked the South African batters by bowling with spinners at the top. As a result, South Africa struggled to get going in the powerplay overs. In the first 10 overs, South Africa managed to score only 44 runs and lost 2 wickets.

That was when De Kock got going. With Markram giving good support at the other end, it allowed the wicketkeeper batter to go all guns blazing at the other end. After getting set in the middle, de Kock smashed all kinds of bowlers. In the first 20 overs, South Africa was watchful. De Kock himself respected the Bangladeshi bowlers at one point. But once he got going, there was no stopping him.

Highest score by a South African wicketkeeper batter in ODI World Cup

De Kock scored his third hundred of the tournament, which is the most by a South African batter in an ODI World Cup. De Kock continued and smashed a big hundred. The 30-year-old spared no bowler after getting set. The Pacers had no answers to the attacking game of de Kock. It was almost as if they had given up on the game. The clean hitting of De Kock was just so good to see.

In his stay in the middle, De Kock scored 174 runs in 140 balls, which included 15 fours and 7 sixes. It is one of the highest scores by a wicketkeeper batter in the history of the ODI World Cup. The knock of De Kock propelled South Africa to a total of 382 runs.

Here’s how the fans reacted to De Kock’s knock –