Quinton de Kock notched his second consecutive century at the World Cup, propelling South Africa to a formidable total of 311-7.
Proteas opener Quinton de Kock made his second successive century at the Cricket World Cup on Thursday in the group game against Australia. Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFPon Thursday as South Africa made 311-7 in their group game against sloppy five-time champions Australia who dropped five catches.
De Kock, who will retire from international cricket at the end of the tournament, was batting in familiar surroundings at the Ekana Stadium where he plays in the IPL for the Lucknow Super Giants. “I’m sick of watching him score runs, feels like it happened a lot against us. He’s a superstar,” said Maxwell at the innings break.ALSO READ:Having made the fastest World Cup century off just 49 balls in the win over Sri Lanka, Markram raced to 56, making the most of being dropped by Australia skipper Pat Cummins when he had made just a single.
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