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Quinton de Kock roars back to form, shatters many records

Saturday, 06-Dec-2025, 11:34 AM
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After a quiet start to the ODI series against India, Quinton de Kock roared back to form in the third and final ODI on Saturday in Visakhapatnam, blazing a scintillating 23rd ODI hundred, reaching the milestone in just 80 balls. Showing a clear intent to seize control, he tore into the Indian bowling attack with his destructive performance, slamming six towering sixes and eight crisp fours.

This century was incredibly significant, as it was his seventh ODI hundred against India, helping him join an elite club of batters who have scored the most centuries against India. Moreover, de Kock has the most ODI centuries against an opponent by designated wicketkeepers:

Most ODI hundreds vs India

7 - Quinton de Kock (23 innings)

7 - Sanath Jayasuriya (85 innings)

6 - AB de Villiers (32 innings)

6 - Ricky Ponting (59 innings)

6 - Kumar Sangakkara (71 innings)

Most hundreds by a designated wicketkeeper-batter in ODIs

Kumar Sangakkara - Sri Lanka 360 (23 hundreds)

Quinton de Kock - South Africa 160* (23 hundreds)

Shai Hope - West Indies 146 (19 hundreds)

Adam Gilchrist - Australia 282 (16 hundreds)

Jos Buttler - England 189 (11 hundreds)

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