WC 2023: Quinton de Kock becomes 2nd player for South Africa to hit consecutive centuries

South Africa opener Quinton de Kock is making his last World Cup memorable for himself. The opening batter is set to retire from ODIs after the mega event but has started his World Cup stint exceptionally well with the bat. He smashed a century in the opening game against Sri Lanka and conitnued his brilliant form against Australia as well.

The southpaw scored 100 in Delhi and then followed it up with a 109-run knock in Lucknow to become only the



second player from South Africa to hit consecutive centuries in the World Cup. Only AB de Villiers had achieved this feat before for the Proteas back in 2011 World Cup. 

De Villiers had scored 107* and 134 runs against the West Indies and the Netherlands in 2011 to achieve the special record. De Kock has now been added to the list. Moreover, he also became the 15th cricketer overall to smash centuries in consecutive innings at the World Cup.