Quinton de Kock breaks plethora of records with brilliant 174 vs Bangladesh, eclipses Rohit and Kohli in World Cup 2023

South Africa didn’t disappoint on Tuesday, repeating their dazzling display at the same venue on Saturday against England. Opener Quinton de Kock marked his 150th ODI with a glorious 174 (140 b, 15x4, 7x6), notching up his third hundred of the tournament in just five games. Heinrich Klaasen hit a blistering 90 off 49 balls, stand-in skipper Aiden Markram made a classy 60 and David Miller was 34* (15b), powering the team total to 382/5 after electing to bat.

It left Bangladesh with only a theoretical chance of victory. And South Africa bowlers were ruthless as they sealed a 149-run win after dismissing Bangladesh for 233 in 46.4 overs. It was South Africa’s fourth win in five games (8 points). They are well placed behind India (10 points) and New Zealand (8 points) to advance to the semi-finals.

The game was over as a contest inside eight overs of the chase after Bangladesh were reduced to 32/3. Marco Jansen took the first two wickets, Tanzid Hasan and Najmo Shanto, and Lizaad Williams marked his World Cup debut with the scalp of skipper Shakib Al Hasan. The innings lay in tatters by the 12th over with Mushfiqur Rahim the fourth to fall at 42. Mahmudullah’s composed 111 at No. 6 was the lone bright spot for Bangladesh though it was too little.