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Quinton de Kock hit his second progressive hundred years at the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Thursday as South Africa made 311-7 in their gathering game against messy five-time champions Australia who dropped five gets. The 30-year-old De Kock arrived at his nineteenth ODI hundred off 90 balls with eight fours and five sixes having likewise made hundred years in South Africa’s initial win over Sri Lanka. De Kock, who will resign from worldwide cricket toward the finish of the competition, was batting in natural environmental elements at the Ekana Arena where he plays in the IPL for the Lucknow Super Monsters.
He was at last excused for 109, bowled by off-spinner Glenn Maxwell while attempting to turn around clear in the 35th over.
“I’m tired of watching him score runs, feels like it happened a great deal against us. He’s a genius,” expressed Maxwell at the innings break.
South Africa were on 197-3 when De Kock left before Aiden Markram then took up the charge.
Having made the quickest World Cup century off only 49 balls in the success over Sri Lanka, Markram hustled to 56, capitalizing on being dropped by Australia captain Pat Cummins when he had made quite recently a solitary.
It was a hopeless day in the field for Australia as South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma was likewise dropped two times on 19 and 32.
Mitchell Bog dropped Virat Kohli in their initial game when the Indian star was on 12. Kohli proceeded to make a game dominating 85.
Bavuma’s karma abandoned 35 when he was gotten at midwicket by David Warner off Maxwell.
With De Kock, the captain put on 108 for the main wicket.
When Markram was excused by Cummins, the Proteas saw Marco Jansen (26) and David Mill operator (17) take them past the 300 imprint.
Both Mill operator and Jansen fell in the last north of, a twofold wicket lady bowled by Mitchell Starc.
They ought to have been excused in the penultimate over when Starc dropped Mill operator and Marcus Stoinis gave Jansen a help, both off Cummins.
“They were well ahead and on target for 350 or more yet in the last 15 overs we pulled it back well and took wickets consistently,” added Maxwell.
“We’re pleased with how we pulled it back.”
