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South Africa opener Quinton de Kock hit his seventh One Day International hundred against India during the third ODI in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. He reached the landmark in 80 balls in the 30th over, pulling Harshit Rana for his sixth six to bring up the century.This was de Kock’s seventh ODI hundred in just 23 innings against India. No player has scored more hundreds against India. He is now level with Sanath Jayasuriya, who also has seven but reached the mark in 85 innings. De Kock also moved level with AB de Villiers for the most ODI hundreds by a visiting batter in India, with both now on seven.
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)
The innings added to his record of converting fifties into hundreds. Among batters with at least 100 ODI innings, de Kock now has the highest conversion rate at 41.81 per cent, ahead of even Virat Kohli (41.40 per cent) and Hashim Amla (40.91 per cent).
Highest conversion rate from 50s to 100s in ODIs
- 41.81% – Quinton de Kock
- 41.40% – Virat Kohli
- 40.91% – Hashim Amla
- 40% – David Warner
- 38.78% – Shai Hope
*min. 100 innings De Kock also continued to build on his record as a designated wicketkeeper. His latest hundred took him to 23 ODI centuries in this role, putting him level with Kumar Sangakkara at the top of the list.
Most ODI tons as a designated wicketkeeper
- 23 – Kumar Sangakkara
- 23 – Quinton de Kock
- 19 – Shai Hope
- 16 – Adam Gilchrist
- 11 – Jos Buttler
- 10 – AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni
The hundred also placed him among players with the most ODI centuries in a single away country. His tally of seven in India now matches Sachin Tendulkar’s seven in the UAE, Saeed Anwar’s seven in the UAE, AB de Villiers’ seven in India and Rohit Sharma’s seven in England.
Most ODI hundreds in an away country
- 7 – Sachin Tendulkar in UAE
- 7 – Saeed Anwar in UAE
- 7 – AB de Villiers in India
- 7 – Rohit Sharma in England
- 7 – Quinton de Kock in India
*including neutral venuesDe Kock also extended his lead for most centuries against an opponent by a designated wicketkeeper. His seven against India are more than Adam Gilchrist’s six against Sri Lanka and Kumar Sangakkara’s six against India.
Most ODI 100s against an opponent by designated wicketkeepers
- 7 –
Quinton de Kock vs India - 6 – Adam Gilchrist vs Sri Lanka
- 6 – Kumar Sangakkara vs India
- 5 – Kumar Sangakkara vs Bangladesh
- 4 – Quinton de Kock vs Sri Lanka
- 4 – Kumar Sangakkara vs England
Quinton de Kock was eventually bowled by Prasidh Krishna on 106.
