India Vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Quinton De Kock Equals Sanath Jayasuriya's Record For Most ODI Hundreds Against India

Quinton de Kock etched his name into record books with a scintillating century in the third and final India vs South Africa ODI match at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, on Saturday.

After two listless outings, a duck in Ranchi and 8 in Raipur, the wicketkeeper-batter raced to his 23rd ODI ton in 80 balls, reaching the landmark with six off Harshit Rana in the 30th over.

He was eventually dismissed for 106 off 89 in the 33rd over, cleaned up by Prasish Krishna. But it was a record-laden knock from the Proteas opener, who had stepped away from ODIs after the World Cup 2023. He reversed the retirement decision ahead of the Pakistan tour last month, and even scored an unbeaten 123 in the second ODI.

Quinton De Kock- India's Nemesis In ODIs

Quinton de Kock has a special liking for Indian bowlers which became evident in his early part of his career when thumped a century in maiden ODI against Indian and went on to score three consecutive centuries in the three-match ODI series.

Against India, de Kock now has seven ODI centuries in just 23 innings, the joint-most by any batter against the 'Men in Blue', alongside another Lankan great, Sanath Jayasuriya (who needed 85 innings).

He has now surpassed the likes of AB de Villiers, Kumar Sangakkara and Ricky Ponting and matched legendary Sri Lankan openers Sanath Jayasuriya in the list of most ODI hundreds against India.

Records Galore For Quinton De Kock

Quinton de Kock (23) has now the most number of hundreds in ODI as a specialised wicket-keeper along with another Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara. The third in the list is Shai Hope, who has 19 ODI centuries under his name.

His seventh ODI ton in India puts him level with South African compatriot AB de Villiers (India), Sachin Tendulkar (UAE), Saeed Anwar (UAE), and Rohit Sharma (England) for the most centuries in an away country.

The left-handed batter from Johannesburg also holds the record for the most ODI hundreds by a designated wicketkeeper against a single opponent -- 7 vs India, ahead of Adam Gilchrist's 6 vs Sri Lanka and Sangakkara's 6 vs India.