Quinton de Kock equals Kohli and Warner with 10th T20 century in CPL

Quinton de Kock has become the fifth player to score 10 centuries in Twenty20 cricket, equalling the tally of Indian batsman Virat Kohli and Australian David Warner. The South African achieved this milestone during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match between Barbados Tridents and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.

De Kock scored 106 runs off 57 balls, hitting 11 fours and six sixes, at a strike rate of 185.96. This innings helped Barbados Tridents post a total of 217 for four in their 20 overs. Fellow contributors included Zachary Carter, who scored 57 off 36 balls with one four and seven sixes, and Sherfane Rutherford, who made 26 off 16 balls with three fours and one six. Naseem Shah was the leading bowler for St Kitts and Nevis, taking two wickets for 43 runs.

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In the chase, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots started strongly with an opening partnership of 112 runs between Johnson Charles and Kyle Mayers. Charles scored 78 off 45 balls, including six fours and seven sixes, while Mayers contributed 29 off 27 balls with three fours and one six. Support from Dasun Shanaka (36 runs off 22 balls), Andre Fletcher (22 not out off eight balls) and Wanindu Hasaranga (18 not out off four balls) guided St Kitts and Nevis to a six-wicket victory with five balls remaining. Charles was named Player of the Match.

With this century, de Kock joins Kohli and Warner as joint third-highest century-scorers in T20 cricket, behind West Indies’ Chris Gayle, who has 22 centuries in 463 matches, and Pakistan’s Babar Azam, who has 13 centuries in 359 matches.

De Kock is also approaching 13,000 runs in T20 cricket, with 12,867 runs from 457 matches and 433 innings at an average of 31.30 and a strike rate of 139.78. His record includes 10 centuries and 84 fifties, with a best score of 140 not out. He currently ranks ninth among the highest run-getters in T20 history, with West Indies’ Kieron Pollard leading the list on 14,933 runs in 751 matches at an average of 31.77 and a strike rate of 151.17, including two centuries and 71 fifties, with a best score of 104.

Source: thenewsmill.com