Quinton de Kock made a solid comeback against the India in the 2nd T20I at Mullanpur. Quinton de Kock brought up a blazing half-century, reaching his 17th T20I fifty off just 26 balls. At 8.3 overs, South Africa were 75/1, scoring at 8.82 runs per over. De Kock reached the milestone with a stylish boundary off Hardik Pandya, who delivered a low full toss on middle and leg. The left-hander whipped it towards deep mid-wicket, beating the diving fielder in the deep to bring up his fifty.
During this knock, Quinton De Kock etched his name in a rare list of visiting players who scored the most T20I runs in India. The list is decorated with prominent names like Jos Buttler from England, who scored 572 runs, and Afghanistan’s power-hitting all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, who scored 556 runs on Indian soil. De Kock after this match has scored 558 runs in India which puts him third in the list.
This knock from De Kock came after a disappointing duck in the 1st T20I as India dominated the match. However, de Kock’s current knock has put South Africa in a dominant position in this match. De Kock was dismissed for 90 from just 46 balls. He was dismissed during Varun Chakravarthy when De Kock missed the ball after advancing down the track. The ball bobbles up but Jitesh maintains his composure and inflicts the run-out. “Superb,” said Sunil Gavaskar on commentary.
India are leading the five match series 1-0 and this game is nicely poised thanks to this wonderful knock from Quinton De Kock. This knock can help his auction price which is scheduled on Tuesday with plenty of teams who will be keen to get the wicket-keeper batter.
