Quinton de Kock surpasses AB de Villiers’ feat with blazing 174 against Bangladesh
De Kock lit up the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday with a blazing 174 off 140 deliveries, his third century in the ongoing ICC World Cup
De Kock thus became the first South African to score three centuries in a single edition of the ICC World Cup
The record for most centuries in a single World Cup edition previously belonged to AB de Villiers, who scored two in 2011
QdK also moved to the run-scorers’ list in the ongoing World Cup, moving past Virat Kohli and becoming the first batter past the 400-run mark in the ongoing tournament
De Kock’s 174, together with important contributions from Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram, helped South Africa post 382/5 against Bangladesh
South Africa would later bowl Bangladesh out for 233 to record a 149-run victory, their fourth in five outings