A geometric progression is defined as a sequence where each element is obtained by multiplying the preceding element by a constant. Quinton de Kock‘s batting averages at ODI World Cups have followed a geometric progression of sorts, with each edition being nearly twice as good than the previous.
The 2015 World Cup in Australia ended in a disastrous run with just 145 runs in eight matches, an average of 20.7 runs. He then performed better in England in 2019, scoring 305 runs. He’s averaging 20.7 points. He’s nearing 40 and will finish the season in 2023 averaging 81.4 points after five games. He may have cost De Kock three of his tries, but one of the best wicketkeepers and batsmen in the modern game has finally appeared on cricket’s biggest stage and led his team’s attack. Masu.
With 17 innings in 2015 and 2019 combined, De Kock has totaled 000 World Cup innings. He’s already held off three of five this time. His latest tally was 174 points against Bangladesh at the Wankhede Stadium today (October 24), helping South Africa score 382 points, the second consecutive year they have crossed the 380-point mark.
After missing the big attack against England three days ago, de Kock stepped up today to make up for it. He got through the first half of the innings with ease, scoring 54 runs off his first 50 balls. Some batsmen would have picked up the pace at this point, but as Bangladesh tried to use a spin choke but failed, de Kock played the long game and held his shot over.
De Kock became the second highest individual score by a South African batsman in World Cup history, surpassing AB de Villiers’ 162 runs against West Indies in the 2015 World Cup. This record is still held by Gary Kirsten, who scored an astonishing 188 points against the United Arab Emirates in the 1996 World Cup.
De Kock’s 100 means South Africa today crossed 380 points for the third time in the 2023 World Cup. To put this into perspective, no other team in the history of the Men’s ODI World Cup has scored more than two of his 380 points across all competitions. South Africa have done the same three times in their last five matches. And of that his 3 times his 2 were his 100 times from Quinton de his cock.
Quinton de Kock put on a show for the Wankhede crowd against Bangladesh
At the start of the World Cup, de Kock was not at his best. In his last 13 ODI innings before the 2023 World Cup, he has produced only half-centuries and no centuries. In fact, he had already reached his last ODI hundred in January 2022. South Africa needed one of the most experienced batsmen in the Indian situation to qualify for the World Cup. And then he appeared.
In the first match against Sri Lanka, he scored an 84-ball hundred, laying the foundation for South Africa to record their highest total in World Cup history. In the second tough Test against Australia in Lucknow, de Kock did the same, scoring 109 out of 106 points, helping South Africa take their tally to 311 wins. The third and fourth were slips, but that was it, slips. He gave a roar during today’s match between Wankhede and Bangladesh.
South Africa has been a formidable force recently when it comes to leadoff batsmen. He won seven consecutive games with a lead of over 100 points as the No. 1 batter. In fact, this was the third consecutive ODI since 2015 when South Africa scored over 380 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. Things are looking better than expected for South Africa in the midst of the World Cup. The whole team contributed in some way, but de Kock was at the forefront.
Yes, they have so far only won the World Cup by setting goals, not pursuing them. However, given the way they bounced back from the loss to the Netherlands and the way South Africa’s individual brilliance translated into overall results, I would like to believe that no challenge will be too great going forward. And Quinton de Kock will be there, no matter what happens, to be the first line of attack at the top.
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