IND vs SA 2021-22, 3rd ODI: De Kock's 17th century puts Proteas on top after shaky start, netizens applaud

South Africa continues to give India a hard time, even in the final One-Day International (ODI) at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Sunday. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-opener Quinton de Kock has slammed his 17th century in the format, putting his side on the top. As a result, the netizens have once again hailed him.

Winning the toss, Indian skipper KL Rahul invited South Africa to bat. The hosts were off to a shaky start, struggling at 70/3 by the 13th over. However, de Kock seemed to have gotten comfortable right from the start. He and Rassie van der Dussen put on more than a 100-run stand for the fourth wicket to bring SA back in control of the innings.

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Eventually, de Kock slammed his 17th ton, while his innings included ten fours and a couple of sixes. As a result, he also scripted some records:

• He has the second most centuries by a wicketkeeper in the format (17) after Adam Gilchrist (23).
• He has scored the quickest sixth ODI ton against India (16 innings)
• He is the joint second to score the most ODI centuries against India.
• He has also scored his 1,000 runs against India across formats.
• He also has the most tons as a wicketkeeper-opener in the ODIs (17).

Brief scores: SA 197/3 in 34 overs (De Kock- 111*, van der Dussen- 49*; Chahar- 2/38) vs IND.