Quinton de Kock completes 1,000 ODI runs at neutral venues
South Africa's Quinton de Kock has accomplished 1,000 ODI runs at neutral venues. The wicket-keeper-batter reached the landmark against Bangladesh in match number 15 of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. While achieving this feat, the southpaw also hammered the 31st ODI fifty and his third 50-plus score in the ongoing mega event. Here are the key stats.
12th SA batter to achieve this feat in ODIs
De Kock has become the 12th SA batter to complete 1,000 runs in neutral ODIs. QDK surpassed Lance Klusener (982) and JP Duminy (983). Only Jacques Kallis (2,681), Gary Kirsten (2,384), Herschelle Gibbs (1,974), AB de Villiers (1,913), Hansie Cronje (1,623), Daryll Cullinan (1,543), Hashim Amla (1,524), Faf du Plessis (1,518) Jonty Rhodes (1,498), Graeme Smith ( 1,316), and Mark Boucher (1,204) are ahead.
QDK raced past 700 runs in ODI World Cup
De Kock's has raced past 700 runs across 20 matches in ODI World Cups. He has hammered five fifties and two centuries in this competition. Overall, he is the seventh-highest run-scorer for SA in ODI World Cups. Among SA batters, de Villiers (1,207), Kallis (1,148), Gibbs(1,067), du Plessis (926), Amla (842), and Kirsten (806) are ahead of him in this regard.
A look at his ODI numbers in Asia
De Kock has surpassed 1,300 ODI runs in Asia at an average in excess of 46. He has amassed six centuries and two fifties in ODIs on Asian soil. Among SA batters, only Kallis (2,317), Kirsten (2,265), De Villiers (2,106), Cronje (1,785), Smith (1,549), Amla (1,456), Gibbs (1,425), Cullinan (1,399) are still ahead of QDK in terms of ODI runs in Asia.
A look at his ODI record in 2023
De Kock has been in spectacular form in ODIs this year, with over 600 runs from 14 matches at an average in excess of 46. The southpaw has tallied two fifties and two hundreds in 2023. He is the third-highest run-scorer for SA in ODIs this year. Only Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma have scored more runs in ODI for SA in 2023.
Here's career ODI numbers
QDK has raced past 6,400 runs across 150 ODIs at an average in excess of 45. Besides slamming 31 fifties, the veteran hammered 19 centuries. His highest ODI score of 178 came against Australia in 2016 at the Centurion. De Kock has surpassed 250 runs in three matches in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup with three 50-plus scores.
