In the match against New Zealand, Quinton de Kock smashed his fourth hundred of this World Cup. De Kock scored 114 (116), which featured 10 fours and three sixes.
With the feat, Quinton became the third player in the history of the World Cup to score four or more centuries in a single edition. He equalled Kumar Sangakkara’s feat of four World Cup centuries and now eyes Rohit Sharma’s record of five tons he scored in the 2019 edition. Here is the list of most hundreds in a single edition of the World Cup.
- 5 – Rohit Sharma (2019)
- 4 – Kumar Sangakkara (2015)
- 4 – Quinton de Kock (2023)*
- 3 – Matthew Hayden (AUS) in 2007
De Kock also equalled Adam Gilchrist and Sangakkara’s feat of most 50+ scores by a wicket-keeper in a World Cup edition.
- 4 – Adam Gilchrist (2003)
- 4 – K Sangakkara (2007)
- 4 – K Sangakkara (2011)
- 4 – Brad Haddin (2011)
- 4 – K Sangakkara (2015)
- 4 – Quinton de Kock (2023)*
With four hundreds, Quinton equalled Herschelle Gibbs’ record for the third-most ODI hundreds for South Africa. It was De Kock’s 21st ODI century. Here is the complete list. Most centuries for South Africa in ODIs:
- 27 – Hashim Amla
- 25 – AB de Villiers
- 21 – Herschelle Gibbs
- 21 – Quinton de Kock