Quinton de Kock (PC: Twitter)
South Africa keeper-batter Quinton de Kock has surpassed the milestone of 2000 runs in the T20I format during the third T20I game against India on Tuesday (October 4) at Indore.
Invited to bat first, South Africa lost their skipper Temba Bavuma (3) early again, which put Proteas under the pump. However, the in-form Quinton and Rilee Rossouw were sensational with their ball-striking capabilities to steer the visitors at a lavish rate.
The duo added 90 runs for the second wicket before Quinton made his way back to the hut for a well-compiled 68 off 43 balls. His innings comprised six fours and four sixes. The 29-year-old now has 2,032 runs in the shortest format in 71 innings, including 12 fifties.
With this fiery knock, the southpaw is the leading run-scorer for the team in T20Is, and eclipsed David Miller, who has 2028 runs.
After the dismissal of Quinton, Rossouw finished on 100* off 48 balls, while Stubbs (23) and Miller (19*) provided a finishing touch to propel South Africa to a total of 227 on the board.
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