Quinton de Kock breaks century barrier to steer SA to rain-hit win
Captain Du Plessis calls it a ‘brilliant’ team effort while batter is more relieved than ecstatic to finally hit a ton
Quinton de Kock ended a streak of near misses with a scintillating century, setting up a series-clinching win for SA in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka at Kingsmead on Sunday. De Kock hit 121 in an SA total of 331/5, highlighting what captain Faf du Plessis described as a “brilliant” team batting effort. Sri Lanka, chasing a revised target of 193 in 24 overs after a lengthy rain delay, made 121/5. SA’s 71-run win, according to the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern formula, gave them a winning 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Sri Lanka were 75/2 after 16 overs at the rain break and faced a near-impossible task of scoring another 118 off 48 balls when play resumed, especially with Kusal Perera out of action with a leg injury. Perera, star of Sri Lanka’s upset win in the first Test at the same venue in February, left the field in the seventh over after hurting his left leg while fielding. “Rain-affected games are not nice, but the way we bowled up front, getting wickets, it was...
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