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De Kock slams 178 as South Africa win
JOHANNESBURG: Quinton de Kock slammed 178 to help beat top-ranked Australia by six wickets in the first of five ODIs on Friday. Opener De Kock’s 11th ODI century
Published on: Oct 1, 2016, 07:34:02 IST
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JOHANNESBURG: Quinton de Kock slammed 178 to help beat top-ranked Australia by six wickets in the first of five ODIs on Friday. Opener De Kock’s 11th ODI century was the best innings by a South African against Australia in the 50-over format and second-best ever behind Gary Kirsten’s 188 not out against UAE at the 1996 Cricket World Cup. De Kock crunched 11 sixes along with 16 fours to send South Africa to 295-4 at SuperSport Park, overtaking Australia’s 294-9 with more than 13 overs to spare.
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Australia 294/9 (G Bailey 74, J Hastings 51; A Phehlukwayo 4/44) lost to South Africa 295/4 (De Kock 178, R Rossouw 63; S Boland 3/67) by 6 wkts.
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