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Quinton de Kock was on a roll on Tuesday, October 24, against Bangladesh. Playing in his 150th ODI match, he amassed 174 off just 140 balls to guide his team to yet another 350-plus total in the ICC World Cup 2023. He and the Proteas smashed many other records at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Highest Individual Score on Indian Soil in World Cup History
De Kock’s 174 is now the highest individual score on Indian soil in World Cup history. He surpassed David Warner’s 163, which the Aussie had scored just a few days ago against Pakistan in Bengaluru on October 20. Earlier, Warner had gone past Andrew Strauss, who had scored 158 in the 2011 World Cup.
Top Five World Cup Scores on Indian Soil
Four of the top five highest individual scores on Indian soild have come in this edition.
Four of the top five highest individual scores on Indian soild have come in this edition.
| Player | Country | Score | Ground | Opposition | Year |
| Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 174 | Mumbai | Bangladesh | 2023 |
| David Warner | Australia | 163 | Australia | Pakistan | 2023 |
| Andrew Strauss | England | 158 | Bengaluru | India | 2011 |
| Devon Conway | New Zealand | 152* | Ahmedabad | England | 2023 |
| Dwaid Malan | England | 140 | Dharamsala | Bangladesh | 2023 |
Most 350-Plus Totals in World Cups
The score of 382/5 by the Proteas is now their eighth 350-plus score in World Cup history. This is the most by any team. Not only that, with this, South Africa also became the first team to register three 350-plus scores in a single World Cup edition.
8 - South Africa
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7 - Australia
4 - India
Most Centuries for South Africa in a Single World Cup Edition
With his third century in only five matches, Quinton de Kock went past AB de Villiers for the most centuries in a single edition by a South Africa batter. De Villiers had hit two in 2015.
Most 150-Plus Scores by Wicket-Keepers in ODIs
With this knock, 30-year-old de Kock became the only designated wicket-keeper with three 150-plus scores in ODIs. He went past Adam Gilchrist and Jos Buttler on the list. They both have two 150-plus scores in ODIs. Among the Proteas batters, only Hashim Amla (4) now has more 150-plus scores than de Kock.
Second-Highest Score for South Africa in the World Cup
De Kock, who announced ahead of the start of the World Cup that this would be his last hurrah in 50-overs cricket, now also has the second-highest score by a Proteas batter in World Cup history. He is only behind Gary Kirsten’s unbeaten 188 against UAE, which was scored in Rawalpindi during the 1996 World Cup.
188* - Gary Kirsten vs UAE, Rawalpindi, 1996
174 - Quinton de Kock vs BAN, Mumbai WS, 2023
162* - AB de Villiers vs WI, Sydney, 2015
161 - Andrew Hudson vs NED, Rawalpindi, 1996
159 - Hashim Amla vs IRE, Canberra, 2015