ODI Cricket World Cup 2023: Ranking top 10 openers
Before the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, let's have a glance at the 10 best batters of the event.
1. Quinton de Kock
South Africa’s journey in this World Cup ended with their three-wicket defeat to Australia in the semi-final at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. From the Proteas side, Quinton de Kock looked spectacular in the tournament and became the second-leading run-getter with 594 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 107.02.
In his team’s first two wins, he dominated the opponents Sri Lanka and Australia with his magnificent centuries. The Proteas star registered a 149-run win over Bangladesh at the Wankede Stadium and he struck 174 runs off 140 balls and became the wicketkeeper-batter with the highest individual score in the World Cup tournaments.
The 30-year-old bettered Australia’s Adam Gilchrist’s 149-run record against Sri Lanka (in the World Cup 2007 final) to become the owner of the sensational batting feat. de Kock scored four tons in this competition which made him the South Africa batter with the most centuries in a World Cup edition.
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