Quinton de Kock scored 154 runs in 88 balls with 23 sixes and fours, He is the soul of the team!
Although Quinton de Kock is a South African player. But, these days he has become the life of his team in CPL 2024. He is seen doing wonders for Barbados Royals here. As a wicketkeeper-batsman, in the 3 matches played so far, he has been seen leaving his mark both in front of and behind the wicket. Something similar happened in the match played on 11 September. What de Kock did by standing in front of and behind the wicket not only became the reason for the team's victory but due to that he was also selected as the Player of the Match.
On September 11, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons faced Barbados Royals on the pitch of the Caribbean Premier League. In this match, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons batted first and scored 176 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs, in which Justin Greaves' unbeaten 61 runs and Sam Billings' 56 runs played a big role. But, now Barbados Royals had a target of 177 runs, chasing which Quinton de Kock did a little work for his team, and the rest was completed by the clouds by raining.
Barbados Royals had scored 127 runs for 3 wickets in 14.3 overs with the help of 48 runs scored by Quinton de Kock at a strike rate of 160. That means they had to score 49 more runs in the remaining 5.3 overs. But then it rained in the match, after which the game could not be resumed. According to DLS, at the time and score at which the match was stopped due to rain, Barbados Royals were ahead in the match. They were declared winners by 10 runs.
This was Barbados Royals' third consecutive win in 3 matches. The hero of their third win was Quinton de Kock, who scored 48 runs in 30 balls from in front of the wicket and also took 2 catches behind the wicket. Before this, he also scored a half-century in one of Barbados Royals' victories. In this way, Quinton de Kock has scored a total of 154 runs in 88 balls, including a half-century, 15 fours, 8 sixes, and a strike rate of 175 in the 3 matches played so far for Barbados Royals. During this, he has become the Player of the Match in 2 matches.