Virat Kohli claps as Quinton de Kock smashes Harshit Rana for six to complete century in IND vs SA 2025 3rd ODI [Watch]

Virat Kohli showered a heartwarming gesture for the Proteas opener Quinton de Kock in the third ODI in Vizag on Saturday, December 6. The former India skipper clapped on alongside South Africa players, who were in the dugout, after de Kock slammed an 80-ball century. Notably, the wicketkeeper-batter played under Virat Kohli's captaincy for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2018.

The reaction came after the left-handed batter slammed a six off Harshit Rana to bring up his seventh ODI century against the Men in Blue, the most tons by a designated wicketkeeper. With that, de Kock also equaled legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar, AB de Villiers, Rohit Sharma, and Saeed Anwar for most tons in an away country. Overall, it was his 23rd ODI ton, joint-most by a wicketkeeper alongside Kumar Sangakkara.

Watch the video below:

De Kock went for the maximum as Rana bowled a half-tracker on the pads, angling into the batter from around the wicket. The southpaw waited and whipped it over square leg with power before taking off his helmet and raising his bat to soak in the applause.

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Quinton de Kock’s century helps South Africa stay in control despite two quick wickets in the 3rd ODI; Virat Kohli on brink of scripting history again

Quinton de Kock’s century helped South Africa stay in the competition against India despite losing two quick wickets in the series decider. Notably, Prasidh Krishna struck twice to send back Matthew Breetzke and Aiden Markram in the same over.

At the time of writing, the Proteas were 197/4 after 32.1 overs, with de Kock (104 off 85) and Dewald Brevis (13 off 11) at the crease. Apart from de Kock, skipper Temba Bavuma looked good for his 48 off 67 deliveries. The tourists won the second ODI by four wickets by chasing down a mammoth 359, thanks to a century from Markram (110 off 98). Earlier, the hosts won the series opener by 17 runs.

Virat Kohli is on the brink of scoring a hat-trick of ODI centuries after 2018. The 37-year-old slammed 135 (120) and 102 (93) in the first two ODIs in Ranchi and Raipur, respectively.

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