Quinton de Kock Smashes Record-Breaking Century as South Africa Thrash Pakistan to Level Series

November 07, 2025: The second ODI between South Africa and Pakistan was played in Faisalabad. The visitors defeated the hosts by 8 wickets and leveled the series 1-1. Quinton de Kock, who came out of retirement, stole the show with a brilliant century.

Batting first, Pakistan scored 269 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs. In reply, South Africa chased down the target in 40.1 overs, losing only 2 wickets, thanks to Quinton de Kock’s unbeaten 123 runs. De Kock had scored 63 runs in the first ODI. With this century, he achieved a remarkable milestone in his comeback match.

Quinton de Kock Surpasses Herschelle Gibbs

While chasing in the second ODI in Faisalabad, opener Quinton de Kock scored a brilliant century off 99 balls. This was his 22nd ODI hundred. With this, he became the third-highest century scorer for South Africa in ODIs, surpassing Herschelle Gibbs.

South African batsmen with the most ODI centuries:

• 27 – Hashim Amla
• 25 – AB de Villiers
• 22 – Quinton de Kock
• 21 – Herschelle Gibbs
• 17 – Jacques Kallis

Most centuries as an opener in ODIs:

• Kumar Sangakkara – 23
• Quinton de Kock – 22
• Shai Hope – 18
• Adam Gilchrist – 16
• Jos Buttler – 11

Highest individual scores for South Africa vs Pakistan in ODIs:

• 128 – AB de Villiers, Johannesburg, 2013
• 124 – Daryll Cullinan, Nairobi, 1996
• 123* – Rassie van der Dussen, Centurion, 2021
• 123* – Quinton de Kock, Faisalabad, 2025

Historic Partnership with Tony de Zorzi

Quinton de Kock and Tony de Zorzi (76) shared a 153-run stand for the second wicket. This is South Africa’s second-highest partnership against Pakistan in Pakistan. The previous best was a 159-run stand between Shaun Pollock and Graeme Smith in Multan in 2007.

Babar and Rizwan Fail to Deliver

Earlier, Pakistan posted a decent total, thanks to half-centuries from Saim Ayub (53), Salman Ali Agha (69), and Mohammad Nawab (59). However, Babar Azam (11) and Mohammad Rizwan (4) failed to score big. For South Africa, Nadre Burger took four wickets, while Peter picked three. With this win, South Africa leveled the three-match series 1-1.