Quinton de Kock has slammed yet another half-century in the Indian Premier League (IPL), with his latest one coming against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Playing his first match of the season, de Kock bided his time initially and also survived a close run-out call, but has managed to capitalise on it by scoring a fifty, getting to the milestone off just 28 deliveries.
With this knock, de Kock has now gone past MS Dhoni’s record of most 50-plus scores in IPL as a wicketkeeper. Only KL Rahul has more 50-plus scores as a designated wicketkeeper in the IPL.
Most 50+ scores as a wicketkeeper in IPL
31 KL Rahul
25 Quinton de Kock
24 MS Dhoni
21 Dinesh Karthik
21 Rishabh Pant
De Kock has built a formidable partnership, in excess of 100, with Naman Dhir after MI were reduced to 12/2.
With a 53-ball century, de Kock now has the most centuries as a wicketkeeper in the IPL
Most IPL centuries as a wicketkeeper
3 Quinton de Kock
2 Adam Gilchrist, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson
This is de Kock’s second stint with MI, having previously played for them between 2019 and 2021, winning two titles in three seasons. He was bought for INR 1 crore at the IPL 2026 auction. He played for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after that before returning to MI.
De Kock is the only South African batter with over 12,000 runs. Overall, he has 82 fifties and nine tons in the format.
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