Every player dreams of scoring a century at the World Cup for his/her country. But Quinton de Kock has stunned many with four tons in a single World Cup with the latest one coming against New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on November 1 (Wednesday). He smashed 114 runs with 10 fours and three wickets to help his side post a massive total of 357 runs for the loss of four wickets in 50 overs.
With this knock, he broke a couple of massive records in World Cup history. De Kock took his tally to 545 runs in seven matches in the mega event now going past Kumar Sangakkara in the list of most runs scored by a wicketkeeper in a single World Cup edition. Sangakkara had amassed 541 runs in the 2015 World Cup when he also scored four tons for Sri Lanka.
Most runs scored by a wicketkeeper in a single World Cup edition
| Players | Runs scored | World Cup edition |
| Quinton de Kock | 545 | 2023 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 541 | 2015 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 465 | 2011 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 453 | 2007 |
Quinton de Kock also broke GIlchrist’s all-time record as he hit three sixes during his record-breaking outing in Pune. As soon as he hit his first six of the innings, the left-hander went past the former Australian cricketer in the list of most sixes hit by a wicketkeeper in ODI World Cups. Gilchrist hit 19 maximums during his World Cup career and De Kock has smacked 22 sixes now. MS Dhoni is also part of this list with 15 sixes to his name in the World Cup tournaments in the ODI format.
Most sixes by a wicketkeeper in ODI World Cups
| Players | Sixes Hit |
| Quinton de Kock | 22 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 19 |
| Mark Boucher | 15 |
| MS Dhoni | 15 |