Quinton de Kock, who is playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders for the first time in the IPL 2025, broke an all-time KKR record against the Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday, March 26. With his unbroken 97-run innings at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, De Kock helped the Knight Riders chase down RR’s mediocre total of 152.
Quinton de Kock scoring 97 runs from 61 balls
De Kock unleashed his game, scoring 97 runs from 61 balls, including eight fours and six sixes, to punish the RR bowlers. While the Proteas veteran failed to reach three figures, he sealed KKR’s first win of the season by hitting Jofra Archer for the winning six and leading the team home with eight wickets in hand and 15 balls in the bag.
De Kock’s 97-run knock smashed Manish Pandey’s record from the 2014 final against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). The wicketkeeper’s 97-run knock is now the highest score by any KKR player in run chases.
Before de Kock’s 97, Manish held the record, scoring 94 runs in the second innings of that epic final to help KKR win their second title.
The highest run-chase score by a KKR player is:
- Quinton de Kock: 97* vs. RR in 2025
- Manish Pandey: 94 vs. KXIP (now PBKS) in 2014
- Chris Lynn: 93* vs GL in 2017
- Manvinder Bisla: 92 vs. CSK in 2013 5 – Gautam Gambhir: 90* versus SRH in 2016
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Quinton de Kock Player of the Match for his match-winning innings
De Kock was rightly named Player of the Match for his match-winning innings. The wicketkeeper batsman also emphasized his knock, stating that he is glad to be scoring after retiring from international cricket. “It was great to get this opportunity, and I wanted to make it count. (On post-international retirement challenges),” de Kock stated in the post-match statement.
“To be honest, I have not felt any challenges yet. I got three months off, which felt good. This season began with a 10-day build-up. This is only my second game here, so I’m taking things as they come. Fortunately, we batted second, so I could observe the wicket and how the ball was moving. I simply played through the game’s scenario. The IPL is known for massive sixes and big scores, but this was not the time for me.
“It was simply about winning the way I knew it. (On the new franchise) I enjoy meeting new people and experiencing new settings. It is about finding your place in the team. Sometimes the team accepts you later, but here at KKR, they have already welcomed me with open arms, which feels great. (On whether NRR was a conversation) The wicket was not suitable for that style of game, as the ball turned and stopped. It was a workman’s wicket. If we get a better wicket, we’ll definitely talk about it, but today it was all about going down and winning,” he said.
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