Quinton de Kock Survives Despite Ball Hitting the Stumps During ENG vs SA ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Watch Video
Quinton de Kock eventually completed his half-century and took South Africa forward.
South African opener and wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock was lucky enough to survive dismissal. De Kock while facing England spinner Adil Rashid survived despite the ball hitting the stumps. The incident took place in the 11th over when de Kock was batting on 25. The left-hander opted for a reverse sweep but he missed the shot and the ball went on to hit the stumps. Much to everyone’s surprise, the zing bails lightened up but did not come off and de Kock was handed a lifeline. England vs South Africa Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Match.
To make things worse for England, the ball went past the keeper after deflecting from the stumps and went to the boundary. TV replays confirmed that ball did hit the stump but de Kock was lucky enough to survive.
Meanwhile, South Africa lost two early wickets in chase of 312 runs. Opener Hashim Amla was forced to retire hurt after being hit on the head and then Aiden Markram was sent out to bat. The right-hander managed on 11 runs before Jofra Archer had him caught behind. Hashim Amla Retired Hurt After Nasty Head Blow From Jofra Archer in ENG vs SA ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match (Watch Video).
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Archer further dented South Africa by removing skipper Faf du Plessis on an individual score of five runs. At the time of writing this story, de Kock had completed his half-century and was batting with Rassie van der Dussen in the middle.
Lucky de Kock!
Earlier, put to bat first, England managed 311 for eight in their allotted 50 overs. All-rounder Ben Stokes was top-scorer for England with 89 off 79 balls. Apart from him. Jason Roy, Joe Root, and captain Eoin Morgan scored half-centuries as well.
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