Quinton de Kock is a talented South African cricketer with an attacking batting style and sharp wicketkeeping skills. Born on 17th December 1992, he is 33 years old and has been a stalwart for South Africa in all formats. De Kock, a left-handed opening batsman, debuted for South Africa in 2012 and quickly gained an international reputation as a fast starter who could win matches with hundreds. He has led South Africa in both limited-overs formats and is an active player in the biggest T20 leagues around the globe. With 1000s of international runs, so many hundreds and a secure pair of hands behind the stumps, de Kock is one wicketkeeper-batter who has made a mark in modern cricket.
| Personal Information | Details |
| Name | Quinton de Kock |
| Age | December 17, 1992 (32 years) |
| Birth Place | Johannesburg, Gauteng |
| Height | 1.70 M |
| Role | WK-Batsman |
| Batting Style | Left Handed Bat |
| Bowling Style | – |
| Country | South Africa |
Quinton de Kock’s Batting Career Stats
Here are the career figures for bat-wielding touching machine Quinton de Kock, one of the most reliable wicketkeeper-batters going. And he has to face the new ball as well, among Tests, ODIs and T20I, he mustered thousands of international runs opening the innings — often providing explosive starts. In ODIs, he’s very solid as well with a couple of hundreds and good average at the top. His career in Test cricket also includes vital hundreds under onerous conditions, and in T20 cricket he is well known for a high strike rate as well as power hitting. De Kock’s consistency integrated with attacking style of play gives him a very impressive overall batting record.
Test Format Stats
In the red-ball format, Quinton de Kock played effectively as a keeper-batter, contributing with that much-needed runs under pressure. 23), figured in more than 50 Tests, with 3,000 runs under his belt and many centuries and fifties. His attacking approach, paired with safe hands, provided a more base to South Africa’s red-ball outfit.
| Details | Test |
| Match | 54 |
| Innings | 91 |
| Runs | 3300 |
| Ball Faced | 4652 |
| Highest Score | 141 |
| Average | 38.82 |
| Strike Rate | 70.94 |
| NO | 6 |
| Fours | 411 |
| Sixes | 33 |
| 50s | 22 |
| 100s | 6 |
| 200s | 0 |
ODIs Format Stats
Quinton de Koc has performed well in the ODIs with a good record as an opener. He has played more than 6,000 runs in which he registered dozens of centuries and half-centuries with good batting average and striker rate. He can also hit the ground running which has made him one of South Africa’s most dependable ODI batsmen.
| Details | ODIs |
| Match | 155 |
| Innings | 155 |
| Runs | 6770 |
| Ball Faced | 7005 |
| Highest Score | 178 |
| Average | 45.74 |
| Strike Rate | 96.65 |
| NO | 7 |
| Fours | 771 |
| Sixes | 118 |
| 50s | 30 |
| 100s | 21 |
| 200s | 0 |
T20I Format Stats
Quinton de Kock’s aggressive style of play and flamboyant stroke-play has seen him flourish in T20I cricket. He has scored over 2000 international runs, are a good rate while playing the new ball and is just ticking all of them boxes. Famous for his clean hitting and reliability, he has played numerous match-winning knocks that helped reinforce South Africa’s T20 talent pool.
| Details | T20I |
| Match | 92 |
| Innings | 91 |
| Runs | 2584 |
| Ball Faced | 1868 |
| Highest Score | 100 |
| Average | 31.51 |
| Strike Rate | 138.33 |
| NO | 9 |
| Fours | 264 |
| Sixes | 103 |
| 50s | 16 |
| 100s | 1 |
| 200s | 0 |
IPL Format Stats
Quinton de Kock has been one of the most consistent opening batsmen or wicket keepers in the IPL. It is different, him scoring thousands of runs playing for franchises like Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants as well as some win hitting hundreds and fifties. He scores quickly in the powerplay, and with safe glovework he is a useful T20 commodity.
| Details | IPL |
| Match | 115 |
| Innings | 115 |
| Runs | 3309 |
| Ball Faced | 2469 |
| Highest Score | 140 |
| Average | 30.64 |
| Strike Rate | 134.03 |
| NO | 7 |
| Fours | 325 |
| Sixes | 134 |
| 50s | 24 |
| 100s | 2 |
| 200s | 0 |
Quinton de Kock’s Bowling Career Stats
General Bowling Thisara Perera’s overall bowling stats are modest, mainly since he has never been required or expected to bowl a significant number of overs at the highest level of international cricket. A wicketkeeper-batsman by trade, he has hardly bowled in international cricket or franchise tournaments. In his occasional outings, he has bowled part-time overs in low-pressure scenarios without the need to take a wicket. The game has always had to take from his aggressive batting at the top of the order and sharp wicketkeeping rather than with his bowling. Thus de Kock’s bowling feather (if he does adorn that cap) in his bristling repertoire continues to be fairly wee and insignificant compared with his fine, fluent performances as a bat.
Test Format Stats
Quinton de Kock has forged a strong reputation as a dependable wicketkeeper-batter in Test cricket. He scored over 3,000 runs (several centuries to his credit) and often made performances in difficult overseas conditions. His ability to score quickly breathed life into the middle order, while his reliability behind the stumps counted in his favour as he took over from Mark Boucher.
| Details | Test |
| Match | 54 |
| Innings | 0 |
| Balls | 0 |
| Runs | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Average | 0 |
| Economy | 0 |
| Strike Rate | 0 |
| Best Bowling Inning | -/- |
| Best Bowling Match | -/- |
| 5w | 0 |
| 10w | 0 |
ODIs Format Stats
Quinton de Kock’s performance at the top of the batting order in ODIs has been particularly good. He scored 6000 plus runs, including few centuries and fifty PLUS scores. A hard-hitting batsman, who has a decent average and strike rate while also being counted on in the powerplay; one of South Africa’s most reliable ODI players.
| Details | ODIs |
| Match | 155 |
| Innings | 0 |
| Balls | 0 |
| Runs | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Average | 0 |
| Economy | 0 |
| Strike Rate | 0 |
| Best Bowling Inning | -/- |
| Best Bowling Match | -/- |
| 5w | 0 |
| 10w | 0 |
T20I Format Stats
In T20I cricket, South Africa has relied heavily on an aggressive opening batsman in the form of Quinton de Kock. He has scored 2,000 plus runs with some scintillating fifties at an impressive strike-rate as well. His powerplay exploitation and wicket-keeping efficiency, contribute an added incentive to his T20I record.
| Details | T20I |
| Match | 92 |
| Innings | 0 |
| Balls | 0 |
| Runs | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Average | 0 |
| Economy | 0 |
| Strike Rate | 0 |
| Best Bowling Inning | -/- |
| Best Bowling Match | -/- |
| 5w | 0 |
| 10w | 0 |
IPL Format Stats
Quinton de Kock has been a revelation with his aggressive batting at the top in the IPL. He has got good runs playing in teams like Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants, he looked more consistent there from the other players contributing multiple fifties, great innings. He is also an extremely useful player- aggressive with his strokeplay and reliable behind the stumps.
| Details | IPL |
| Match | 115 |
| Innings | 0 |
| Balls | 0 |
| Runs | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Average | 0 |
| Economy | 0 |
| Strike Rate | 0 |
| Best Bowling Inning | -/- |
| Best Bowling Match | -/- |
| 5w | 0 |
| 10w | 0 |
Quinton de Kock’s Career Information
Quinton de Kock The South African cricketer is known for his attacking batting and excellent wicket-keeping. The right-hand batsman who was born on December 17, 1992 in Johannesburg made his international debut in 2012, and soon after established himself as the centrepiece of South Africa’s batting attack. Famous for his explosive starts, de Kock has been consistent in all formats — Tests, ODIs and T20Is — scoring thousands of runs with several centuries, and it includes fifties too. Outside international cricket, he has been a standout in the big T20 leagues such as the IPL. His captaincy qualities, dependability and the ability to win matches has made him one of renowned wicket-keeper batsman in the world.
| T20 debut | vs New Zealand, Dec 21 at 2012 at Kingsmead |
| Last T20 | vs India, Jun 29 at 2024 at Kensington Oval |
| Test debut | vs Australia, Feb 20 at 2014 at St George’s Park |
| Last Test | vs India, Dec 26 at 2021 at SuperSport Park |
| Odi debut | vs New Zealand, Jan 19 at 2013 at Boland Park |
| Last Odi | vs Australia, Nov 16 at 2023 at Eden Gardens |
| Ipl debut | vs Pune Warriors, Apr 17 at 2013 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
| Last Ipl | vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, May 25 at 2025 at Arun Jaitley Stadium |
