"In beast mode": Fans went beserk as Quinton de Kock scores a brilliant century on comeback against PBKS
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Quinton de Kock produced a stupendous innings on his return for the Mumbai Indians, as he scored his third IPL century after his return to the former franchise. He has once again set the Wankhede on fire, a scene that was so common to witness during his former stint with the franchise.
Mumbai Indians had to leave out their most experienced batter, Rohit Sharma, as he struggled with a hamstring injury, which helped Quinton de Kock break into the MI playing XI. He opened the innings alongside Ryan Rickelton.
Quinton de Kock receives a standing ovation for his century on his comeback
The South African veteran struggled with his poor form in the previous two seasons of the IPL and hence was ignored by major sides in this mini-auction, but his former franchise, the Mumbai Indians, noticed his international comeback for the Proteas.
QDK continued his stellar form in T20 franchise cricket in the SA20 as well, while he played some fine knocks against India in bilaterals, and also scored runs in the ICC T20 World Cup.
He made his comeback for the Mumbai Indians and went on to start his innings with a stunning six over the extra cover boundary. This seemed like an early glimpse of what is to come for the Mumbai Indians. He played a fine knock, not giving a single chance to the PBKS bowlers and scored his third century in the IPL.
He was unbeaten and top-scored for the Mumbai Indians with 112 runs and helped the MI side with a score of 195 runs by the end of their 20 overs.
Special homecoming for the MI star - QDK's IPL stats for Mumbai Indians
The South African veteran has not only scored several runs in this game for the Mumbai Indians. It is just one of those special homecomings for the former MI star who played for the franchise on former occasions as well.
Having represented the Mumbai Indians between 2019 and 2021, he had amassed 1,329 runs across three seasons for the Mumbai side. Having played three seasons, his first two seasons saw him get over 1000+ runs while winning two titles with the franchise.
This innings marked his maiden hundred for the Mumbai Indians, as his previous hundreds came for the Delhi Capitals and the Lucknow Super Giants in the previous IPL seasons. This marked the third century of his IPL career and announced his return to prime form.
"What a classy moment!": Fans bow down to Quinton de Kock's stunning show at the Wankhede
COMEBACK CENTURY FOR QUINTON DE COCK AGAINST PBKS
— Caffeine☕ (@faizz774896) April 16, 2026
He just turned the game into his personal highlight reel,what a brutal inning it was. Pure class, zero mercy.When he gets going, bowlers just survive they don’t compete. This wasn’t just a knock, this was a statement
100 in… pic.twitter.com/SIDTlfVnjz
What a classy moment!👏 Rohit & the whole MI squad showing love to QDK after that explosive comeback ton💙 Pure team spirit!
— Sarkarr (@Sar_Kar0) April 16, 2026
With a classy 💯 from Quinton, it’s all over for Ryan Rickelton — game, set, dominance. 🔥🏏
— IPL X News (@IPLXNews) April 16, 2026
De cock is always a better player than ricklenton
— KK (@gujarathi_kk) April 16, 2026
De kock is going to play rest of all the matches for MI.
— VIRAT FAN (@pabitamallick90) April 16, 2026
Who is going to sit in dugout?
Mumbai paid only 1 cr. To this legendary batsman. pic.twitter.com/HEd9tvdcP8
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