De Kock stars as Proteas rout AustraliaAFP, LUCKNOW, IndiaQuinton de Kock on Thursday hit his second successive century at the World Cup as South Africa sent five-time champions Australia crashing to a 134-run defeat. After the Proteas had made 311-7, Australia lost six wickets with just 70 on the board and then focused solely on attempting to limit the damage to their net run rate. South Africa’s Quinton de Kock plays a shot against Australia in their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match in Lucknow, India, on Thursday. Photo: AFPFor South Africa, it was a second win in two games, while Australia have lost both of their matches. Australia, who lost by six wickets to India in their opener, saw five catches dropped when South Africa batted.
