Quinton de Kock IPL

Quinton de Kock struck 70 in his first IPL appearance of 2023, but it wasn’t enough to help his team Lucknow Super Giants to victory. Photo: Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Quinton de Kock FINALLY gets IPL chance – and hits 70

Quinton de Kock struck 70 in his first IPL appearance of 2023, but it wasn’t enough to help his team Lucknow Super Giants to victory.

Quinton de Kock IPL

Quinton de Kock struck 70 in his first IPL appearance of 2023, but it wasn’t enough to help his team Lucknow Super Giants to victory. Photo: Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Quinton de Kock struck a half-century in his first IPL appearance of the season on Sunday, but it was not enough to help his team Lucknow Super Giants to victory against the Gujarat Titans.

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The Proteas wicketkeeper-batter has been a shock omission from Lucknow’s starting line-up but the got an opportunity after injury ruled out captain KL Rahul.

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Chasing a mammoth target after Gujarat racked up 227/2 in the first innings of the game, De Kock hit 70 off 41 balls but his team could only muster a total of 171/7 to lose by 56 runs.

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For Gujarat, Proteas middle-order batter David Miller looked in fine touch as he bludgeoned smashed 21 not out off just 12 balls as his side posted the fourth-highest team total this season.

The victory saw defending champions Titans sitting pretty at the top of the league standings with eight wins in 11 matches, while the Super Giants are in third place.

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