Reeza Hendricks was praised by Quinton de Kock as a “quiet assassin” after the pair combined for 152 to start South Africa’s record run chase against West Indies.
At Centurion on Sunday, South Africa defeated the Windies by six wickets after setting a 259-run target.
Dale Steyn praises Reeza Hendricks
Former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn also tweeted with a caption: “Reeza is a silent assassin.”
In addition, De Kock (100 from 44 deliveries), who scored the fastest 50 for South Africa in the shortest format with his half-century coming from just 15 balls, set a T20I record for the most successful run chase.
De Kock attacked the Windies right away with the help of Hendricks (68), and by the end of the first powerplay, the Proteas had amassed a score of 102-0. That is a full-member nation’s highest powerplay total in a T20I.
Following De Kock’s ejection at the hands of Raymon Reifer (1-42), Hendricks took over, and Reifer credited his fellow opener.
Quinton De Kock after the match said that, Reeza Hendricks was the silent assassin. “It was quite special. Reeza was the silent assassin,” said De Kock.
“When I got out he said, ‘We just did something really special and we should be proud of what we’ve done’.
“We have played together for so long. We know what he can do.”
Asked about his approach, De Kock added: “Just pick the right options and play with a bit of hope. Playing at Centurion, we know we can get a lot of runs here.”
“It was a great game to be a part of,” said Aiden Markram. “All in all I think both teams can appreciate it.”
“It was pretty, pretty crazy. When we came off halfway, we thought we had enough,” said West Indies captain Rovman Powell.
“But credit to Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks. They applied pressure from ball one.
“We tell [Johnson] to go hard. We give him a licence to hit. He played very well today.
“This is the seventh game I’ve been on the T20 circuit that we scored 240 or 250 runs and we lost so I’m quite used to it now.”
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