ICC T20 World Cup 2016: South Africa vs West Indies - 5 Talking Points

#3 – Quinton comes of age as others wilt

Quinton de Kock played a responsible knock on a difficult surface

Quinton de Kock has played quite a lot of frenetic knocks on several docile surfaces and made himself impossible to contain. But, on a sluggish surface which tested every batsman on show, the 23-year old defied a confident bowling unit.

Quick to use his feet against the spinners, he looked assured as he negotiated the tricky waters admirably. The wicket-keeper batsman picked up boundaries with some delectable shots.

Once he settled down, de Kock consolidated his innings to prop up a frail South African batting lineup. He rotated the strike by targeting the right fielders and offered a semblance of hope for his team by giving their bowlers something to defend.