Quinton de Kock was a driving force behind MI New York's 2025 title triumph, scoring 373 runs to finish among the league's top batters. He capped the season with a match-winning 77 in the Final to help secure the championship.
A left-handed wicketkeeper-opener from Johannesburg who became one of South Africa's biggest white-ball stars and a big-match opener for MI New York.
2012 — 2026 · in 4 chaptersA Gauteng player at 16, he scored 226 runs in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup group stage, including 95 off 93 balls against Bangladesh, and made his ODI debut against New Zealand in January 2013.
2 moments ▾Before the quarter-final he led South Africa's group-stage runs with 226 at a strike rate of 108, including 95 off 93 balls against Bangladesh. The story gives no date, so the month is inferred from a photo caption.
ESPNcricinfoDe Kock made his ODI debut on 19 January 2013 against New Zealand at Paarl (cap 105), a month after his T20I debut, and went on to open South Africa's innings for a decade.
WikipediaHe hit 168 not out in a 10-wicket win over Bangladesh in October 2017 and, at the 2023 World Cup, 174 off 140 balls against Bangladesh at the Wankhede.
2 moments ▾At Kimberley he made 168 not out off 145 balls, with 21 fours and two sixes, sharing an unbroken opening stand with Hashim Amla. South Africa won by 10 wickets with 43 balls to spare.
DawnAt the Wankhede he hit 174 off 140 balls (15 fours, 7 sixes), his third hundred in five matches, and was Player of the Match as South Africa won by 149 runs.
DawnHe scored 63 off 38 balls for MI New York against the San Francisco Unicorns in June 2025, then came out of ODI retirement and hit an unbeaten 123 against Pakistan in November.
2 moments ▾In his first MLC season with MINY he made 63 off 38 balls (five fours, four sixes) in a 182 total, but San Francisco Unicorns chased it down.
MI New YorkAfter reversing his ODI retirement in September 2025, he made 123 not out in Faisalabad, his 22nd ODI hundred and first since November 2023, and South Africa won with two wickets down.
WisdenSigned as MI New York's final overseas player for MLC 2026, he opened through the campaign and hit 51 off 24 balls in the Eliminator. MI New York finished fourth in the 2026 group stage (5 wins, 5 losses, 10 points) and lost the Eliminator to Washington Freedom on 15 July, who chased down 267 with eight balls to spare.
2 moments ▾MI New York announced de Kock as the ninth and last overseas player for MLC 2026, after a century for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
MI New YorkKnown innings: 26 (16 balls), 20 (18), 33 (17), 61 (46) and 51 off 24 in the Eliminator. Matches played and the full run total were not found, so 191 covers only these five.
MI New York
This moment is on a cardUnsung Hero - Quinton De KockComing soon · drops in MNY packsUnsung Hero - Quinton De KockComing soon · drops in MNY packsLegend - Quinton De KockIn MNY packs · from $45
