UPDATE: De Kock century carries Proteas to 382/5 against Bangladesh

In-form opener Quinton de Kock racked up his third century of the tournament, guiding South Africa to a mammoth 382/5 in their Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh in Mumbai on Tuesday.

After winning the toss and choosing to bat, the Proteas lost two cheap wickets, but De Kock and stand-in captain Aiden Markram worked together to steady the ship.

Leading the side in the absence of regular skipper Temba Bavuma, who remained ill and was unavailable for their second game in a row, Markram contributed 60 runs in a 131-run partnership with De Kock for the third wicket.

After Markram was removed in the 31st over, De Kock then combined with Heinrich Klaasen in another big stand, picking up the run rate as they shared 142 runs.

Damage done

De Kock eventually sliced a delivery from Hasan Mahmud to Nasum Ahmed at deep backward point, but by that point the damage had been done, with the opener smashing 174 runs off 140 balls (including 15 fours and seven sixes).

The experienced top-order batter climbed to the top of the list of the tournament’s highest run scorers, having compiled 407 runs in just five games.

Klaasen, meanwhile, went on to make 90 runs off just 49 deliveries in an explosive innings which featured eight sixes.

Though he was dismissed in the final over, falling just 10 runs short of his second successive ton, the Proteas reached a formidable total.

Bangladesh will be chasing a mammoth 383 runs to win the round-robin clash.