Centurion, Jan. 30 -- Quinton de Kock's match-winning century against West Indies came with an unusual twist, but the result followed a familiar script with South Africa cruising to victory with their most experienced batter leading the charge and taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Moments before the Proteas team bus departed for SuperSport Park, de Kock made a startling discovery -- his bats were still back on the coast. "I went a bit white when I realised," de Kock admitted after the match, according to ESPNcricinfo.

With no time to retrieve bats, the senior opener was forced into improvisation, borrowing a bat from young teammate Dewald Brevis just minutes before taking the field. What followed was anything bu...