Faisalabad, Nov. 7 -- South African batter Quinton de Kock is just 44 runs away from becoming the fifth player to complete 7,000 runs in ODIs from his team as his side takes on Pakistan in a series decider on Saturday.

The series between Pakistan, the hosts and South Africa is split 1-1, with the decider taking place at Faisalabad on Saturday. During the last match, QDK slammed his 22nd century in the 50-over format, taking SA to an eight-wicket win with an unbeaten 123* during run-chase of 270 runs at Faisalabad.

Earlier in the first ODI, he had slammed a 71-ball 63 in his side's two-wicket loss, playing his first ODI after retiring from the format after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and reversing his white-ball retirement in Septembe...