India, Nov. 7 -- Quinton de Kock celebrated his return to One-Day International cricket in stunning fashion, smashing a fluent century to guide South Africa to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the second ODI at Faisalabad's Iqbal Stadium on Tuesday. The victory levelled the three-match series 1-1.

The 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who reversed his ODI retirement ahead of the tour, crafted an unbeaten 123 off 119 balls as the Proteas chased down Pakistan's total of 269 with 59 balls to spare. The innings not only marked de Kock's first hundred since his comeback but also took his tally of ODI centuries to 22 - moving him past Herschelle Gibbs (21) to become the player with the third-most ODI hundreds for South Africa. Only AB de Vi...