Watch: Quinton de Kock loses middle stump after clubbing leg-side six off Anrich Nortje in MLC’s battle of South Africans
Watch: Quinton de Kock smashed his countrymate Anrich Nortje for a six in the 2023 MLC, but was sent packing by the quick on the very next delivery during a clash between Seattle Orcas and Washington Freedom.
Orcas’ opener de Kock looked scratchy during his maiden game in the Major League Cricket, crawling his way to four in nine balls before he broke the shackles with a huge six over deep mid-wicket.
The fifth ball of the third over of the innings by Nortje was a full-length ball, which the left-hander sent sailing over the ropes. However, Nortje had the last laugh as he dismissed de Kock immediately, bowling him with a peach of a delivery.
Bowled around the off stump, the ball nipped back in. De Kock looked to play the cut but only managed an inside edge, which went on to shatter his stumps.
De Kock’s departed for an 11-ball 10 in a run chase of 145. His team chased the total in 19.4 overs, with Nauman Anwar and Imad Wasim making 48 and 43 respectively.
Watch the sequence of events between de Kock and Nortje here:
SIX… then GONE!
QDK picks UP ⏫Anrich Nortje's full ball over midwicket!
Next ball… De Kock attempts to CUT✂️ but CHOPS🥢 on!
2⃣0⃣/1⃣ (3.0) pic.twitter.com/k4Hq5uM220
— Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) July 15, 2023
