De Kock pleased with his knock

DOMINANT: PROTEAS LEVEL ODI SERIES IN SOME STYLE

- Wesley Botton

STONE COLD. Proteas opener Quinton de Kock celebrates after reaching his century during the second ODI against Pakistan at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad yesterday. Picture: Getty Images

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Top-order batter Quinton de Kock was pleased to show his standards hadn't dropped after the comeback veteran smashed a century yesterday, leading the Proteas to an eight-wicket victory as they levelled the one-day international (ODI) series in the second match in Faisalabad.

Set a target of 270 runs to win, 32-year-old De Kock and teenager Lhuan-dré Pretorius got the Proteas off to a solid start, combining in an 81-run opening stand.