Quinton de Kock became the second-fastest batter to reach 7,000 runs in men's ODIs during his half-century in the third match of the series against Pakistan on Saturday (November 8).
Quinton de Kock goes past Kohli, Williamson
De Kock recently took back his international retirement and returned to the South Africa white-ball setup. Following four unproductive T20Is - one against Namibia and three against Pakistan - he turned out in his first ODI since the 2023 World Cup during the first match of the series against Pakistan and immediately struck gold.
A knock of 63 off 71 balls in the first match was followed by an unbeaten 123 in the second to ace a successful run-chase. In the third, de Kock went past his third consecutive 50-plus scored before Mohammad Nawaz trapped him lbw for 53 off 70.
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De Kock had entered the series with 6,770 runs to his name from 155 innings. His aggregate of 239 has taken him past 7,000 runs in the format, reaching the landmark in just 158 innings.
In the process, de Kock has overtaken Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson, who took 161 and 159 innings and were third and second on the list, respectively, before today.
The record for being the fastest to 7,000 men's ODI runs belongs to another South African - Hashim Amla - who took only 150 innings to reach there.
As far as the earlier landmarks are concerned, de Kock was the ninth-fastest to get to 6,000 runs (142 innings), joint seventh-fastest to 5,000 (116), and eighth-fastest to 4,000 (94).
In women's ODIs, Mithali Raj is the only batter to have scored more than 7,000 runs. She took 192 innings to reach the mark.
Fastest to 7,000 ODI runs (in terms of innings)
| Player | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Debut | Time | Matches | Inns |
| Hashim Amla (SA) | v England | Lord's | 29 May 2017 | 9 Mar 2008 | 9y 81d | 153 | 150 |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 8 Nov 2025 | 19 Jan 2013 | 12y 293d | 158 | 158 |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | v South Africa | Lahore | 10 Feb 2025 | 10 Aug 2010 | 14y 184d | 167 | 159 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | v Australia | Melbourne | 17 Jan 2016 | 18 Aug 2008 | 7y 152d | 169 | 161 |
| AB de Villiers (Afr/SA) | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 14 Nov 2014 | 2 Feb 2005 | 9y 285d | 172 | 166 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | v West Indies | Cardiff | 1 Jun 2025 | 11 Jan 2013 | 12y 141d | 179 | 168 |
| Sourav Ganguly (IND) | v Kenya | Paarl | 24 Oct 2001 | 11 Jan 1992 | 9y 286d | 180 | 174 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Sep 2018 | 23 Jun 2007 | 11y 92d | 187 | 181 |
| Brian Lara (WI) | v South Africa | St George's | 6 May 2001 | 9 Nov 1990 | 10y 178d | 187 | 183 |
| Martin Guptill (NZ) | v Netherlands | Hamilton | 4 Apr 2022 | 10 Jan 2009 | 13y 84d | 189 | 186 |
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