‘This is just incredible’- Twitter hails Rilee Rossouw for scoring first century of 20-20 World Cup 2022

South Africa is currently taking on Bangladesh in the Group 2 encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The 20-20 World Cup 2022 has seen some great action already, and the first innings of this match was no different. South Africa won the toss and opted to ball first in the match.

Quinton de Kock, who continued his excellent form from the previous match, got the ball rolling. After the wicket of captain Temba Bauma in the first over, Rilee Rossouw joined De Kock in the middle. The two set the stage on fire as they put on a brilliant partnership.

While both batters played attacking cricket, Rossouw stole the show with his near-195 strike rate. The two scored 168 runs together, the most by a South African pair in the 20-20 World Cup. De Kock was finally dismissed in the 15th over, but Rossouw continued his assault and completed his century in the 17th over of the game.

With this, he became the first player to score a century in the 2022 edition of the World Cup and also the first-ever South African to score a hundred in the 20-20 World Cup. The list of records does not stop here. He also became the first player from a full-member team to score a century in two consecutive innings. He previously scored a century against India in the bilateral series.

His brilliant innings was finally brought to an end by Shakib Al Hasan in the 19th over of the game. He slowed down a bit towards the end of his innings and gave away his wicket in a soft dismissal. He scored 109 runs in just 56 balls, with seven boundaries and as many as eight sixes in the innings.

Meanwhile, the Proteas had an anticlimactic end to their innings, failing to go big in the later stages of the game. They ended with a score of 205/5 in their allotted 20 overs.

Here is how Twitter reacted to Rilee Rossouw’s century

First South African Player to score a Century in #T20WC
Rilee Rossouw 💥#RileeRossouw #QuintonDekock #T20worldcup22 #SouthAfrica #Bangladesh #SAvsBAN pic.twitter.com/7f9DL4jBwm

— Varkuti Satwik (@satwik_varkuti) October 27, 2022

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Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw share 150+ partnership, which is now South Africa's highest partnership in Men's T20 World Cup.

Previous highest was 120* by Herschelle Gibbs and Justin Kemp against West Indies in 2007, in the 1st ever T20 World Cup match.#BANvsSA

— Fahd Waseem (@fahdwaseem) October 27, 2022

#SAvsBAN

First hundred of the 2022 #T20WorldCup, Rilee Rossouw!

Screengrab: Hotstar pic.twitter.com/DB0G4TArjK

— CricLover (@cricketcodebro) October 27, 2022

2 T20I centuries in this month for Rilee Rossouw 😍🥺 What an unbelievable knock! #T20Worldcup

— naeemah (@NaeemahBenjamin) October 27, 2022

Hundred by Rilee Rossouw in just 52 balls – what an innings by Rileee, his 2nd consecutive century, first of this World Cup. He's in a marvelous touch.

Top knock, Rilee! pic.twitter.com/rfayraSJ26

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 27, 2022

Hundred for Rilee Rossouw, this is just incredible hitting, 100* from 52 balls including 7 fours and 7 sixes.

He returned into South African team after 6 long years in 2022. pic.twitter.com/H4E7eyNyXF

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 27, 2022

Rilee Rossouw becomes the first player in history from full member teams to score consecutive centuries in T20is.

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 27, 2022

Rilee Rossouw, wow! Take a bow!!!#T20WorldCup2022

— Gontse Matea (@Gontse_Matea) October 27, 2022

Consecutive T20I centuries:
– Gustav McKeon (France v Switzerland, Norway)
– Rilee Rossouw (South Africa v India, Bangladesh) #SAvBAN @T20WorldCup

— Mudassar Bhatti (@_MudassarBhatti) October 27, 2022