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- Updated: October 24, 2016
South Africa came through their first outing with the pink ball without any problems in their tour match at the Adelaide Oval. In preparation for their first day-night Test, South Africa’s batsmen spent 133.5 overs facing the pink ball and their centurion Quinton de Kock explained that it was not as tricky as they thought it would be.
“I didn’t find any difference,” de Kock said. “I am not one to overthink it. A ball is a ball. I just play the way I should be playing in that situation, it’s no difference to me.”
De Kock warned spectators not to read too much into the performances. “It doesn’t bother me whether I score a duck or a hundred. To me a warm-up game and a net is the same thing. When it comes to game time and focus time, I like to contribute where I can,” he said.
De Kock only batted in the first innings and scored 122 of 103 balls. Hashim Amla (51), JP Duminy (97) and Rilee Rossouw (77 in the second innings) also got comfortable, but openers …
