Cricket World's Player of the Week - Quinton de Kock, Barbados Royals

Quinton de Kock delivered a masterclass, smashing a century to lead the Barbados Royals to a 32-run triumph over the Guyana Amazon Warriors.

The impressive performance at Kensington Oval lifted the Royals to the top of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League standings.

After the Warriors elected to bowl, de Kock dominated the Royals’ total of 205/6 and batted almost through the innings to compile an outstanding 115 off 68 balls.

After a cautious start, de Kock took over with a calculated assault on Shamar Joseph in the seventh over. But Joseph, desperate to rediscover his best form, hit back after striking de Kock on the body in a painful blow.

Wickets fell around de Kock, who appeared to be batting on a different surface as he reached his century off 60 balls. He joined Evin Lewis as the only batters to hit a ton so far in this season’s CPL.

De Kock hit a couple of more sixes before falling with three balls left in the innings. After struggling with the ball at the death against the Knight Riders, a determined Jason Holder smashed three sixes in a row in the penultimate over off seamer Keemo Paul.