South Africa vs West Indies, 2nd T20I, Highlights: Quinton de Kock scored a counter-attacking century as South Africa chased down 259 and beat West Indies in the second T20I at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on 26th March. De Kock hit 100 off just 44 deliveries as South Africa pulled of highest successful chase by a team in the history of the shortest format of the game.
Earlier, Jonathan Charles registered the joint third-fastest century in T20I history as West Indies piled up a total of 258/5 against South Africa in the second T20I at the SuperSport Park in Centurion today. Charles slammed 118 off just 46 balls, smashing 11 sixes and 10 fours as surpassed Chris Gayle to become the West Indies’ fastest centurion in the T20 format of the game.
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South Africa scripted history by chasing down the highest total ever in T20Is. The previous highest run chase was Bulgaria’s 246 to beat Serbia in 2022 while Australia made 245 to beat New Zealand in 2018 in the T20Is.
Highest Successful run chases after South Africa’s Chase against West Indies in the 2nd T20I
- 259/4 (18.5 overs): South Africa v West Indies, Centurion, March 26, 2023
- 246/4 (19.4 overs): Bulgaria v Serbia, Sofia, June 26, 2022
- 245/5 (18.5 overs): Australia v New Zealand, Auckland, February 16, 2018
- 236/6 (19.2 overs): West Indies v South Africa, Johannesburg, January 11, 2015
- 230/8 (19.4 overs): England v South Africa, Mumbai, March 18, 2016
- 229/4 (19.3 overs): Bulgaria v Serbia, Sofia, June 24, 2022
- 226/5 (19.1 overs): England v South Africa, Centurion, February 16, 2020
- 215/5 (19.4 overs): Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Colombo, March 10, 2018
- 212/3 (19.1 overs): South Africa v India, Delhi, June 9, 2022
- 211/4 (19.1 overs): India v Sri Lanka, Mohali, December 12, 2009
- 211/6 (19.2 overs): Australia v India, Mohali, September 20, 2022