As the hosts miraculously prevailed in Centurion with seven balls remaining, opener Quinton de Kock smashed 100 from 44 balls.
The fastest T20 century for the West Indies men’s team came from Johnson Charles earlier in West Indies’ 258-5, which he hit in just 39 balls.
However, the Proteas won easily thanks to a 152-run opening stand shared by De Kock and Reeza Hendricks (who hit 68 from 28).
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Following a remarkable display of six-hitting on a flat pitch at altitude, they took 29 from the second over and reached 100 after 5.3 overs.
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Their score of 102-0 after six overs set a new record for a men’s T20 international featuring Test-playing teams.
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Below are the records from this match –
- The best T20 chase is 259 by South Africa, surpassing Bulgaria’s 243 against Serbia in 2022.
- The total of 517 runs is the best match total in a men’s T20.
- The fastest men’s T20 century by a West Indies player and equal fourth-fastest by anyone in history was scored by Johnson Charles in 39 balls.
- Deandra Dottin’s century for the Windies women’s team against South Africa in 2010 is one ball faster than his century, which is the second-fastest by any West Indies player.
- West Indies equaled Afghanistan’s mark for a men’s T20 international innings by hitting 22 sixes.
- The best T20 total after 10 overs is 150-0 for South Africa.
- De Kock broke his own mark (17 balls) for the fastest T20 fifty for South Africa with his 43-ball century, which was his first in T20 international play.
