South Africa's Quinton de Kock hits a four during the second T20 international cricket match between South Africa and West Indies at SuperSport Park in Centurion on March 26, 2023. Picture: PHILL MAGAKOE, AFP
Gqeberha – South Africa and the West Indies graced the world with a truly entertaining T20 International match and broke plenty of T20 records during the second match of their three-match series.
SuperSport Park, again hosted a record-breaking match. Like in 2009 when Graeme Smith’s T20I team scored a massive 241 against England, South Africa pulled off another famous victory at SuperSport Park.
A packed SuperSport Park witnessed a record 517 runs scored as batters from both teams made full use of the flat wicket that was on offer.
That was special 🔥#SAvWI #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/rruu4aYa0h
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) March 26, 2023
As a result, South Africa completed the highest successful chase in T20Is, adding to their ODI 438 record, after the West Indies scored the most runs against South Africa in a T20I match.
Openers, Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks, struck 102 runs in the first PowerPlay, the most runs scored in the PowerPlay in T20Is.
Boundaries were in abundance as the two teams struck 35 sixes on Sunday, another record.
Johnson Charles bullied the Proteas attack on his way to a 39-ball maiden T20I Century. Charles' hundred is the fastest by a West Indies batter and third-fastest in T20I’s.
🚨 West Indies Record
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) March 26, 2023
Amazing innings by Johnson Charles. Fastest T20I hundred by a West Indian, breaking Chris Gayle’s @henrygayle record that was established in 2016🔥#MaroonMagic #Rainingsixes #CharlesPower #MenInMaroon #SAvWI pic.twitter.com/SxZewRI0eI
De Kock also came to the party with a sizzling maiden century in T20I cricket. His century came off 43 balls and placed him a unique set of cricketers with hundreds in all three formats.
Quinton de Kock joins the all-format century club ✅
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) March 27, 2023
8 November 2013 - maiden ODI century 💯
23 January 2016 - maiden Test century 💯
26 March 2023 - maiden T20I century 💯#BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/4BxSGB1PGT
The decider of the series will be played at the Bullring on Tuesday night.
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