South Africa bounced back in 2nd match of the T20I series and created history by chasing down a herculean total of 259 runs against the West Indies side with the help of a brilliant hundred from Quinton de Kock and a quick-fire knock of 68 runs from just 28 balls from Reeza Hendricks. Meanwhile, skipper Aiden Markram completed the formality by hitting the winning run of the game. Initially, the West Indies side managed to score 258/5 on board with the help of a brilliant century from Johnson Charles (118) in 1st innings.
Numbers and Stats from WI vs SA 2nd T20I game:
4 - Quinton de Kock has become 4th wicket-keeper batsman to smash at least one century in all 3 formats of the game.
Wicket-Keepers to smash a Century in all 3 formats of the game:
Brendon McCullum
Jos Buttler
Mohammad Rizwan
Quinton de Kock
4 - Johnson Charles became the 4th batsman to smash a century for West Indies in T20Is.
Batsman to smash hundred for West Indies in T20Is:
Chris Gayle
Evin Lewis
Rovman Powell
Johnson Charles
15 - Quinton de Kock completed his fifty from just 15 balls today.
Fastest fifty in men's T20I by balls faced:
Yuvraj Singh - 12 vs ENG in Durban, 2007
Mirza Ahsan - 13 vs Luxembourg in Ilfov, 2019
Colin Munro - 14 vs SL in Auckland, 2016
Faisal Khan - 15 vs Kuwait in Al Amerat, 2019
Ramesh Satheesan - 15 vs Serbia in Sofia, 2021
Quinton de Kock - 15 vs WI in Centurion, 2023
22 - West Indies team has smashed 22 Sixes in today's T20I innings.
Most Sixes smashed by a team in a T20I innings:
Afghanistan - 22 vs Ireland in Dehradun, 2019
West Indies - 22 vs South Africa in Centurion, 2023
39 - Johnson Charles has recorded his hundred from just 39 balls.
Fastest hundred in men's T20I by balls faced:
David Miller - 35 vs BAN in Potchefstroom, 2017
Rohit Sharma - 35 vs SL in Indore, 2017
Sudesh Wickramasekara - 35 vs Turkey in Ilfov, 2019
Sivakumar Periyalwar - 39 vs Turkey in Ilfov, 2019
Zeeshan Kukikhel - 39 vs Austria in Lower Austria, 2022
Johnson Charles - 39 vs SA in Centurion, 2023
43 - Quinton de Kock completed his T20I Century from just 43 balls today.
Fastest hundred for SA in men's T20I by balls faced:
David Miller - 35 vs BAN in Potchefstroom, 2017
Quinton de Kock - 43 vs WI in Centurion, 2023
Richard Levi - 45 vs NZ in Hamilton, 2012
102 - South Africa scored 102/0 against West Indies in powerplay overs today.
Highest Score in T20I Powerplay Score by a team among Test Playing Nations:
SA - 102/0 vs WI in Centurion, 2023
WI - 98/4 vs SL in Coolidge, 2021
WI - 93/0 vs IRE in St. George's, 2020
118 - Johnson Charles scored 118 runs in this T20I game.
Highest Score by a West Indies batsman in a T20I innings:
Evin Lewis - 125* vs IND in Kingston, 2016
Johnson Charles - 118 vs SA in Centurion, 2023
Chris Gayle - 117 vs SA in Johannesburg, 2007
258/5 - West Indies team recorded their highest-ever total in T20I history.
Highest total by West Indies in men's T20I:
258/5 vs SA in Centurion, 2023
245/6 vs IND in Lauderhill, 2016
236/6 vs SA in Johannesburg, 2015
259 - South African team has chased down 259 runs in this T20I game.
Highest total chased ever in T20 history:
SA - 259 vs WI in Centurion, 2023
AUS - 244 vs NZ in Auckland, 2018
Bulgaria - 243 vs Serbia in Sofia, 2022
Multan Sultans - 243 vs Peshawar Zalmi in Rawalpindi, 2023
Highest aggregate in a T20 game:
South Africa vs West Indies - 517 runs in Centurion, 2023
Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators - 515 runs in Rawalpindi, 2023
Titans vs Knights - 501 runs in Potchefstroom, 2022