SA Vs WI Centurion T20Is Record Most runs in a T20 match Highest T20I score by South Africa and West Indies Fastest century

South Africa vs West Indies: Many records were broken in the T20 match played between South Africa and West Indies in Centurion on Sunday night (26 March). In this match, West Indies scored a huge score of 258 runs while batting first. Here the South African team won the match by chasing the target with 7 balls remaining. The way it rained fours-sixes and runs in this match, many records of T20 cricket were destroyed.

• South Africa has now become the team chasing the biggest target (259) in T20 cricket. Earlier this record was in the name of Australia (244).
• A total of 517 runs were scored in this match. This match has now become the highest run match in T20 cricket. Earlier, 515 runs were scored in a PSL 2023 match between Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators.
• South Africa made the biggest score (259) of its T20 International cricket. Earlier, the Proteas team had the highest score (241) in this format.
• West Indies also scored the biggest score (258) of their T20 International cricket in this match. Earlier, the Windies team had the highest score (245) in T20.
• This match was the one with the most boundaries (81). Earlier, there were 78 boundaries in the PSL 2023 match between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators.
• A total of 35 sixes were hit in this match, which is the highest in a T20 match. Earlier, 33 sixes were hit in a match between Bulgaria and Serbia.
• Windies batsmen scored 22 sixes in this match. This record is jointly at number one in the list of most sixes scored by a team in a T20 match. Afghanistan also hit 22 sixes against Ireland in 2019.
• In this match, Quinton Dickock completed his 50 runs in just 15 balls. He broke his own record (17 balls) of scoring the fastest 50 runs for South Africa.
• South Africa scored 100 runs in 5.3 overs. This was the fastest 100 runs in full member countries in T20 International.
• Johnson Charles of West Indies completed his century in 39 balls. This is the joint fourth fastest century in T20 International cricket.

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