South Africa chased down a scarcely-believable 259 to beat West Indies by six wickets in the second T20I at the Centurion on Sunday.
South Africa chased down a scarcely-believable 259 to beat West Indies by six wickets in the second T20I at the Centurion on Sunday.
Proteas openers Quinton De Kock and Reeza Hendricks laid the platform for the record chase with a 152- run cooperation inside 11 overs.
West Indies, which must have held dreams of a comfortable palm after a dominant first innings, struck a many blows, but couldn’t help South Africa from completing the chase with seven balls to spare.
Then are all the records broken from the alternate T20I between South Africa and West Indies
West Indies ’ 258 is now the biggest total chased down by a platoon in all T20s. South Africa caught the record set by Quetta pugilists in Pakistan Super League before this month.
South Africa created the record for the loftiest score in Power Play in T20Is during its chase against West Indies
South Africa must win the two matches against Netherlands to stay on course for the top eight in the World Super League or it could face the World Cup qualification tournament in Zimbabwe in June.
South Africa has named a full- strength team for its two One- Day Internationals against the Netherlands with the side demanding palm in both to keep alive expedients of automatic qualification for the Cricket World Cup in India latterly this time.
Fast bowlers Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada return for the matches at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Friday and The rovers in Johannesburg on Sunday.
The host must win both to stay on course for the top eight in the World Super League or it could face the World Cup qualification event in Zimbabwe in June, from where the remaining two brigades in the field will earn their spots in India.
“We’ve named our strongest possible team for these games given the significance of these matches in the environment of qualifying for the Cricket World Cup. We’ve a job to do and I’m confident that with this group of players we can get the job done, ” new white ball trainer Rob Walter said.
The Proteas broke the record of West Indies, which scored 98 runs against Sri Lanka in 2021, by posting 102 runs for the loss of no lattices in six overs.
The South Africa- West Indies game also broke the record for the loftiest aggregate score in a T20 game. The former high was marked in the PSL game between Multan Sultans and Quetta pugilists.
De Kock’s 43- ball hundred was the alternate-fastest ton by a South African batter in T20Is, behind David Miller, who got there in 35 balls against Bangladesh in 2017.
The left- handed batter’s ton was also the swift by a wicketkeeper in T20Is and on the way he also recorded the fast 50 by a South African in T20Is.
West Indies ’ charge in the first innings was led by Johnson Charles ’ 118. The right- hander got to his century- mark in 39 balls, the swift by a WI batter, catching the mark set by Chris Gayle. Know More Latest Cricket News…
