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Charles' erstwhile precocious T20 planetary people was 84| Second Twenty20 international, Centurion: |
| West Indies 258-5 (20 overs): Charles 118 (46 balls), Mayers 51 (27), Shepherd 41 (18) |
| South Africa 259-4 (18.5 overs): De Kock 100 (44), R Hendricks 68 (28) |
| South Africa won by six wickets |
| Scorecard |
South Africa chased 259 - the highest pursuit successful T20 past - to bushed West Indies by six wickets successful a record-breaking 2nd T20 international.
Opener Quinton de Kock smashed 100 from 44 balls arsenic the hosts incredibly won with 7 balls to spare successful Centurion.
Johnson Charles had earlier deed a 39-ball period successful West Indies' 258-5, the fastest T20 ton for their men's side.
But De Kock and Reeza Hendricks, who deed 68 from 28, shared an opening basal of 152 and the Proteas won astatine a canter.
They took 29 from 2nd implicit and reached 100 aft 5.3 overs successful a continuation of a singular show of six hitting connected a level transportation astatine altitude.
Their full of 102-0 aft six overs was the highest powerplay people successful a men's T20 planetary involving Test-playing sides.
De Kock was caught successful the 11th implicit and Hendricks successful the 13th but their blistering commencement meant the Proteas were capable to beryllium comparatively measured afterwards, skipper Aiden Markram hitting an unbeaten 38 from 21 balls to instrumentality them implicit the line.
Charles bushed the Windies grounds erstwhile held by Chris Gayle by 8 balls, besides making it the associated 4th fastest ton successful men's T20 internationals.
The right-hander was yet bowled for 118 from 46 balls arsenic West Indies racked up their highest T20 score, lone for South Africa to bash truthful themselves.
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