South Africa confronted West Indies within the second T20I of the three-match series on the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday (March 26) and pulled off a document run chase to register a six-wicket victory over the guests.
Requested to bat first, The West Indies bought off to a poor begin as their opener Brandon King bought out for only one run off two balls. Nevertheless, Johnson Charles shifted the gears for Males in Maroon and scored an excellent 118 off 46 deliveries. Kyle Mayers (51 off 27) additionally contributed to the crew’s complete and helped West Indies set a frightening goal of 258/5 of their 20 overs. In the meantime, Marco Jansen turned out to be probably the most profitable bowler for South Africa, taking three wickets for 52 runs in his 4 overs.
In reply, South Africa began their chase of 259 runs with a strong opening partnership between Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks. De Kock smashed the West Indies bowlers throughout the park, scoring a wide ranging century off simply 44 balls. His innings included 9 fours and eight sixes. Hendricks additionally performed a vital position, scoring 68 off 28 balls. Ultimately, Proteas skipper Aiden Markram completed issues off for the hosts by including 38 runs.
The West Indies bowlers tried to make a comeback by choosing up a few wickets, however it was too late as South Africa finally gained the sport as they chased the set goal in 18.5 overs with six wickets remaining. Notably, this was the best run-chase within the T20I format by any crew.
Whereas De Kock was named the ‘Participant of the Match’ for his scintillating century, South Africa levelled the three-match T20I sequence 1-1 towards the West Indies with the win.
Right here’s how Twitter reacted:
South Africa Vs West Indies 2nd T20i:
– 517 runs.
– 38.5 overs.
– 2 centuries.
– 2 fifties.
– 46 fours.
– 35 sixes.
– Carnage. Insanity!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 26, 2023
Highest profitable run chase for South Africa in
Assessments – 414/4 v Australia in Perth 2008
ODIs – 438/9 v Australia in Johannesburg 2006
T20Is – 259/4 v West Indies in Centurion 2023 #SAvWI#Cricket pic.twitter.com/c7cJ09Q3NH
— Arnav Singh (@Arnavv43) March 26, 2023
43-balls Hundred fo Quinton de Kock. His maiden T20I hundred, He smashed 100* runs from 43 balls together with 9 fours and eight sixes towards West Indies in 259 run chase.
Phenomenal Hundred from De Kock! pic.twitter.com/AB2ocqTbIT
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 26, 2023
South Africa pulls off a document chase towards West Indies.#SAvWI Scorecard: https://t.co/HOCg47YrM5 #cricket #2ndT20I #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/RyYsLrCzBb
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) March 26, 2023
A 43 ball hundred. His first ever T20i century. Quinton De Kock. Simply wow! And he is put South Africa on track for a document chase at Centurion. #SAvsWI pic.twitter.com/F4Qzs2GlAE
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) March 26, 2023
Highest rating in first 3 overs of T20I innings:
47 – Quinton de Kock🇿🇦 v WI, at present
47 – Quinton de Kock🇿🇦 v ZIM, 2022— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) March 26, 2023
We’re coming for IPL trophy. 🤩
Quintessential, Quinton De Kock smashed West Indies bowlers left & proper.🔥#KLRahul | #LSG | #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/9H2177O3Sp
— Kunal Yadav (@kunaalyaadav) March 26, 2023
Highest Opening Stands in T20Is in SA:
Babar & Rizwan – 197 (17.4 Overs) for Pakistan vs South Africa in 2021..
Bosman & Smith – 170 (13.1 Overs) for South Africa vs England in 2009..
De Kock & Hendricks – 152 (10.5 Overs) for South Africa vs West Indies tonight.. pic.twitter.com/ldxcBhBkdz
— Aakash Murali (@m_aaakash) March 26, 2023
South Africa 78/0 after 4 overs towards West Indies chasing 259. By no means noticed such scorecard earlier than. Carnage.#SAvWI#CricketTwitter
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) March 26, 2023
Quinton de Kock smashed quickest fifty in T20I Internationals for South Africa in historical past – He scored 53* runs from 15 balls towards West Indies.
Unbelievable, De Kock. pic.twitter.com/Fk0mWTMk4w
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 26, 2023
