Johnson Charles broke the record of Chris Gayle when he slammed the fastest T20I hundred by a West Indies batter in mens T20Is during the second match of the series against South Africa at the SuperSport Park.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Charles blasted the South Africa attack all around the park on the way to his hundred, which he reached in just 39 balls. This was a maiden T20I hundred for Charles, who got 106 runs off boundaries in his ferocious knock. He was eventually cleaned up at 118 by a Marco Jansen yorker.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 34-year-old Charles' hundred is the second joint-fastest in the format and the fastest by a West Indian in T20Is, going past the 47-ball hundred by Gayle coming against England in the 2016 Men's T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The record for fastest T20I hundred is shared by South Africa's David Miller, India captain Rohit Sharma and Czech Republic's Sudesh Wickramasekara.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Overall, the 46-ball carnage from his bat helped West Indies to reach 258\/5 in 20 overs, its highest total in the format. The score surpassed the previous-best score of 245\/6 which came against India at Lauderhill, USA, in 2016.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kyle Mayers was the second highest scorer for the side with 51 runs off 27 balls. West Indies are currently leading the three-game T20I series against South Africa by 1-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n