Cricket has been called the game of glorious uncertainty. So even 258 runs in a 120-ball game are not safe. In the second T20 match on Sunday night, South Africa lost 258 runs thrown by West Indies with 7 balls in hand. A record 81 fours in this match of a record 517 runs. And the record 35 sixes. There are also many other records. Let’s take a look at them.
The new world record of 259 runs:

Chasing the target of 258 runs set by the West Indies, South Africa won by 259 runs. This is a new T20 world record. Before this, no team could win by chasing so many runs. Before the Proteas in 2018, Australia chased down 244 runs to win against New Zealand.
517, the highest total in T20I:

This is the first time that two teams have scored 500 runs in an international T20 match. Not only that, it is the highest run in any T20 match. Earlier in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League (PSL), Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators scored a record 515 runs. This match broke that record too.

Both Teams 250+ This First: This is the first time that the South Africa and Windies teams totaled more than 250 runs. Earlier South Africa’s highest party tally was 241. Which they did against England in 2009 by losing 6 wickets. On the other hand, Windies lost 6 wickets against India in 2016 for 245 runs.

New record at 81 fours: South African and Windies batsmen hit a total of 81 boundaries on Sunday. Which is a new record in T20 cricket. Earlier this month in the PSL between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators there were 78 boundaries in the 515-run match.

New record of 35 sixes: In yesterday’s match, the players of both teams hit a total of 35 sixes. Which is a new record in T20. Earlier in 2022, there were 33 sixes in the match between Bulgaria and Serbia. West Indies earlier hit 22 sixes in one match. The same record was made by Afghanistan in 2019.

Record of 102 runs in power play: South Africa came down to chase the runs and scored a record 102 runs in 6 overs of the power play. Which is the highest among ICC full member countries. Earlier, Windies had scored 98 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the powerplay against Sri Lanka in 2021. On the other hand, South Africa scored 100 runs in just 5.3 overs. Which is the fastest team 100 in T20 cricket history. Earlier in 2021, Bulgaria scored 100 runs in 5.2 overs against Serbia.

15 Ball Fifty: Quinton de Kock was very aggressive in chasing runs. He completed his fifty off just 15 balls. Which is the fastest fifty in South African T20 cricket history. Earlier he scored a 17-ball fifty against England in 2020. That was the fastest fifty so far. De Kock outdid himself on Sunday.

35-ball century: Johnson Charles of the West Indies completed his century in 35 balls. Which is the joint fourth-fastest century in men’s T20 cricket history.

On the other hand, this is West Indies’ fastest century in T20 cricket history. Before that, Chris Gayle scored a 47-ball century against England in the T20 World Cup in 2016. In the second T20 match on Sunday night, West Indies scored 258 runs for 5 wickets on the innings of 118 runs scored by Johnson Charles in 46 balls with 10 fours and 11 sixes. In response, Quinton de Kock scored 100 runs in 44 balls with 9 fours and 8 sixes and South Africa took 6 wickets and 7 balls in hand. Besides, Reza Hendricks of Proteas scored 68 off 28 balls with 11 fours and 2 sixes and Aiden Markram scored 38 runs off 21 balls with 4 fours and 1 six.

On the other hand, besides Charles of Windies, Kyle Meyers scored 51 runs in 27 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes. Romario Shepherd scored an unbeaten 41 off 18 balls with 1 four and 4 sixes.