Johson Charles 39 balls hundred vs South Africa 2nd fastest Ton in T20I.
Johnson Charles, the West Indies batsman, smashed a 39-ball century in the second T20I against South Africa at Centurion. Charles came in early after Brandon King was caught in the slips off a Wayne Parnell delivery. He hit ten fours and eleven sixes in his innings before being bowled by a Marco Jansen yorker at 118.
Charles dominated the South African attack, hitting boundaries all around the park on his way to a hundred in just 46 balls. He helped West Indies reach 179/4 in just 14 overs. This was his first T20I century and the joint second-fastest in the format, alongside David Miller, Rohit Sharma, and Sudesh Wickramasekara. Moreover, it was also the fastest T20I century scored by a West Indian batsman.
Fastest T20I hundreds
Player | Balls taken | Opponent |
David Miller (South Africa) | 35 | Bangladesh |
Rohit Sharma (India) | 35 | Sri Lanka |
Sudesh Wickramasekara (Czech Republic) | 35 | Turkey |
Sivakumar Periyalwar (Romania) | 39 | Turkey |
Zeeshan Kukikhel (Hungary) | 39 | Austria |
Johnson Charles (West Indies) | 39 | South Africa |