Johnson Charles scored 2nd fastest hundred in T20I|Fastest T20I hundred for West Indies

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 takenOpponent
David Miller (South Africa)35Bangladesh
Rohit Sharma (India)35Sri Lanka
Sudesh Wickramasekara (Czech Republic)35Turkey
Sivakumar Periyalwar (Romania)39Turkey
Zeeshan Kukikhel (Hungary)39Austria
Johnson Charles (West Indies)39South Africa