To sum it up, Aiden Markram and his troops needed to overhaul 258/5 - the tallest chase in the history of T20 internationals - and duly did so, 17 years after Graeme Smith's vintage famously surprised the Australians in a world record 50-over chase.
The Proteas have made history by chasing down the highest score in the history of T20I cricket to beat the West Indies.Few would have believed that South Africa could pull off the win after the conceded 258 with the ball.
Instead, Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks crafted one of the most astonishing and memorable opening partnerships in the history of the format to orchestrate this absurdly thrilling, series-levelling victory. He broke his own South African record for the fastest fifty in the format by reaching the landmark in 15 deliveries.
When he was undone by a Raymon Reifer slower bouncer, the Proteas had whittled down the required rate to a more than manageable 9 and all it required was the finishing touch of Markram's muscular, unbeaten 38 off 21. Charles, a veteran who was part of the Windies' 2012 and 2016 T20 World Cup-winning campaigns, has been a journeyman in the format as his consistency has continually been cited as a blot on his copybook.
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