South Africa and West Indies created history with their high-scoring T20I match on March 26, 2023, at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. The match was a run-fest, with both teams posting a massive score, and several records were broken on the day. Here is a look at some of those records.

#8 South Africa's record run chase

South Africa chased down a target of 259 runs to set a new record for the highest successful run chase in T20I cricket history. The previous record was held by Bulgaria, who scored 246/4 in a successful run chase against Serbia last year.

#7 West Indies' record for conceding most runs

West Indies broke Serbia's record for conceding the highest number of runs in the second innings of a T20I match. Serbia had conceded 246 runs in the second innings of a match against Bulgaria. However, West Indies leaked 259 runs in just 18.5 overs during their match against South Africa.

#6 Johnson Charles breaks Chris Gayle's record

West Indies' Johnson Charles scored an incredible 118 runs off just 46 balls, hitting 10 fours and 11 sixes, breaking Chris Gayle's record for the fastest T20I hundred for the West Indies. Gayle had hit a century off 47 balls against England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2016.

#5 South Africa's Powerplay record

South Africa's opening pair of Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks smashed the West Indies bowlers in the powerplay overs, adding 102 runs in the first six overs, creating a new record for the highest team total in the powerplay of a T20I game. West Indies held the previous record, scoring 98 runs in the first six overs of a game against Sri Lanka in 2021.