Saint Lucia: Johnson Charles, a 34-year-old West Indies cricketer born in Saint Lucia, has surpassed Chris Gayle’s record for the fastest T20 hundred by a Caribbean citizen. During a match versus South Africa, Charles scored an astonishing 118 in just 46 balls yesterday at the Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion, South Africa.
Charles struck 10 fours and 11 sixes in the 39 balls it took him to reach his first century. Cricketers from all across the world, including David Miller of South Africa and Rohit Sharma of India, praised his remarkable performance.
Furthermore, West Indies reached 179/4 in only 14 overs thanks to a devastating performance by Saint Lucian Johnson Charles, who hit 118 by facing 46-ball. Later he was dismissed by Marco Jansen with a precised Yorker.
Johnson Charles made a significant accomplishment as he joined elite players like David Miller and Rohit Sharma on the list of fastest centuries in the T20 format.
In addition, After stunning innings by Johnson Charles, Kyle Mayers and Romario Shephard joined him to set a mountainous goal for South Africa. Together, they scored 51 and 47, bringing the total up to 258 while losing five wickets.
During the second innings, Quinton De Cock’s 100 runs in 44 balls crushed West Indies’ expectation to win. Subsequently, South Africa historically won the game by reaching the target with seven balls left to play.
South Africa made history by chasing the largest T20 target ever with this massive chase at Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion, South Africa.
Johnson Charles, a cricketer for the West Indies who represents St. Lucia internationally, was born on January 14, 1989. Charles began his ODI career in March 2012 against Australia as a wicketkeeper-batsman.
As per the sources, He was only the second cricketer from the St. Lucian island to play for the West Indies (the first was Darren Sammy, who captained Charles’ international debut). His maiden T20I was played against England in September 2011.
At the 2012 ICC World Twenty20, which took place in September and October of that year, Johnson was among the 15 players selected for the West Indies team.
