Meet The West Indian Batter Who Broke Chris Gayle’s Fastest T20I Century Record

West Indies batter Johnson Charles made history on Sunday as he broke Chris Gayle’s record for the fastest T20I century in T20Is. (ICC)

The aggressive right-hand batter reached the feat during the second T20I against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.(Getty)

Gayle amassed a 47-ball hundred back in 2016 while playing against England in the T20 World Cup match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Gayle held this historical feat for almost seven years before Charles broke it.(Getty)

Charles reached the three-figure mark in just 39 balls and that too in style as he smashed a huge six against Sisanda Magala. (Twitter/@windiescricket)

Charles was then snared by a deadly yorker by Jansen. He got out after making 118 runs off 46 balls with the help of 10 fours and as many as 11 sixes. (Getty)

The West Indies-based batter also smashed the fastest half-century against South Africa in T20Is. Previously, the record was attained by Pakistan skipper Babar Azam who took 49 balls to get a century back in 2021.(Getty)