South Africa v West Indies T20, Johannesburg 2015: List of world records broken
West Indies chased down the 232-run target set by South Africa in the second T20 international of the ongoing 3-match series, at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, to win the match and the series, courtesy Chris Gayle’s 41-ball 90. As a result, an innings as good as home captain Faf du Plessis’s 119 off just 56 balls had to end up on the losing side. Given the number of runs scored, it wasn’t surprising that the match saw as many as 5 world records being broken and 1 being levelled. Here is a look at them:
#1 Highest ever run chase in a T20I
Hunting down the target in 19.2 overs, West Indies broke the record for the highest successful run chase in a T20 international game, which was previously held by India. The Men in Blue, in 2009, had chased down 207 against Sri Lanka at Mohali.
Batting first, the Lankans, riding on a 31-ball 59 from Kumar Sangakkara, looked well on course to seal a series victory before Virender Sehwag (64 off 30) and Yuvraj Singh (25-ball 60*) gatecrashed the party.
Top 5 highest run chases in T20Is:
| Losing Team | Winning Team | Target | Year |
| South Africa | West Indies | 232 | 2015 |
| Sri Lanka | India | 207 | 2009 |
| West Indies | South Africa | 205 | 2007 |
| Australia | India | 202 | 2013 |
| Zimbabwe | New Zealand | 201 | 2012 |