JOHANNESBURG (AP) " Chris Gayle powered the West Indies to the highest score by a team batting second in Twenty20 internationals on Sunday, sealing a 2-0 series win in South Africa.
Gayle hammered 90 off 41 balls as West Indies made 236-6 in 19.2 overs to overhaul South Africa's 231-7 and win by four wickets at the Wanderers. Altogether, 467 runs were scored off 39.2 overs as batsmen ran riot on the run-friendly wicket.
South Africa had set West Indies the challenge of pulling off the biggest chase in T20s, and Gayle responded with another devastating innings. He destroyed the home bowling with the fastest half-century by a West Indian in T20s in the first game.
He bludgeoned nine fours and seven sixes and reached 50 in 20 balls this time. Marlon Samuels made 60 and shared a West Indies record 152-run partnership with Gayle as the West Indian power hitters overshadowed Faf du Plessis' century for South Africa.
Captain Darren Sammy sent a towering six into the stands to clinch the series with one more game to play.