Watch: Rovman Powell puts his body on the line trying to avoid collision with a kid
West Indian skipper Rovman Powell had to put his body on the line when he tried to avoid a collision on the boundary line with a kid during the second T20I against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
The incident occurred in the third over of the innings when opener Quinton De Cock timed the ball to perfection as the ball header towards the boundary ropes.
Powell, who was chasing the ball, was about to dive when he realised he would have taken two kids with him.
After that, he quickly changed his direction, crashed into the LED boards, and sustained minor bruises.
However, this was not the only boundary De Cock scored at night. The opener hit a first T20 century as South Africa scored 259-4 after being set an imposing target of 13 runs per over to win the match.
Rovman Powell, giving chase at full speed, has done extremely well not to completely wipe out these two kids 😳#SAvWI pic.twitter.com/fNRVqkwg7n
— Daniel (@DanSenior97) March 26, 2023
Johnson Charles had led the West Indies to 258-5, a new record T20 total at the Pretoria test venue, after they had been put into bat and amassed a formidable total.
Charles scored 118 off 46 balls before being bowled Marco Jansen, South Africa’s best bowler with 3-52. He hit 11 sixes — half of the West Indies total for the innings — which equalled the record 22 in an innings set Afghanan’s against Ireland three years ago.
Charles was ably supported Kyle Mayers (51) in a 135-run second-wicket partnership followed an unbeaten 41 from Romario Shepherd.
South Africa began at blering pace in reply and scoring 150 without loss off the first 10 overs set another T20 record.
De Kock took 43 balls to reach his century but departed straight after to end a 152-run opening partnership with Reeza Hendricks, who made 68 off 28 balls.
The pair succeeded in reducing the required run rate, allowing captain Aiden Markram (38 not out) to steer his side home to a remarkable win with seven balls remaining.
