The home side won the toss and decided to bat first, but opening batsmen Morne van Wyk and Reeza Hendricks were both removed early on.
Faf du Plessis and Rilee Rossouw provided some resistance, with the latter finishing unbeaten on 51, but Sheldon Cottrell led the West Indies attack to restrict South Africa to 165 off their 20 overs.
Gayle kept the runs coming, finishing with 77 off just 31 balls before edging a Tahir ball behind to Van Wyk, with the tourists needing just 52 more for victory.
It looked like South Africa's score would be high enough though as Tahir claimed a third wicket before Wayne Parnell got Dwayne Bravo and Andre Russell out cheaply.
However, Keiron Pollard held on just long enough to hit the winning runs with four balls to spare, giving the tourists the lead in the series.
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