AUS vs SA: Dewald Brevis registers highest T20I score for a South African

Overview

• Dewald Brevis scored an unbeaten 125*(56) against Australia in the second T20I, which included 12 fours and 8 sixes
• His hundred came in just 41 balls, which is the fastest against Australia in T20 Internationals
• His 125*(56) is now the highest individual score by a South African batter in T20Is, surpassing the record previously held by Faf Du Plessis

Dewald Brevis scored an unbeaten 125*(56) against Australia in the second T20I, which included 12 fours and 8 sixes. The right-handed batter's hundred came in just 41 balls, which is the fastest against Australia in T20 Internationals. His 125*(56) is now the highest individual score by a South African batter in T20Is, surpassing the record previously held by Faf Du Plessis.

Brevis played an exceptional knock in the second T20I against Australia, where a win was essential for South Africa to stay alive in the series. The right-handed batter played an aggressive knock on a slow surface at a venue that had longer boundaries against a bowling attack of Josh Hazlewood, Ben Dwarshius, Sean Abbott, and Adam Zampa.

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In his stay in the middle, Brevis remained unbeaten at 125*(56), which included 12 fours and 8 sixes. Apart from Brevis and Tim David, not many batters got going in the middle, as it was evident that the wicket was on the slower side and the boundaries were long.

Records broken by Dewald Brevis in his 125*(56) against Australia

With that, he now has the highest individual score for a South African batter in T20Is. a record which was previously held by Faf Du Plessis' 119. The second best on the list was Richard Levi's 117 against New Zealand. Brevis brought up his hundred in just 41 balls, which is the fastest for a batter against Australia in T20Is.

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He achieved the incredible feat at the age of just 22 and became the youngest South African batter to smash a T20I hundred. Dewald's 124*(56) is the highest T20I score in Australia, a record which was previously held by Shane Watson, who had scored 124*(71) against India in Sydney in 2016.