Dewald Brevis lit up the Marrara Cricket Floor on Tuesday with the second-fastest T20I century by a South African as he dismantled the Australian bowling line-up within the second T20I. The swashbuckling batter smashed a 41-ball century to assist South Africa publish a mammoth 218/7 rating in 20 overs after they had been requested to bat first. Brevis went all weapons blazing on the Aussie bowlers, who regarded clueless about how you can cease the carnage that the South African teenager produced in Darwin.
He remained unbeaten and smashed 125 runs off 56 balls, whereas his knock was embellished with 12 fours and eight sixes. On a floor the place different Proteas batters struggled to get going, Brevis made batting look a cakewalk together with his ferocious knock. He introduced up his maiden fifty within the twelfth over with a most and did not cease after that, and transformed it right into a triple-digit rating at a speedy tempo.
His unbelievable batting additionally drew the eye of his idol, AB de Villiers, who heaped reward on him and mentioned the IPL groups missed a golden likelihood to signal him, whereas Chennai Tremendous Kings both acquired fortunate or hit the largest grasp stroke to signal him as an harm substitute in the midst of the season. Even CSK had initially handed on him within the mega public sale, however after Gurjapneet Singh’s harm, the five-time champions moved to right that call by bringing in Brevis as a substitute, including the explosive middle-order firepower that they had beforehand neglected.
“There was such a golden alternative for IPL groups to choose up Dewald Brevis on the public sale! Missed out badly. CSK both acquired very fortunate, or possibly the largest grasp stroke ever. The boy can play @BrevisDewald,” De Villiers wrote on X.
The Proteas sensation joined CSK within the second half of the season and immediately grew to become the fan favorite with a few essential knocks. He smashed 225 runs in 6 matches at a strike price of 180.00, which included a few half-centuries.
In the meantime, on Tuesday, he registered the very best particular person rating for South Africa within the shortest format.
Highest particular person scores in T20Is for South Africa
125* – Dewald Brevis vs Aus Darwin 2025
119 – Faf du Plessis vs WI Joburg 2015
117* – Richard Levi vs NZ Hamilton 2012
117 – Reeza Hendricks vs Pak Centurion 2024
114* – Morne van Wyk vs WI Durban 2015
He shared a 126-run stand with Tristan Stubbs for the fourth wicket, through which the Delhi Capitals star did not thoughts taking part in the second fiddle and scored 31 runs off 22 balls.
Ben Dwarshuis was the decide of the bowlers for South Africa with two wickets for twenty-four runs in his 4 overs.
