Brevis’ record knock levels series for South Africa against Australia

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Dewald Brevis’ record-shattering 125* powered South Africa to a commanding 53-run win over Australia, levelling the three-game T20I series.

South Africa levelled the T20I series 1-1 with a commanding 53-run win, powered by a sensational knock from Dewald Brevis in the second T20I in Darwin. The 22-year-old became the youngest South Africa batter to score a T20I century and the second-fastest to achieve the feat for the Proteas in Men’s T20Is, finishing unbeaten on 125.

Brevis’ ton, which came in merely 41 balls, sits behind David Miller’s 35-ball century against Bangladesh in 2017.

Australia made a good start after opting to bowl, restricting South Africa’s early scoring. Ben Dwarshuis struck first, removing Ryan Rickelton in the fourth over, before Glenn Maxwell added two more quick wickets, leaving South Africa reeling at 57-3 by the end of the seventh over.

Dewald Brevis turned the game on its head for the Proteas with a stunning unbeaten 125 off just 56 balls, with 12 fours and eight sixes to his name. The 22-year-old forged a 126-run partnership with Tristan Stubbs and went on to record the highest individual score in T20Is by a South African batter.

His knock was also the highest score against Australia in T20Is, surpassing Ruturaj Gaikwad’s unbeaten 123 in 2023. His innings, which is also the highest individual score in T20Is on Australian soil, lifted the tourists to a formidable total of 218.

The series deciding final T20I will be played in Cairns on 16 August.