In a spectacular show of batting brilliance, South African batter Dewald Brevis rewrote the file books by smashing the very best particular person rating in T20 Internationals towards Australia, breaking the earlier file held by India’s Ruturaj Gaikwad. Brevis achieved this feat within the 2nd T20I towards Australia on the Marrara Cricket Floor in Darwin on Tuesday, August 12.
Dewald Brevis hits the quickest century towards Australia in T20Is
Brevis scored a scintillating unbeaten 125 runs off simply 56 balls, with a shocking 41-ball century that turned heads worldwide. This century is the quickest ever recorded towards Australia in T20Is, surpassing New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, who had the earlier quickest century towards Australia off 49 balls. At simply 22 years previous, Brevis additionally turned the youngest South African to attain a T20I century. His innings included 8 sixes and 12 fours, marked by a strike price persistently above 200.
Coming in to bat when South Africa was struggling early, Brevis steadied the innings after which launched right into a relentless assault on the Australian bowlers. Together with Tristan Stubbs, he stitched a vital 126-run partnership, reviving South Africa’s hopes within the match. Brevis’ blazing century helped South Africa publish a formidable complete of 218 for 7.
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— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) August 12, 2025
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Brevis’ surpasses Ruturaj Gaikwad’s masterclass towards Australia
The earlier file set by Gaikwad was an unbeaten 123 off 57 balls made in a 2023 T20I towards Australia in Guwahati. Gaikwad’s knock was outlined by its stability of energy and finesse, that includes 13 fours and seven sixes, earlier than Brevis surpassed it. Brevis’s exceptional effort now stands as a brand new benchmark for batting dominance towards Australia, cementing his place amongst cricket’s most promising younger stars.
Dewald Brevis vs every bowler within the 2nd T20I vs Australia
- Glenn Maxwell – 30 (8)
- Josh Hazlewood – 26 (9)
- Adam Zampa – 26 (13)
- Sean Abbott – 22(13)
- Ben Dwarshius – 21(13)
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