Dewald Brevis Rewrites the Record Books, Breaks Record Of Faf Du Plessis In T20I Against Australia
The T20I match played between South Africa and Australia at the TIO Stadium turned out to be an IPL match between CSK's current player Dewald Brevis and RCB's current players Tim David and ex-players Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell. The 22-year-old Brevis smashed boundaries on every ball, over one of Australia's finest bowlers, scoring a score of 125* runs, surpassing the record of the highest individual score of Faf du Plessis of 119 runs against the West Indies in 2015. In the second T20I against Australia, Brevis created such a storm that every spectator present in the field stood up and greeted him. After losing the first match, this match was like do or die for South Africa, and Brevis gave new life to the team with his explosive batting.
Talking about the match, South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first and adopted an aggressive approach from the start. The real story of the innings started when Dewald Brevis came to the crease and started targeting the bowlers from the very beginning. Brevis, who completed a century in just 41 balls, left his mark in T20I cricket. His innings included 12 fours and 8 sixes. He remained unbeaten till the end, scoring 125 runs in 56 balls. Tristan Stubbs contributed 31 runs with him, helping South Africa score a huge score of 218 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. For Australia, Ben Dwarshuis and Glenn Maxwell took 2-2 wickets, while Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa got one wicket each. But this performance proved insufficient in front of Brevis' fire.
The Australian team, which came out to chase the target of 219 runs, was under pressure from the very beginning. Their batting faltered in front of the big score. The team's half innings were reduced to just 112 runs. Tim David certainly scored 50 runs in 24 balls with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes, but he did not get any support. Alex Carey scored 26, and captain Mitchell Marsh scored 22 runs. The rest of the batsmen could not even stand, and the whole team was all out for 165 runs in 17.4 overs. Along with the batsmen, the bowlers also contributed a lot to South Africa's victory.
The 19-year-old fast bowler Bosch-Mfaka destroyed Australia's batting with his speed and accurate line length, taking 3 wickets. Along with him, Corbin Bosch also sent 3 players to the pavilion. After losing the first match, South Africa won this match by 53 runs and leveled the three-match series 1-1. Now the third and final match will be played on August 16, which will decide the winner of the series.