9 Records Broken By Dewald Brevis During His 125-Run Knock In 2nd AUS-SA T20I
Brevis scored 125 runs from 56 balls as a No. 4 batter for South Africa on Tuesday. During his stay at the crease, he hammered 12 fours and 8 sixes.
22-year-old Dewald Brevis came out to bat at No. 4 for South Africa on Tuesday (August 12) against Australia in the second T20I of the ongoing three-match series and scored an unbeaten 125 runs from 56 balls. During his stay at the crease at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin, the young cricketer from Johannesburg, who is popularly known as 'Baby AB', broke multiple batting records to help the South African team post a total of 218/7.
The total of 218 runs for the Proteas in the must-win match is their highest total in the shortest format of the game against the Australian team.
Here's a look at the list of batting records broken by Dewald Brevis during his 125-run knock in the 2nd T20I:
Brevis scored 125 runs from 56 balls for South Africa. He now holds the record of highest individual score in T20Is for South Africa. The previous best was 119 runs from 56 balls by Faf du Plessis against the West Indies in January 2015.
Highest score for South Africa in T20Is
PLAYER RUNS BALLS 4/6s OPPOSITION VENUE DATE
Dewald Brevis 125* 56 12/8 Australia Darwin August 12, 2025
Faf du Plessis 119 56 11/5 West Indies Johannesburg January 11, 2015
Richard Levi 117* 51 5/13 New Zealand Hamilton February 19, 2012
Reeza Hendricks 117 63 7/10 Pakistan Centurion December 13, 2024
Morne van Wyk 114* 70 9/7 West Indies Durban January 14, 2015
Brevis also broke Ruturaj Gaikwad's record of the highest individual score in T20Is against Australia. Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 123 runs against the Aussies in Guwahati on November 28, 2023.
Most runs in a T20I match against Australia
PLAYER TEAM RUNS BALLS 4/6s VENUE DATE
Dewald Brevis South Africa 125* 56 12/8 Darwin August 12, 2025
Ruturaj Gaikwad India 123* 57 13/7 Guwahati November 28, 2023
Brendon McCullum New Zealand 116* 56 12/8 Christchurch February 28, 2010
Martin Guptill New Zealand 105 54 6/9 Auckland February 16, 2018
Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 104* 57 12/5 Pallekele August 6, 2011
Shai Hope West Indies 102* 57 8/6 Basseterre July 25, 2025
Brevis is the first batter in the world to score a century against Australia in Australia.
Highest score in T20Is against Australia in Australia
Dewald Brevis South Africa 125* 56 12/8 Darwin August 12, 2025
Devon Conway New Zealand 92* 58 7/2 Sydney October 22, 2022
Virat Kohli India 90* 55 9/2 Adelaide January 26, 2016
Virat Kohli India 85 61 4/3 Sydney December 8, 2020
Asela Gunaratne Sri Lanka 84* 46 6/5 Geelong February 19, 2017
Alex Hales England 84 51 12/3 Perth October 9, 2022
The score of 125 runs also helped Brevis break Shane Watson's record of the highest individual score in a T20I match played in Australia. Watson remained unbeaten on 124 runs from 71 balls against India in Sydney on January 31, 2016.
Most runs in a T20I match played in Australia
Dewald Brevis South Africa 125* 56 12/8 Australia Darwin August 12, 2025
Shane Watson Australia 124* 71 10/6 India Sydney January 31, 2016
Glenn Maxwell Australia 120* 55 12/8 West Indies Adelaide February 11, 2024
Rilee Rossouw South Africa 109 56 7/8 Bangladesh Sydney October 27, 2022
Glenn Phillips New Zealand 104 64 10/4 Sri Lanka Sydney October 29, 2022
During his stay at the crease, Brevis hammered eight sixes, which helped him become the first South African to smack more than five maximums in a T20I match against the Aussies. He also equalled Tim David's record of scoring the most sixes in a T20I match played between Australia and South Africa.
Most sixes in a T20I match played between Australia and South Africa
Dewald Brevis South Africa 125* 56 8 Darwin August 12, 2025
Tim David Australia 83 52 8 Darwin August 10, 2025
David Warner Australia 89 43 6 Melbourne January 11, 2009
David Hussey Australia 88 44 6 Johannesburg March 27, 2009
Mitchell Marsh Australia 79 39 6 Durban September 1, 2023
At the age of 22 years and 105 days, Brevis became the youngest South African batter to score a century in the shortest format of the game.
Youngest to score 100 in T20Is (Test playing nations)
Brevis completed his century in 41 balls on Tuesday, which is the second-fastest century in T20Is by a South African batter. David Miller tops the list. The left-handed batter scored a century in just 35 balls against Bangladesh in October 2017.
Fastest 100 in T20Is for South Africa
PLAYER BALLS OPPOSITION VENUE DATE
David Miller 35 Bangladesh Potchefstroom October 29, 2017
Dewald Brevis 41 Australia Darwin August 12, 2025
Quinton de Kock 43 West Indies Centurion March 26, 2023
Richard Levi 45 New Zealand Hamilton February 19, 2012
Faf du Plessis 46 West Indies Johannesburg January 11, 2015
David Miller 46 India Guwahati October 2, 2022
Rilee Rossouw 48 India Indore October 4, 2022
Brevis also became the second batter in the world to score 20+ runs against five bowlers in a T20I after Reeza Hendricks against Pakistan in Centurion in 2024.
Dewald Brevis vs each bowler in 2nd T20I
Brevis became the first batter to score a century in a T20I match played between Australia and South Africa. The previous best score was 97 not out by Hashim Amla of South Africa.
Highest individual score in South Africa-Australia T20Is
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PLAYER TEAM RUNS BALLS 4/6 VENUE DATE
Dewald Brevis South Africa 125* 56 12/8 Darwin August 12, 2025
Hashim Amla South Africa 97* 62 8/4 Cape Town March 9, 2016
Damien Martyn Australia 96 56 7/5 Brisbane January 9, 2006
Mitchell Marsh Australia 92* 49 13/2 Durban August 30, 2023
Travis Head Australia 91 48 8/6 Durban September 3, 2023
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