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Perth Now
2 days ago
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- Perth Now
Aussies in awe of 'Baby AB' as focus turns to ODIs
Glenn Maxwell knows a thing or two about the burden of nicknames, and even he's been blown away by the South African rising star dubbed 'Baby AB'. Maxwell was the hero on Saturday night in Cairns, blasting an unbeaten 62 off 36 balls to lead Australia to a thrilling two-wicket T20 victory over South Africa with just one ball to spare. GLENN MAXWELL WINS IT ON THE SECOND LAST BALL!#AUSvSA (@cricketcomau) August 16, 2025 The win secured Australia a 2-1 series victory, and they will be aiming to back it up in the three-match ODI series against South Africa, starting in Cairns on Tuesday. Although Australia managed to edge South Africa in the T20s, one of the biggest talking points to come out of the series was the hot form of rising Proteas star Dewald Brevis. The 22-year-old smacked an unbeaten 125 off 56 balls to guide South Africa to victory in game two. And he was at it again on Saturday night, blasting 53 off 26 balls before a brilliant diving catch from Maxwell in the deep ended his innings. At one point, Brevis smacked allrounder Aaron Hardie for four consecutive sixes, including one huge hit that bounced on top of the roof and out of the stadium. THREE NO-LOOK SIXES IN A ROW FROM DEWALD BREVIS!@BKTtires | #PlayoftheDay | #AUSvSA (@cricketcomau) August 16, 2025 Brevis was dubbed 'Baby AB', in reference to former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, after taking the Under 19 Cricket World Cup by storm in 2022. Maxwell, who has reluctantly carried the nickname 'The Big Show' throughout his career, was full of praise for Brevis. "He's got a lot of talent," Maxwell said. "It was hard not to see some of the highlights from when he played in the South Africa Under 19s, and all the 'Baby AB' stuff. "It's a pretty heavy burden he had to have early in his career. "He probably got fast tracked a little bit into the South African side. he's had to go away and work on his game and come back and he's played beautifully this series. "His bat swing is really pure. He's hard to stop when he gets going." Maxwell won't be there for the ODI series after announcing his retirement in that format earlier this year, but Brevis is in South Africa's squad. Brevis has already played two Tests and 10 T20s for his country, and it will be hard to see the South African selectors not picking him in the XI for the ODI series given his blistering hot form.
NDTV
2 days ago
- Sport
- NDTV
South Africa's Dewald Brevis Breaks Virat Kohli's T20I Record With Fiery Fifty vs Australia
South Africa's star batter Dewald Brevis was on top of his game on Saturday. He played a superb knock against Australia in the third and deciding T20I, albeit in a losing cause. The right-handed swashbuckling batter scored 53 runs off 26 balls with the help of one four and six sixes. It was a ruthless innings from the Protea batter. It also helped him break a record of Virat Kohli. Brevis is now the batter with most sixes in T20I cricket against Australia, surpassing Kohli's previous record of 12 sixes in 10 innings. The South Africa star has achieved the feat in just his third innings against Australia. Brevis' tally of T20I sixes against Australia now stands at 14. THREE NO-LOOK SIXES IN A ROW FROM DEWALD BREVIS! @BKTtires | #PlayoftheDay | #AUSvSA — (@cricketcomau) August 16, 2025 With a narrow two-wicket victory in the game, Australia won the three-match T20I series against South Africa 2-1. The Mitch Marsh-led side won the first game by 17 runs before the Proteas fought back with a 53-run victory. The third and deciding T20I went down to the wire with Glenn Maxwell finishing the game on the penultimate ball. He was named the Player of the Match for his knock of 62 not out off just 36 balls. The right-handed batter smashed eight fours and two sixes. Chasing 173 for victory, Australia looked in trouble at 122/6, before the big-hitting Maxwell took charge with an unbeaten 62 off 36 balls, laced with eight fours and two sixes at a strike-rate of 172.22. He held his nerve to strike the winning runs off the penultimate ball of the chase and roared in delight after conjuring up a remarkable rescue act in front of a sell-out crowd watching its first-ever men's T20I. Earlier, South Africa posted 172/7 after being asked to bat, with Dewald Brevis top-scoring with 53. South Africa made a shaky start after skipper Aiden Markram was dismissed in the very first over, but Lhuan-dre Pretorius counter-attacked with five boundaries in the Power-play before falling to Nathan Ellis for 24. Brevis picked up from where he left off in the previous game, where he scored a blistering century -- striking the ball cleanly and clearing the ropes at will to race to a rollicking fifty. Brevis' dismissal -- miscuing a slower ball from Ellis to long-on - proved to be the turning point in the South Africa innings. From there, Australia wrestled back control as South Africa managed just 64 runs for the loss of four wickets in the final nine overs.
India.com
2 days ago
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- India.com
WATCH: Star player from Dhoni's CSK hits 3 no-look sixes during..., name is...
Dewald Brevis with CSK team in IPL 2025. (PIC - X) New Delhi: MS Dhoni's CSK teammate Dewald Brevis is being phenomenal in T20 cricket with every passing day. The young batter smashed 53 off 26 for South Africa against Australia in the deciding T20I of the ongoing three-match series at Cazaly's Stadium in Cairns. How was Dewald Brevis' knock? Dewald Brevis' knock included four and six sixes, talking about the three sixes, they came off consecutive deliveries, the star batter smashed those against Aaron Hardie in the 10th over of the first innings. But, the interesting part is that all were no-look shots. What happened in the over? The first six was smashed on the third ball of the over, which was a stunning pull shot that went over the roof and out of the park from the deep square leg boundary. Star batter Dewald Brevis kept his head down in the follow-through and only looked towards it while starting to walk down to the non-striker. Aaron Hardie increased the pace, but bowled the second ball too full. Imagine, when you bowl a full ball at around 128 kmph speed to an inform batter, obviously, you get a result of another huge six. Brevis smashed that second six down the ground and high over long on. Going towards the third ball, which was even worse than the other two, it was wide and outside off, but still in the slot, and Brevis was prepared for it. The star batter sent the ball over long-off this time. Interestingly, all three were no-look shots. Where is the video? THREE NO-LOOK SIXES IN A ROW FROM DEWALD BREVIS!@BKTtires | #PlayoftheDay | #AUSvSA — (@cricketcomau) August 16, 2025 After a wide delivery gave him a moment to breathe, he smashed a fourth straight six on the final ball of the over to bring up his fifty. That shot was impressive, too. Hardie tried to surprise him with a short and wide delivery, but Brevis reacted quickly and used his fast hands to hit it cleanly over the boundary. He was dismissed two overs later by Nathan Ellis. The pace bowler delivered a clever slow bouncer outside off stump. Brevis went for a big shot but didn't connect well, sending the ball towards long-on, where Glenn Maxwell took a sharp catch. By the end of the innings, Brevis was the highest run-getter of the series, scoring 180 runs with a strike rate of 204.55.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Australia vs South Africa: Third T20 international from Cairns
Australia might have found the secret to stopping the rampaging Dewald Brevis: a Glenn Maxwell screamer. The 36-year-old might not be as limber as a decade ago, but you wouldn't know it with the way he moved in the outfield of Cairns' Cazalys Stadium. Brevis was motoring along at 53 off 25 midway through the innings. THREE NO-LOOK SIXES IN A ROW FROM DEWALD BREVIS! @BKTtires | #PlayoftheDay | #AUSvSA — (@cricketcomau) August 16, 2025 Spare a thought for this guy who tried to take a catch in the crowd and went BANG into the fence! #AUSvSA — (@cricketcomau) August 16, 2025 He looked destined to bring up his second century in as many matches in northern Australia, even pumping back-to-back sixes out of the ground, both of which prompted ball changes. The latter of the two caused a bit of trouble in the stands, with one unfortunate fan stumbling head-on into the back fence as he attempted to take a crowd catch. Brevis found his match in the form of the 'Big Show', as the veteran all-rounder made good ground after the 22-year-old mistimed a delivery from Nathan Ellis. From there it was light work for the Aussie all-rounder, as he made it look easy even as he dove to his right near the mid-wicket boundary to secure a crucial catch. Josh Hazlewood strikes with the fifth ball of the game! #AUSvSA — (@cricketcomau) August 16, 2025 It was a crucial moment in the Proteas innings, as they went from scoring at close to 10 an over, to scoring just 33 runs across the next six. Ellis and leg-spin stalwart Adam Zampa were the pick of the Aussie bowlers. The former picked up three scalps while the latter conceded only a run a ball, as South Africa finished on 7/172.
