Johannesburg — The already high expectations for Dewald Brevis skyrocketed on Monday, when the 19-year-old superstar hit 162 off 57 balls, shattering a number of records in a stupendous performance at the Cricket South Africa T20 Challenge in Potchefstroom.
Brevis struck 13 fours and 13 sixes, placing him on global rankings for the fastest hundred, the highest score by a South African, the fastest to 150 (globally), and the third highest score in the format’s history. In addition, the overall score of 271/3 for his club, the Titans, is the fourth best in T20s.
Brevis finished strokes with his head bowed and a golfer’s follow-through, and many of his sixes landed on the ground, demonstrating some extraordinary shotmaking. Gerald Coetzee’s behind-the-shoulder flick off a 146km/h bouncer had both batter and bowler giggling, such was the ingenuity and audacity of the hit.
Dewald Brevis’s 100* off 35 balls is one of the best T20 knocks we’ve seen, and only a handful have been better.
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Brevis told SuperSport in an interview between innings, “It was great.” You shouldn’t be reckless; instead, be optimistic and live in the present.
Shots from his bat soared further and longer, with several landing on the football field adjacent to JB Marks Oval and a couple landing in the driveway of the neighboring home.
Brevis maintained a composed demeanor throughout, smiling alongside teammate Jiveshan Pillay, who scored 52 runs off 46 balls. Brevis reported having a premonition regarding his innings. “Funny, it began with breakfast. While Jivvy (Pillay) was still eating, I had completed my meal and rose up, and as I passed him, I said, “We’re going to take them down today.” “When I landed, I tried to remain as calm as possible, focus on the present, and think about the outcome as little as possible,” Brevis stated.
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Brevis’s 162 is tied for the third highest individual score in the format, he reached 150 off 52 balls, the fewest deliveries ever faced for that milestone, breaking a record previously held by Chris Gayle, and he also surpassed Quinton de Kock and Pieter Malan for the highest score by a South African batsman in the format.
Brevis stated of his style, “It came naturally” “When I was young, I desired to hit the ball as far as possible.” Monday he repeatedly exhibited the behavior.
Brevis stated of his innings, “I played the way I wanted to play, and I’m grateful.” As was everyone else present, including Brevis’s childhood idol AB de Villiers. “Dewald Brevis. “No need to elaborate,” tweeted De Villiers on Monday. Indeed.