Published 22:28 IST, October 31st 2022
'Baby AB' Brevis leaves ABD in awe, smashes stunning 57-ball 162; 'No need to say more'
Brevis opened the batting alongside Jiveshan Pillay and scored 162 runs before being removed in the 20th over by Gerald Coetzee.
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South Africa's young batter Dewald Brevis played one of best T20 kcks of his life on Monday as he smashed an amazing century in CSA T20 Challenge. Brevis scored mind-boggling century while playing for Titans in Match . 25 against Knights at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. Brevis scored 162 runs off just 57 balls including 13 boundaries and 13 sixes with a strike rate of 284.21.
Legendary South African cricketer AB de Villiers took to his official Twitter handle to react to Brevis' kck. "Dewald Brevis. need to say more," De Villiers wrote on Twitter. Brevis is kwn as 'Baby AB' in cricketing community because of his ties to South Africa and his 360-Degree style of play, which is similar to that of De Villiers. Brevis was picked by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022 mega auction, and as a result, he was hailed as one of top emerging batters of game.
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Titans vs Knights
As far as match is concerned, Titans posted a mammoth total of 271/3 in 20 overs after losing toss and being asked to bat first. Brevis opened batting alongside Jiveshan Pillay and scored a scintilating 162 runs before being removed in 20th over by Gerald Coetzee. Pillay, on or hand, contributed with 52 off 45 deliveries. Donavon Ferreira scored 33 off 15 balls before being dismissed by Migael Pretorius.
Knights used even bowlers and all of m conceded at an ecomy rate of more than 10 runs an over. Mbulelo Budaza proved to be most expensive bowler for Knights as he leaked 61 runs in his quota of four overs without picking a single wicket. Aubrey Swanepoel conceded 56 in four overs with just 1 wicket to his name. mammoth total on board eventually proved to be too much for Knights as y lost game by a huge margin of 70 runs.
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22:28 IST, October 31st 2022