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Dewald Brevis beats Virat Kohli's sixes record [Source: @Pranjal_one8/X.com]
South African young star Dewald Brevis has created history in style, breaking a record previously held by Indian legend Virat Kohli. In the third T20I against Australia, Brevis smashed a quickfire 53 runs off just 26 balls, including six massive sixes, to become the first-ever batter to hit 14 T20I sixes against Australia in Australia.
Brevis, who showed extraordinary touch in 2nd T20I by hitting a century, carried forward his form in the final game of the series. Coming to bat at no.4, he went after the Australian bowlers from the very beginning.
Dewald Brevis Hits It Out Of The Park To A Script Remarkable Record
In the 10th over of the first inning, Dewald Brevis turned into a monster for Aaron Hardie, smashing three back-to-back no-look sixes and capped off the over with another six.
With that 27 run over, Brevis brought up his half-century in just 22 balls. The crowd in Australia witnessed some jaw-dropping power-hitting as Brevis sent the ball soaring into the stands, even hitting one onto the stadium roof.
Most T20I Sixes Vs Australia In Australia
| Player | Sixes | Innings |
| Dewald Brevis | 14 | 3 |
| Virat Kohli | 12 | 10 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 9 | 8 |
| Andre Russell | 9 | 4 |
| Ravi Bopara | 7 | 3 |
Interestingly, Brevis hit 6 sixes in his 56 off 23 balls knock, and his tally of the series stands at 14 maximums. This is the most number of T20I sixes scored by a player against Australia in Australia.
The record was previously held by Virat Kohli, who hit 12 sixes in 10 innings. Shikhar Dhawan also features in the list with 9 sixes.
Brevis’ Heroics In Vain As Australia Clinch The Series
Despite Dewald Brevis’ quick half-century, South Africa posted a total of 172 in the first inning of the third T20I. While Australia had a shaky start in the chase, Glenn Maxwell regained his old form, hitting a blistering 62 off just 36 balls and guiding Australia to a narrow 2-wicket win.
Australia won the series 2-1, but Brevis caught everyone’s eyes. He finished as the leading run scorer, with 180 runs in 3 games, including an average of 90 and a strike rate of 204.55.
