Dewald Brevis breaks Chris Gayle's T20 record

The 19-year-old scored an incredible knock of 162 runs in just 57 balls in a CSA T20 challenge

PHOTO: CSA/BCCI

Dewald Brevis made a statement in CSA T20 Challenge and reminded cricket fraternity of why he is regarded among the best young players in world cricket at the moment.

The 19-year-old, popularly referred to as 'Baby AB' due to comparisons between him and South African legend Ab De Villiers, scored an incredible knock of 162 runs in just 57 balls in a CSA T20 challenge match between Titans and Knight at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.

RECORD BREAKER 🚨

Highest domestic T20 score ✔️
Fastest domestic century ✔️
3rd highest score of all time ✔️@BrevisDewald | 1⃣6⃣2⃣ runs | 5⃣7⃣ balls

1⃣3⃣ fours
1⃣3⃣ sixes#CSAT20Challenge #BePartOfIt #SummerOfCricket pic.twitter.com/BonGpZ5L87
— DomesticCSA (@DomesticCSA) October 31, 2022

Brevis's incredible batting effort saw him script multiple records by virtue of an incredible knock. Brevis's knock is the joint third-highest individual knock in the history of the shortest format and sees him equal Hamilton Masakadza and Hazratullah Zazai who also have knock of 162 to their name in the shortest format of game.

Only Chris Gayle and Aaron Finch have scored bigger scores in T20 cricket. Brevis's effort is the highest one by a South African in the format.

175* (66) - Chris Gayle, 2013
172 (76) - Aaron Finch, 2018
162* (71) - Hamilton Masakadza, 2016
162* (62) - Hazratullah Zazai, 2019
162 (57) - Dewald Brevis, 2022

Brevis recorded his century in just 35 balls to celebrate his maiden ton in T20 cricket. He completed his 150 in 52 balls, making it the fastest 150 by any player in any form of T20 cricket worldwide. Brevis' knock included a total of 13 boundaries and as many sixes.

Brevis' effort caught the world's attention with legendary South African cricketer Ab de Villiers leading the reactions. "Dewald Brevis. No need to say more" wrote de Villiers on Twitter.

Brevis is yet to make his international debut but made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut earlier this year. In his maiden campaign for Mumbai Indians, he made 161 runs in seven matches. Brevis was the highest run-scorer of the 2022 U-19 World Cup with 506 runs in six innings which included two half-centuries and three centuries.