Dewald Brevis equals Jos Buttler on elite list with 22-ball half-century against Australia in 3rd T20I

South Africa batter Dewald Brevis played a stunning knock of 53 runs from just 26 deliveries against Australia in the third and final T20I of the series. The explosive inning included a boundary and 6 towering sixes and massively helped the visitors in posting a fighting total of 172/6 on the board after 20 overs.

Brevis was absolutely phenomenal in his knock of 53 against the Baggy Greens at the Cazalys stadium in Cairns and also smashed Aaron Hardie for three consecutive sixes during the tenth over of South Africa's innings. What is even more impressive is the fact that all of them were no-look sixes. 

Brevis completed his fifty after facing just 22 deliveries in the third T20I. This saw him equal England's Jos Buttler and become the joint fourth-fastest batter to score a half-century against the Baggy Greens in the shortest format.

Fastest fifties scored against Australia in T20Is -

1. Rohit Sharma (India) - 19 deliveries

2. Yuvraj Singh (India) - 20 deliveries

3. Kieron Pollard (West Indies) - 20 deliveries

4. Jos Buttler (England) - 22 deliveries

5. Dewald Brevis (South Africa) - 22 deliveries

6. Chris Gayle (West Indies) - 23 deliveries

7. Ravi Bopara (England) - 23 deliveries

8. Evin Lewis (West Indies) - 23 deliveries

Despite having only played 10 T20Is for South Africa so far in his career, Brevis has already made a significant impact on the team. The 22-year-old has a total of 318 runs under his belt in the format along with a fiery strike-rate of 191.56. He so far has scored a half-century and century each in T20Is.

The young batter's only century in the format came in the second T20I of the series  against Australia. He played a sensational knock of 125 runs from only 56 deliveries to play a crucial role in South Africa's rampant 53-run win which levelled up the series at 1-1 and took it to the final match. Brevis will definitely be looking to continue this stunning form in upcoming T20I assignments.