'Great to be on the winning side...': Dewald Brevis shares his views after scoring record-breaking century against Australia in second T20I

South Africa batter Dewald Brevis played an unbeaten knock of 125 runs from 56 deliveries as South Africa romped to a 53-run victory in the second T20I of the three-match series against Australia in Darwin. The 22-year-old came out all guns blazing and smacked the Australian bowling attack all around the stadium.

Brevis hit 12 boundaries and 8 towering sixes in his scintillating knock and was the main reason why South Africa were able to post a mammoth total of 218/7 on the board after the end of 20 overs. Tristan Stubbs was the only other player who was able to play a decent cameo with the bat. The batter formed a brilliant 126-run stand alongside Brevis before getting dismissed by Adam Zampa on 31.

Brevis broke a plethora of records with his hundred

On the other hand, Brevis shattered multiple records with his century, becoming the South African with the highest individual score in T20Is and in Australia. He also became the batter to post the highest individual score against the Baggy Greens in the shortest format.

After the conclusion of the match, Brevis reflected on his knock and stated that he was just happy to help the side get to victory. He further added that it was quite important for the team to bounce back after recording a defeat in the first T20I of the series.

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"I have not really thought about it, but extremely grateful. Just happy we won today, great to be out here on the winning side. To celebrate that final wicket - that was the ultimate (feeling) today. You want to win, so be able to come back strong after the first game is fantastic. Everyone played their part. We took our catches, bowlers nailed their plans, and good to see it all (pan out). They (the Australian batters) are great players, they hit the ball hard and over the ropes, so we have to be on it, especially in this format. We played well today, so that's great," Brevis said after the match, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

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Meanwhile, South Africa gave a fine performance with the ball in the second T20I against Australia. Kwena Maphaka and Corbin Bosch took three scalps each as the visitors bundled out the hosts for 165 runs and went on to win the match by a big margin. The series is now level at 1-1 and it remains to be seen which side will come out on top in the third and final match that will be contested on August 16.