Watch the highlights of Australia vs South Africa 2nd T20I 2025 - South Africa tour of Australia 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 2nd T20I match played between South Africa and Australia at Marrara Oval, Darwin in 12th August 2025.
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| Dewald Brevis smashed the record-breaking century for South Africa © AFP/Getty Images |
Sensational Dewald Brevis' record-breaking 125* sets up to South Africa's record 53-run victory over Australia, despite a Tim David's blitz and level the series with 1-1 in a historic game of the second T20I.
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- South Africa's 53-run win was their tenth largest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and It is their biggest win against Australia in T20Is, previous biggest win by 21-runs at Carrara in 2018.
- South Africa's 218 was their tenth highest score in T20 international and It is their highest-score against Australia in T20Is, previous highest was 204 at Johannesburg in 2016.
- South Africa's 218 was the fifth highest-score by any team in Australia in T20 international and the highest total by any team at Marrara Oval, Darwin in T20Is, previous highest was 178 by Australia against South Africa earlier in this series' first T20I match.
- 126 : Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs set up the record fourth-wicket partnership for South Africa against Australia in T20 international, previously held by the 72-run stand between Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs at same venue earlier opening T20I game, It is the South Africa's fourth highest fourth-wicket stand in T20Is and the South Africa's second highest any-wicket stand against Australia in T20Is, The highest is 129-run stand for the second-wicket between Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw at Adelaide in 2014.
- Dewald Brevis hammered a 25-ball fastest fifty by an South African batsman against Australia in T20I cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 31-ball half-century jointly held by JP Duminy at Melbourne in 2009 and Hashim Amla at Cape Town in 2016.
- Dewald Brevis became the eighth South African batsman to score a century in T20 internationals.
- Dewald Brevis became the first South African batsman to score a century against Australia in T20I cricket history.
- Dewald Brevis' unbeaten 125 was the highest score by an South African batsman in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 119 held by Faf du Plessis against West Indies at Johannesburg in 2015.
- Dewald Brevis hammered a 41-ball second fastest century for South Africa in T20 international after Davin Miller's 35-ball hundred against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom in 2017 and the fastest hundred by any batsman against Australia in T20I cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 49-ball century held by Martin Guptill at Auckland in 2018.
- 22y 105 days : Dewald Brevis became the youngest South African player to score a hundred in T20 internationals, surpassing the previous record of 24y 36 days by Richard Levi against New Zealand at Hamilton in 2012.
- 8 : Dewald Brevis equalled a joint fifth most sixes hit in an innings for South Africa in T20 international and the most-sixes hit by an South African batsman against Australia in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 5-sixes jointly hit by Fat du Plessis at Johannesburg in 2016 and Donovan Ferreira at Durban in 2023.
- Tim David hammered a 23-ball his second fastest fifty for Australia in T20 international and the third fastest fifty by an Australian batsman against South Africa in T20Is.
- Australia's 165 was their 13th highest score against South Africa in T20 international and It is their second highest total at Marrara Oval, Darwin in T20Is after their 178 earlier in this series' opening T20I game.
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South Africa scored massive total of 218-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Dewald Brevis hammered a career-best 125 off 56-balls - which was his 1st T20I hundred.
Tristan Stubbs blasted a 31 off 22-balls including 3-fours with strike rate of 140.90, Aiden Markram struck 18 off 13-balls included 2-fours & a six and Ryan Rickelton hit 14 off 10-balls contained one-six & a four with strike rate of 140.
Australia best bowler by Ben Dwarshuis, Glenn Maxwell both took 2-wickets and one for Adam Zampa - Josh Hazlewood.
Australia scored 165 for all-out in 17.4 overs with top scorer by Tim David hammered a 50 off 24-balls including 4-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 208.33.
Alex Carey cracked a 26 off 18-balls including 3-fours with strike rate of 144.44, Mitchell Marsh blasted a 22 off 13-balls included 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 169.23.
South Africa best bowler by Corbin Bosch captured three-wickets for 20-runs in 3-overs, Kwena Maphaka picked up 3-wickets for 57-runs in 4-overs, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada and Nqabayomzi Peter each took one-wickets.
Dewald Brevis named Player of the match for record-breaking batting performance to smashed a career-best unbeaten 125-runs knocked off facing 56-balls including 12-fours & 8-sixes with strike rate of 221.31.
