Proteas batter Dewald Brevis continued his good form with a blistering unbeaten 75 as South Africa registered a convincing seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the T20I Tri-Series at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek on Saturday. The Proteas, who suffered a surprise defeat to hosts Namibia in their opening game, produced a clinical all-round performance to chase down Zimbabwe’s 144/8 in just 13.4 overs on the back of Brevis’ 32-ball 75*.
The 23-year-old, who had also scored an unbeaten 75 in South Africa’s previous match against Namibia, unleashed another spectacular display of clean hitting. He smashed seven fours and six sixes from 32 balls, reaching his half-century in just 24 balls and leaving Zimbabwe’s bowlers with few answers. By the end of the 12th over, South Africa were already 124/3.
For Zimbabwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Newman Nyamhuri and Brad Evans were the only bowlers to make inroads, picking up one wicket each. Brevis brought the chase to a close with a boundary in the 14th over, finishing unbeaten on 75 and being named Player of the Match.
