Dewald Brevis is a person who plays cricket for South Africa. He was born on April 29th, 2003. In South African domestic cricket, he is a member of the Titans, and he also plays for several Mumbai Indian-owned Twenty20 clubs around the globe across the world. He bats right-handed and sometimes bowls leg spin. He is a right-handed batsman. Brevis is sometimes nicknamed “Baby AB” because he plays in a manner that is similar to that of AB de Villiers. However, he has acknowledged that he does not enjoy the label.
Currently, he owns the record for the greatest score in Twenty20 cricket in South Africa, as well as the record for the quickest 150 in Twenty20 cricket anywhere in the globe. Brevis was placed in South Africa’s squad for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which will be held in the West Indies. This announcement was made in November of 2021. He broke Shikhar Dhawan’s tournament record of 505 runs by hitting 506 runs throughout the event, which earned him the title of Player of the Tournament. He ended the tournament with two hundred and three fifties.
In April of 2021, Northerns decided to contract him in preparation for the domestic cricket season in South Africa that would begin in 2021–2022. Within the context of the 2021–22 CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out competition, he made his debut in the Twenty20 format on October 8, 2021, while playing for the South Africa Under-19s versus Easterns. Out of 25 balls, he scored 46 points. On December 2, 2022, he made his debut in the List A competition, playing for the Titans against the Lions at Centurion.
Dewald Brevis Biography
| Name | Dewald Brevis |
| Full Name | Dewald Brevis |
| Date of Birth | 29 April 2003 |
| Place of Birth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Other Names | Baby AB |
| Nationality | South African |
| Father’s Name | Jack Brevis |
| Mother’s Name | Yolanda Brevis |
| Siblings | Reinard Brevis |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-break |
| ODI Debut | NA |
| Test Debut | NA |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
On February 26, 2023, in Durban, he made his debut in the first-class competition, playing for the Titans against the Dolphins. Brevis has the greatest Twenty20 score in South Africa, equivalent to the third-best score in the globe. He owns the record for the highest score in South Africa. In the match between the Titans and the Knights that took place at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on October 31, 2022, Brevis scored 162 runs off of only 57 balls for the Titans.
In addition, he set a new world record for the quickest T20 150 by reaching the milestone after just 52 deliveries. In addition, he became the youngest South African player to reach the century mark. In the 2022 season of the Caribbean Premier League, Brevis was a member of the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots. He smashed five sixes off of five consecutive balls that he faced during a game that he played against the Trinbago Knight Riders.
Brevis was retained by MI Cape Town for the 2023 edition of the SA20 after being signed by the club for the first season of the competition last year. The Kandy Falcons decided to sign him in July 2022 so that he may participate in the third season of the Lanka Premier League. He was also a member of the MI New York team that competed in the first season of the MLC in the United States of America in 2023.
In the second qualifier, he scored an undefeated 41 off of 33, which helped MI New York advance to the final, which they ultimately won. The first time that Dewald Brevis was called up for an international match was on August 14, 2023, when he was selected to be a part of the South African team that would confront Australia. In Durban, on the 30th of August 2023, he participated in his maiden international Twenty20 and played against Australia. At least he was able to hold on to one catch, even though other things did not go well.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 9 | 0 | 207 | 49 | 23.00 | 152 | 136.18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 23.00 | 39 | 117.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 161 | 49 | 23.00 | 113 | 142.48 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1/8 | 8.00 | 16.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1/8 | 8.00 | 16.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
It is possible that our beginning to Mission 2024 did not go according to plan; but, the Class of 2024 provided us with moments that demonstrated promise and enthusiasm that we can look forward to throughout the next three months. An example of such a stellar performance was Dewald Brevis, who made a favorable impression as an Impact Player during the match against the Gujarat Titans.
Even though they were the favorites to win, some of the best cricket teams have gone on to lose. This is a problem that they have had to deal with. As a result of the situation that MI found themselves in during their run chase against Gujarat Titans, they will attempt to put the lessons they learned against SRH into practice. Exactly how difficult is it for a team to get back on their feet? Brevis provided an uncomplicated response.
During the first encounter of the Indian Premier League 2024, the batter Dewald Brevis of the Mumbai Indians crushed the great spinner Rashid Khan of the Gujarat Titans for an audacious no-look six. When Mumbai was attempting to chase down 169 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Brevis took the shot on the first delivery of the eighth over. The flashy 360-degree style of batting that the South African player, who is just 20 years old, possesses has led to comparisons to the famous AB de Villiers.
Although Brevis has been a member of the Mumbai Indians since the World Cup 2022, he did not participate in the tournament during the previous season. On Monday, the Mumbai Indians made history by being the first team in the history of cricket to replace a player so early in the game, namely soon after the first over of the innings. This set a record for the team. MI decided to replace Naman Dhir, who was removed off the very last ball of the first over, with Dewald Brevis after Trent Boult struck twice in his first over. Naman Dhir was the one who was dismissed.
