Dewald Brevis

Dewald Brevis
Personal information
Born (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21)
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 97)30 August 2023 v Australia
Last T20I1 September 2023 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021/22–2022/23Titans
2022–presentMumbai Indians
2022St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2022/23Northerns
2023–presentMI Cape Town
2023MI New York
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 9 8 44
Runs scored 583 247 1,055
Batting average 36.43 35.28 27.05
100s/50s 2/3 0/1 1/2
Top score 113 98* 162
Balls bowled 264 144 255
Wickets 5 2 14
Bowling average 39.20 76.00 22.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/84 1/19 2/19
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 August 2023

Dewald Brevis (born 29 April 2003) is a South African cricketer.[1][2][3] He plays for the Titans in South African domestic cricket and for various Mumbai Indian-owned T20 franchises around the world. He is a right handed batsmen and occasionally bowls leg spin. Brevis is also known as 'Baby AB' for his playing resemblance to AB de Villiers, although he has since expressed some dislike for the name.[4][5]

He holds the record for the highest score in T20 cricket in South Africa, and the fastest 150 in T20 cricket in the world.

  1. ^ "Dewald Brevis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dewald Brevis aspires to play at least '10 per cent' like idol AB de Villiers". Cricket Fanatics Mag. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "'AB 2.0' Dewald Brevis stars for SA under-19 despite T20 KO loss to Eastern Storm". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Who is South Africa's Dewald Brevis, famously known as Baby AB?". CricTracker. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "'Baby AB': South Africa U19's Dewald Brevis goes viral for uncanny resemblance with AB de Villiers; Watch video". Hindustan Times. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.