Dewald Brevis

Dewald Brevis was born on 29th April 2003, in Johannesburg, South Africa. After emerging as the top run scorer at the ICC U-19 World Cup 2022, he garnered a lot of attention. Known by most as "Baby AB," he was one of the top choices in the IPL 2022 mega auction because of his outstanding World Cup batting performance. Dewald Brevis was acquired by the five-time champion Mumbai Indians for an incredible INR 3 crore following a fierce bidding battle.

Dewald Brevis: Along the Years

Dewald Brevis Records

• Most runs in an Under-19 Cricket World Cup series: 506 runs in the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

• Brevis scored 162, the greatest T20 score ever in South Africa and tied for the third-best score at the time

• 52 balls to reach 150, fastest among any hitter in T20 cricket at the time

• Youngest South African player to reach 100 in the men's T20 format.

Dewald Brevis Awards and Accolades

• Winner of the MLC 2023 while playing for the MI New York team

Dewald Brevis Career

Dewald Brevis, a South African cricketer who goes as Baby AB or Junior AB, is known for his destructive batting. Brevis holds the record for most runs in an Under-19 Cricket World Cup series with 506 runs at the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In men's T20 cricket, he is also the youngest South African player to make a century. In his 162-ball performance, Brevis took 52 balls to reach 150, the quickest score in T20 cricket history. He made his international T20I debut for SA in 2023 and is currently playing for MI in the IPL.

Dewald Brevis Domestic Career

Ahead of South Africa's domestic cricket season in 2021–2022, he signed a contract with Northerns in April 2021. On October 8, 2021, he played in the 2021–22 CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out tournament for the South Africa Under-19s against Easterns, making his T20 debut. He scored 46 from 25 balls.

On December 2, 2022, he played for the Titans against the Lions in Centurion, making his List A debut. He made his first-class debut on the 26th of February 2023, at Durban, with the Titans against the Dolphins.

Brevis equals the third-highest score in the world and holds the record for the highest T20 score in South Africa. Brevis blasted 162 runs off just 57 balls for the Titans against the Knights on 31st October 2022.

When he hit the milestone after just 52 deliveries, he also set a world record for the fastest T20 150. Furthermore, he became the youngest South African to score a 100.

Dewald Brevis IPL Career

Because of his exceptional World Cup batting performance, he was one of the top picks in the IPL 2022 mega auction. After a heated bidding war, the five-time champion Mumbai Indians paid a staggering INR 3 crore to acquire Dewald Brevis.

In the seven games (161 runs at a strike rate of 142.48) he played for MI in the IPL 2022 season, he showed glimpses of his talent. Prior to the 2023 IPL, Brevis was signed by the Mumbai Indians team for the same sum of money INR 3 crore. But Brevis, the newest Proteas star, was never given the opportunity to play on the big stage in the IPL 2023 season

MI decided to retain him for the 2024 season. In his ten IPL games so far, Dewald Brevis has scored 230 runs in scoring. His highest IPL score is 49 runs. Throughout his IPL career, Dewald Brevis has hit 17 fours and 16 sixes.

Dewald Brevis International Career

Dewald Brevis made his international debut for the South African team in August 2023. He has played 2 matches for SA so far.

Dewald Brevis ODI Career

Dewald Brevis has not played any ODI match for South Africa as of June 2024.

Dewald Brevis Test Career

Dewald Brevis has not played any international Test match for South Africa as of June 2024.

Dewald Brevis T20I Career

He was included in the South Africa A first-class and List A squad for their tour of Sri Lanka in April 2023.

On August 14, 2023, Dewald Brevis was called up for his first international match when the South African team was announced to play against Australia. On August 30, 2023, he played his maiden international Twenty20 match in Durban against Australia. It didn't go well, but at least he was able to hold onto one catch.

Dewald Brevis Captaincy

As of 2024, Dewald Brevis has not captained any domestic team or the South African squad.

Dewald Brevis Under-19 Career

He is known for his aggressive style of hitting at the top of the game, but he is also highly versatile and can bat at any position. Brevis was selected for South Africa's squad to compete in the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies in November 2021. He broke Shikhar Dhawan's tournament record of 505 runs with a total of 506 runs during the tournament, scoring two centuries and three fifties. He was awarded Player of the Tournament.

Dewald Brevis Family

Jack Brevis is Dewald Brevis's father, and Yolanda Brevis is her mother. Reinard Brevis is the older brother of the all-round batsman. Coincidentally, Dewald went to the same school where his idol 'Mr.360' attended.

Dewald Brevis disclosed to ICC during an interview that he is a huge fan of AB de Villiers and enjoys watching him bat as well. In addition, he wears the jersey number 17 and requested permission from De Villiers to wear it.

Dewald Brevis Net Worth

Dewald Brevis's net worth is estimated to be around INR 16 crore. These include his earnings from the South African contract, his involvement in the SA20 league and other T20 leagues, his investments, and his contributions from domestic circuits. He was acquired by the Mumbai Indians for INR 3 crore during the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL), and they also retained him at the 2024 auction.

Dewald Brevis House

Dewald Brevis resides in his hometown Johannesburg, South Africa.

Dewald Brevis Cars

Although his automobile collection is not very large, he owns a Toyota FJ Cruiser.