Dewald Brevis

Dewald Brevis (born 29 April 2003) is a South African cricketer.[1][2][3] In April 2021, he was signed by Northerns ahead of the 2021–22 domestic cricket season in South Africa.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 October 2021, for the South Africa Under-19s in the 2021–22 CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out tournament.[5]

Dewald Brevis
Personal information
Born (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003
Johannesburg, South Africa
NicknameBaby AB
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg-break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021/22Titans
2022Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition T20
Matches 15
Runs scored 331
Batting average 23.64
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 49
Balls bowled 123
Wickets 6
Bowling average 25.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/33
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2022

In November 2021, he was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[6] During the tournament, he scored two centuries and three fifties,[7] and was named the Player of the Tournament, after scoring 506 runs.[8] In February 2022, Brevis was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2022 Indian Premier League auction.[9][10]

He is also known as 'Baby AB' for his playing resemblance to AB de Villiers.[11][12]

References
  1. "Dewald Brevis". ESPN Cricinfo. 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. "17-year-old Dewald Brevis named in Northerns squad". Club Cricket SA. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. "Pool C, Bloemfontein, Oct 8 2021, CSA Provincial T20 Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. "CSA announce SA U19 touring squad for outbound tour and junior World Cup in the Caribbean". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. "Stars of the U19 Cricket World Cup: South Africa's record-breaking 'Baby AB' Dewald Brevis". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. "India win fifth U-19 World Cup title after seamers Raj Bawa, Ravi Kumar prove too hot for England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  9. "'Baby AB de Villiers' Dewald Brevis goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs 3 crore". The Hindu. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. "Dewald Brevis: How U19 World Cup launched Mumbai Indians star's career". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  11. "Who is South Africa's Dewald Brevis, famously known as Baby AB?". CricTracker. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  12. "'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.
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