Dewald Brevis

Dewald Brevis (born 29 April 2003) is a South African cricketer.[2][3][4] Brevis is also known as 'Baby AB' for his playing resemblance to AB de Villiers.[5][6]

Dewald Brevis
Personal information
Born (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nickname360° Jr, Baby AB[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RoleBatting all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021/22Titans
2022–presentMumbai Indians
2022St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2023–presentMI Cape Town
Career statistics
Competition T20
Matches 32
Runs scored 809
Batting average 28.89
100s/50s 1/1
Top score 162
Balls bowled 219
Wickets 12
Bowling average 22.89
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/19
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2022

Career

In April 2021, he was signed by Northerns ahead of the 2021–22 domestic cricket season in South Africa.[7] 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.[8]

In November 2021, Brevis was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[9] During the tournament, he scored two centuries and three fifties,[10] and was named the Player of the Tournament, after scoring 506 runs.[11] In February 2022, Brevis was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2022 Indian Premier League auction.[12][13] In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[14]

In April 2023, he was named in South Africa A's first-class and List A squad for their tour to Sri Lanka.[15]

Records and achievements
  • Most runs in an Under-19 Cricket World Cup series. He scored 506 runs in the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[16]
  • On 22 September 2022, Brevis made 30 runs off 6 balls for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots against Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2022 Caribbean Premier League which is the second-fastest[17] (in terms of strike-rate) innings for any batter in T20 cricket who has scored 30+ runs.
  • Brevis' 162 is the highest T20 score made in South Africa.
  • Brevis' 162 against Knights in 2022 is the joint 3rd best T20 score ever.
  • Brevis took 52 balls to reach 150 in his knock of 162, the fastest by any batter in T20 cricket history.
  • At 19 years and 185 days old, Brevis became the youngest South African to score a century in men's T20s.

Honours
  • CSA T20 Challenge winner 2022–23 runner-up 2021–22
  • 6IXTY T10 cricket tournament winner 2022

References
  1. Chugh, Saksham (10 December 2022). "Here's how Dewald Brevis, AB-Baby to most, could carve his own identity!". Caught At Point. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. "Dewald Brevis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. "Dewald Brevis aspires to play at least '10 per cent' like idol AB de Villiers". Cricket Fanatics Mag. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. "'AB 2.0' Dewald Brevis stars for SA under-19 despite T20 KO loss to Eastern Storm". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. "Who is South Africa's Dewald Brevis, famously known as Baby AB?". CricTracker. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. "'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.
  7. "17-year-old Dewald Brevis named in Northerns squad". Club Cricket SA. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. "Pool C, Bloemfontein, Oct 8 2021, CSA Provincial T20 Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  9. "CSA announce SA U19 touring squad for outbound tour and junior World Cup in the Caribbean". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  10. "Stars of the U19 Cricket World Cup: South Africa's record-breaking 'Baby AB' Dewald Brevis". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. "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.
  12. "'Baby AB de Villiers' Dewald Brevis goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs 3 crore". The Hindu. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  13. "Dewald Brevis: How U19 World Cup launched Mumbai Indians star's career". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  14. "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  15. Lambley, Garrin (25 April 2023). "South Africa 'A' squad packed with Proteas for Sri Lanka tour". The South African. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  16. "Under-19s World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  17. "highest strike rate in an innings min: 30 runs". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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