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

• 8th most runs in an Under-19 Cricket World Cup (506).

• Highest score in T20I for a Number 4 batter against a Test-playing nation.

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

Dewald Brevis Awards and Accolades

• Player of the Tournament at the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

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.

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. Before 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 allowed to play on the big stage in the IPL 2023 season. MI decided to retain him for the 2024 season, but he was let go in 2025, and the Chennai Super Kings bought him.

He has played 16 IPL games so far, in which he has scored more than 450 runs and picked up a single wicket.

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Dewald Brevis International Career

Dewald Brevis' international career started in August 2023.

Dewald Brevis ODI Career

Dewald Brevis made his ODI debut against Australia in August 2025.

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Dewald Brevis Test Career

Dewald Brevis made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in June 2025. On June 28th, 2025, he made his Test cricket debut, scoring a remarkable 51 off 41 with three fours and four sixes. Together with Titans teammate Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who was also making his debut, he scored 95 runs, preventing South Africa from collapsing too quickly. He also took his debut test wicket in the series.

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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.

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Dewald Brevis Under-19 Career

Brevis was selected for South Africa's squad to compete in the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was the tournament's highest scorer with 505 runs. He scored 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.

Dewald Brevis is dating Linda Maree as of September 2025.

Dewald Brevis Salary

When Dewald Brevis joined the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2025 as a substitute for Gurjapneet Singh due to injury, his pay was ₹2.2 Crore (Indian Rupees). At the IPL mega auction, he had first gone unsold.

Dewald Brevis, who was signed by the Pretoria Capitals in the SA20 player auction on September 9, 2025, would receive R16.5 million (about ₹8.31 crore) for the 2025–26 SA20 season. This is almost four times more than his Indian Premier League (IPL) wage with the Chennai Super Kings. This amount also makes him the most expensive player in SA20 history.

Dewald Brevis House

Dewald Brevis resides in his hometown, Johannesburg, South Africa.