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Who Is Dewald Brevis? Youngest South African T20I century batsman
Aug 13, 2025 12:25 pm
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Divay Delhi: The 22-year-old scored 125 off 56 balls* against Australia in the second T20I. Dewald Brevis, a talented young South African batter, scored the youngest T20I century in Darwin on Tuesday. The 22-year-old scored 125 off 56 balls* against Australia in the second T20I. Brevis, born April 29, 2003, started playing cricket young and led the run-scoring charts in the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup. His outstanding performance earned him an IPL contract with the Mumbai Indians. His strokeplay resembled AB de Villiers, earning him the moniker “Baby AB.” He gained attention in October 2022 when Brevis set a South African T20 record with 162 off 57 balls for the Titans. Dewald Brevis made an impact in the Caribbean Premier League, T20 Blast, and Major League Cricket. In his T20I debut against Australia, Dewald Brevis scored five runs in two innings. Brevis helped MI Cape Town win its first SA20 title after hitting the third-most runs in the 2023-24 One-Day Cup. He scored 573 runs at 47.75, including two centuries. Unblemished, Brevis scored 125 in Darwin in the second T20I against Australia. He frustrated all Australian bowlers with his rapid batting. He broke Richard Levi's T20I century record as South Africa's youngest batter. The second-fastest South African batsman, he scored a century in 41 balls.