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The last day of the South African cricket summer has arrived, and the Lions require seven wickets to claim a successive CSA First-Class title at the Wanderers.
The DP Lions bowlers will need to bring their A-game if they want to the contain a lethal young Titan known as Dewald Brevis.
Rising SA cricket stars Dewald Brevis and Lhuan-dre Pretorius have signed with Hampshire Hawks for the T20 Blast, highlighting their growing influence in international cricket.
Dewald Brevis is starting to deliver on his incredible promise as one of the new talents in SA cricket.
MI Cape Town batter Dewald Brevis said that he just focused on playing to his strengths and when he tried to go big, Reeza Hendricks was there to keep him composed and vice versa.
MI Cape Town were simply better than Sunrisers Eastern Cape in all three departments at Newlands on Wednesday evening to secure their place in the SA20 playoffs.
Now aged 21, Dewald Brevis has experience in four major T20 leagues around the world including 10 matches in the Indian Premier League and 24 in the SA20.
Dewald Brevis can focus on sharpening up his game by facing lots of balls in First-Class cricket, which has always been regarded as the best school for batsmen.
IOL Sport looks at five South African who could start a bidding war during the Indian Premier League’s mega auction.
Dewald Brevis’ third first-class century put the Titans ahead against the Dolphins, while George Linde backs Western Province to roll over the Warriors, with their Proteas Test players available.
Proteas coach Rob Walter on Thursday revealed the team aims to expand its search for youngsters as Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada were left out of their T20 squad announced on Thursday.
The 21-year-old Dewald Brevis has earned the nickname “Baby AB” for his likeness to the great AB de Villiers, who he had idolised and copied in his formative years.
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma on Friday was ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh, Aiden Markram will skipper the side in his absence.
At 21, Dewald Brevis is a ‘veteran’ of 66 T20 matches though he has played just the two games at senior international level four South Africa.
Now on the verge of breaking into the Proteas set-up, many speak very little of Dewald Brevis’ potential as a wrist spinner.
The Warriors and Western Province remain unbeaten in the CSA T20 Challenge after beating the Titans and Northwest Dragons respectively.
Former SA under-19 captain, Raynard van Tonder, is one of those players who did not make it to the Proteas squad straight away, despite the abundance of talent he had at the tender age of 19.
Mi Cape Town’s Dewald Brevis has managed double figures just once in five innings with his latest disappointment being a first-ball duck against the Paarl Royals.
Paarl Royals ace Bjorn Fortuin (3/15) had promised in the pre-match that this encounter would be different, particularly due to the contrasting conditions at the winelands venue.
It was the red-hot opening pair of Ryan Rickelton and Rassie van der Dussen that set up the platform for MI Cape Town to coast an eight-wicket victory over the Paarl Royals in their SA20n clash at Newlands.
The veteran right-hander Rassie van der Dussen is no longer an automatic choice in the Proteas T20 side, particularly with coach Rob Walter keen on providing opportunities for the new brigade.
IOL Sport’s Zaahier Adams profiles six superstars that are set to thrill cricket fans all around the country in the SA20 League.
Having made a brilliant start to his career, Proteas starlet Dewald Brevis says he’s willing to do whatever it takes to become the best cricketer in the world.
Lungi Ngidi’s international playing time has been limited to just five ODIs and four T20Is this year, while he was also not utilised in both the Indian Premier League and US Major League Cricket.
The Proteas on Tuesday announced an experienced 15-man squad for the 50-over Cricket World Cup, while Quinton de Kock also confirmed the conclusion of the tournament would see his retirement from the format.