Reminder: Brevis may debut when Proteas play Australia
Former SA U19 star Dewald Brevis may make his Proteas debut when the team returns to action against Australia in the first T20 on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) named the squads for the white-ball tour against Australia,, and Titans and former SA U19 batter Dewald Brevis notably earned his maiden call-up to both the T20 International (T20I) and One-Day International (ODI) squads.
The first T20, it shouldn’t be forgotten, will take place on Wednesday night in Durban. Play gets underway from 6pm and the weather forecast looks perfect.
Brevis made a name for himself as the leading run-scorer at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in January 2022 with 506 runs – the most by any batter in a single edition of the tournament.
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The right-hander has since gone on to impress in T20 leagues around the world and currently holds the record for the highest individual domestic T20 score in South Africa – 162 off 57 balls – which he struck during last season’s CSA T20 Challenge. He also enjoyed success in the recent SA ‘A’ tour to Sri Lanka, where he hit a 71-ball 98 in the first unofficial 50-over match.
Joining Brevis in the T20I squad for the first time are his Titans teammates Donovan Ferreira and Gerald Coetzee – the latter could add to his Test and ODI caps if selected – as well as Warriors batter, Matthew Breetzke.
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Keshav Maharaj has been included for the second and third T20Is as well as the ODI squad as the spinner continues his comeback from a ruptured left Achilles tendon, which he sustained during the Betway Test series against West Indies in March.
Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada are rested for the three-match KFC T20I series and will return for the five-match Betway ODI series.
The 15-player squad for the World Cup will be announced on 05 September.
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ALL EYES WILL BE ON BREVIS IN THE PROTEAS T20I SQUAD AGAINST AUSTRALIA
Aiden Markram (captain, Momentum Multiply Titans), Temba Bavuma (DP World Lions), Matthew Breetzke (Dafabet Warriors), Dewald Brevis (Momentum Multiply Titans), Gerald Coetzee (Momentum Multiply Titans), Donovan Ferreira (Momentum Multiply Titans), Bjorn Fortuin (DP World Lions), Reeza Hendricks (DP World Lions), Marco Jansen (Dafabet Warriors), Sisanda Magala (DP World Lions), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Tabraiz Shamsi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Tristan Stubbs (Dafabet Warriors), Lizaad Williams (Momentum Multiply Titans) and Rassie van der Dussen (DP World Lions).
ODI SQUAD AGAINST AUSTRALIA
Temba Bavuma (captain, DP World Lions), Dewald Brevis (Momentum Multiply Titans), Gerald Coetzee (Momentum Multiply Titans), Quinton de Kock (Momentum Multiply Titans), Bjorn Fortuin (DP World Lions), Reeza Hendricks (DP World Lions), Marco Jansen (Dafabet Warriors), Heinrich Klaasen (Momentum Multiply Titans), Sisanda Magala (DP World Lions), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Momentum Multiply Titans), David Miller (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Anrich Nortje (Dafabet Warriors), Tabraiz Shamsi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Wayne Parnell (Six Gun Grill Western Province), Kagiso Rabada (DP World Lions), Tristan Stubbs (Dafabet Warriors), and Rassie van der Dussen (DP World Lions).
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Tour Itinerary
KFC T20I Series
Wednesday, 30 August – 18:00
South Africa vs Australia – Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban
Friday, 01 September – 18:00
South Africa vs Australia – Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban
Sunday, 03 September – 14:00
South Africa vs Australia – Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban
Betway ODI Series
Thursday, 07 September – 13:00
South Africa vs Australia – Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Saturday, 09 September – 13:00
South Africa vs Australia – Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Tuesday, 12 September – 13:00
South Africa vs Australia – JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom
Friday, 15 September – 13:00
South Africa vs Australia – SuperSport Park, Centurion
Sunday, 17 September – 10:00
South Africa vs Australia – DP World Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
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