Follow UsA young aggressive batter from South Africa, Dewald Brevis is making his debut for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 43 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 25 (Friday).
The 21-year-old was brought in as a replacement for injured Gurjapneet Singh. Ahead of IPL 2025, the Tamil Nadu pacer was a highly sought-after purchase for the franchise, getting him for INR 2.2 crore. However, his struggle with injuries over the past few months has ensured that he didn’t get a single opportunity in the season and was ruled out.
Since the start of this year, Brevis has been in top-notch form in T20s, smashing 291 runs across ten innings, averaging 48.5. But what makes the right-hander’s efforts more impressive is when you see the aggression that he brings to the table. The 21-year-old has consistently found boundaries for fun, striking at 184.2, scoring a boundary every 3.8 deliveries.
Brevis played 10 games for Mumbai Indians (MI) across two seasons, scoring 230 runs at an average of 23 and a strike rate of 133.72. The right-hander has been in fantastic form across all three formats.
Apart from Brevis, CSK have also brought in Deepak Hooda and Sam Curran into their playing XI. Rachin Ravindra, Jamie Overton and Vijay Shankar are the ones to miss out.
Both CSK and SRH are at the bottom of the IPL 2025 points table, having won just two of their eight fixtures.