Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Dewald Brevis

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: February 22, 2026

How Dewald Brevis built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Dewald Brevis is a South African cricketer, playing for the Titans domestically and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. He's a right-handed batsman who occasionally bowls leg spin. Brevis holds records for both the highest T20 score and the fastest T20 150 in South Africa, marking him as a dynamic and impactful player in the T20 format.

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March 2025: Signed with Hampshire County Cricket Club

In March 2025, Dewald Brevis signed a contract with Hampshire County Cricket Club to play for them in that year's T20 Blast, with an option to also feature in the County Championship team.

April 2025: Signed by Chennai Super Kings

In April 2025, Dewald Brevis was signed by the Chennai Super Kings as a replacement for the injured Gurjapneet Singh.

May 2025: Match winning knock against Gujurat Titans

On May 25 2025, Dewald Brevis played a match winning knock of 57 off 23, including 4 fours and 5 sixes, against the Gujurat Titans in the 67th match of the 2025 Indian Premier League, which earned him the Man of the Match award.

June 28, 2025: Test Debut

On June 28, 2025, Dewald Brevis made his Test cricket debut, scoring a quickfire 51 off 41, including 3 fours and 4 sixes. He had a 95 run partnership with teammate Lhuan-dre Pretorius, which helped South Africa from an early collapse.

August 2025: Record Breaking Performance

In August 2025, during the second T20I against Australia, Dewald Brevis scored an unbeaten 125* off 56 balls. This broke Faf du Plessis's record of the highest individual score by a South African cricketer in T20Is, made him the youngest South African cricketer to score a century in T20Is, and also became the fastest hundred against Australia in T20Is as well as the highest T20I score against Australia.

August 19, 2025: ODI Debut

On August 19, 2025, Dewald Brevis made his ODI debut against Australia, scoring 6 runs of 2 deliveries.

September 2025: Bought by Pretoria Capitals

On September 9 2025, during the 2026 SA20 Auction, Dewald Brevis was bought by the Pretoria Capitals for a record-breaking R16.5 Million, surpassing Aiden Markram who was bought for R14 million by Durban's Super Giants in the same auction.