South Africa’s young batting sensation Dewald Brevis ensured his ODI debut would be unforgettable. Facing Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series at Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns, on Tuesday, August 19, Brevis made a stunning entry-smashing the very first ball off Travis Head he faced for a towering six.
With a crisp back-foot punch straight down the ground, the ball sailed over long-on, announcing his arrival in style.
But it was Head who cut short his entertaining entry in the 50-over format. On just his second ball, Brevis went for another big one. This time Head tossed it up outside off, tempting Brevis to attempt another ambitious shot. Brevis swung hard, but only managed to connect with the toe end of the bat.
The ball hung in the air and fell just short of clearing the rope. Alex Carey, positioned at long-on, kept his calm and pouched it safely. From six to out in the space of two deliveries, Brevis’ ODI debut was over almost as quickly as it began.
Back in 2008 against Bangladesh, South Africa’s right arm pacer Johann Louw, in his second ODI appearance and first appearance with the bat in his career, made the most of his first batting outing as he opened his account with a six.
Dewald Brevis in prime form
Just last week, in the second T20I against Australia in Darwin, Brevis lit up the night with a sensational 41-ball century, thereby becoming the youngest South African to score a T20I hundred. Though Australia went on to win the T20 series 2-1, Brevis’ hundred was the biggest talking point of the tour.
The young star’s exploits haven’t gone unnoticed in the ICC rankings either. Brevis has jumped an incredible 80 spots in the T20I batting charts, now sitting at No. 21 with 614 rating points to his name.
Meanwhile, back in the Indian Premier League 2025, Brevis was in the headlines too. Chennai Super Kings signed him as a replacement for Gurjapneet Singh during the 2025 season, and he made full use of the opportunity, scoring 225 runs from 6 matches at a strike-rate of 180.