Dewald Brevis smashed a century against Bangladesh as he broke Shikhar Dhawan’s record for the most runs in a single edition of the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
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There is a reason why Dewald Brevis is being hailed as the next AB de Villiers in South Africa cricket. The audacity of his strokes, as well as the confidence with which he executes the big hits makes him one of the new stars in Under-19 cricket. During South Africa’s final match for the seventh-place playoff against Bangladesh, Dewald Brevis put on a show. He blasted 138 off 130 balls which included 11 fours and seven sixes.
The knock put Dewald Brevis’ tally of runs in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022 to 506, breaking an 18-year-old record. In 2004, Shikhar Dhawan of India had scored the most runs in one edition of the ICC Under-19 World Cup with 505 runs. Now, in 2022, Dewald Brevis has broken Shikhar Dhawan’s record and established himself as one of the best players currently in the world. With the IPL 2022Mega Auction around the corner and South Africa cricket in a transition phase, the arrival of Dewald Brevis is good news for world cricket.
Dewald Brevis’s stunning knock trumped Ariful Islam’s century as South Africa ended their ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022 campaign on a high. The Proteas chased down 294 with just two wickets to spare and with seven balls remaining. Bangladesh chose to bat and Mahfijul Islam got going aggressively with a couple of fours. Mahfijul and Prantik Nawrose Nabil shared an opening partnership in excess of fifty before Liam Alder removed Mahfijul. Alder struck again when he removed Aich Mollah for 1.
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When Nabil fell to Andile Simelane, Bangladesh was in trouble. But, Mohammad Fahim and Ariful Islam then counterattacked. Both Fahim and Ariful struck sixes and boundaries at will. The stand went past 50 but Fahim’s aggressive knock of 36 was ended by Michael Copeland. Ariful Islam went past fifty and he increased the aggression quotient. Ariful registered yet another hundred but Bangladesh lost wickets at the death. Their chance of reaching 300 diminished and they were restricted to 293/8.
During the South Africa innings, it was the Dewald Brevis show. After losing Jade Smith cheaply, Brevis and Ronan Hermann continued the onslaught. Brevis hit Musfik Hasan for two fours and he launched Naimur Rohman for the first of his seven sixes. The partnership grew, with Brevis hitting Rakibul Hasan for a six and four to near his fifty. Although Hermann missed his fifty, Brevis went past the landmark. South Africa stuttered in the middle overs as they lost wickets but Brevis held firm. He neared his century with two sixes and a four off Meherob. Brevis reached his century and then hit two fours to up the aggression.
Matthew Boast blasted four sixes in three overs while Brevis also hit a couple of sixes to get the target down. Brevis hit a four and six off Ripon Mandal but when he and Boast departed in quick succession, South Africa was in a bit of trouble. But, Simelane and Copeland got South Africa closer. When they fell, Liam Alder got South Africa over the line with a six as South Africa ended the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022 in seventh.
