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Rising star Brevis earns maiden Proteas call up

On Monday, Cricket South Africa (CSA) named the squads for the white-ball tour towards Australia. Titans and former SA U19 batter Dewald Brevis earns his maiden call-up to each the T20 International (T20I) and One-Day International (ODI) squads.

The 20-year-old made a reputation for himself because the main run-scorer on the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in January 2022 with 506 runs – essentially the most by any batter in a single version of the match.

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The right-hander has since gone on to impress in T20 leagues around the globe and presently holds the file for the best particular person home T20 rating in South Africa – 162 off 57 balls – which he struck throughout final season’s CSA T20 Challenge. He additionally loved success within the latest SA ‘A’ tour to Sri Lanka, the place he hit a 71-ball 98 within the first unofficial 50-over match.

Joining Brevis within the T20I squad for the primary time are his Titans teammates Donovan Ferreira and Gerald Coetzee – the latter might add to his Test and ODI caps if chosen – in addition to Warriors batter, Matthew Breetzke.

Keshav Maharaj has been included for the second and third T20Is in addition to the ODI squad because the spinner continues his comeback from a ruptured left Achilles tendon, which he sustained throughout the Betway Test collection towards West Indies in March.

Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada are rested for the three-match KFC T20I collection and can return for the five-match Betway ODI collection.

The 15-player squad for the World Cup shall be introduced on 05 September.

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Proteas T20I squad towards 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 towards 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).

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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