Young South African batter Dewald Brevis, also known as 'Baby AB', has etched his name in the history books. He joined a list of Proteas batters who scored centuries which surprisingly does not include AB de Villiers.
Brevis blasted his maiden T20I century in the second T20I against Australia at Darwin. In the process, he became the youngest South African to achieve the feat.
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De Villiers quickly reacted to Brevis' incredible knock and pointed out that IPL teams missed a golden opportunity by not picking the South African youngster at the mega auction.
Instead, Brevis was picked by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as an injury replacement in midseason of IPL 2025.
Brevis scores maiden T20I hundred, surpasses AB De Villiers
At 24 years of age, Brevis became the youngest Proteas batter to score a T20I ton. The young star achieved the milestone in just 41 balls, also becoming the fastest T20I centurion for South Africa.
Brevis finished with a score of 125* off 56 balls, which is also the highest individual score by a South African in T20Is. His magnificent innings included 12 fours and 8 sixes as he played at a staggering strike rate of 223.2.
The Wild Brevis! 🔥
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 12, 2025
@DewaldBrevis scored the second-fastest T20I hundred, reaching it off just 41 balls in his 125*(56) 🙌#AUSvSA 👉 2nd T20I, LIVE NOW on Star Sports 1 & JioHotstar! pic.twitter.com/7QqdjXx04q
AB de Villiers has now remarked that CSK is lucky to have signed the young South African mid-season in the IPL 2025.
What did AB de Villiers tell IPL teams about Dewald Brevis?
The South African legend took to X (formerly Twitter) reacting to the young star's superb batting display. He questioned the IPL teams for not picking the talented youngster at the mega auction ahead of the IPL 2025 season.
"There was such a golden opportunity for IPL teams to pick up Dewald Brevis at the auction! Missed out badly. CSK either got very lucky or maybe the biggest master stroke ever. The boy can play," mentioned De Villiers in his tweet.
There was such a golden opportunity for IPL teams to pick up Dewald Brevis at the auction! Missed out badly. CSK either got very lucky, or maybe the biggest master stroke ever👏 The boy can play @BrevisDewald
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) August 12, 2025
Earlier in an interview, De Villiers revealed that he would've loved to see Brevis play for RCB. He added that Brevis playing for rivals CSK is a shame and hoped that he could see the Proteas younsgter in red colours someday.
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Brevis was signed by CSK in the later stages of the IPL 2025 as a replacement player. The young batter had some really good outings as he scored 225 runs in six innings.