Mumbai Indians might be down in the dumps in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but its young South African batsman, Dewald Brevis, is a sensational hit already.
Brevis hit four successive sixes against Punjab Kings in Pure on Wednesday, the bowler to suffer being leg-spinner Rahul Chahar.
It was the ninth over of the innings and off the last four balls, Brevis smacked four sixes.
It all started with a boundary straight down the ground on the second delivery of the over. Brevis then hit a six straight over Chahar’s head in signature AB de Villiers style, no wonder he has been called Baby AB by so many people.
The next two were hit over the cow corner as Chahar compromised on flight and pace as he was taken to the cleaners.
The last six, which sailed 112 metres away, was hit over wide long-on and turned out to be the longest six of IPL 2022.
In total, Chahar conceded 29 runs in that over.
Mumbai Indians though still ended up being a loser, having come short by 12 runs in a 199-run chase.
Nicknamed by many fans as “Baby AB de Villiers”, Brevis was acquired by MI for Rs 3 crore in the mega auction this year.
He was a star performer for South Africa in the recent U-19 Cricket World Cup, registering two centuries and three fifties. He hammered 506 runs and was also adjudged as Player of the Tournament.
