Dewald Brevis Gets Into World Cup Plans As South Africa Hand Batter Maiden Call Up For Home White Ball Matches

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Dewald Brevis gets into South Africa World Cup plans as the promising youngster received his maiden call-up to the senior national team for the upcoming ODI and T20I series at home against Australia, starting August 30, as per ICC.

Brevis, who announced his arrival in 2022 at the U19 World Cup followed by IPL 2022, has been handed his maiden call-up to both the ODI and T20I squads, after his impressive performances on the domestic circuit and various T20 leagues.

Apart from Brevis, all-rounder Donovan Fereira and pacer Gerald Coetzee have been handed call-ups in the T20I squad, which will also see Keshav Maharaj make a comeback after a prolonged absence due to injury.

The spinner Maharaj is being included in the T20I squad for the second and third matches as well as the ODI series. Key players Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Heinrich Klaasen have been rested for the T20I series, but the quartet will feature in the ODI series.

The ODI series will be vital for South Africa's preparations for the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, beginning 5 October with the Proteas set to announce their squad for the World Cup on 5 September.

On the selections, white-ball head coach Rob Walter said, "We are looking for opportunities to grow our base of players, and the T20I series against Australia is a perfect chance to give some of the rising cricketers in the country the chance to show us what they are capable of."

The three-match T20I series will be played between 30 August to 3 September, with all three matches being played in Durban. The five-match ODI series will be played between 7 to 17 September, with the matches in Bloemfontein, Potchefstroom, Centurion and Johannesburg.

South Africa T20I squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams and Rassie van der Dussen.

South Africa ODI squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Dewald Brevis, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, and Rassie van der Dussen.