IPL 2022 has proved to be like a nightmare for the 5-time champions Mumbai Indians so far. The team has not got a single win so far. The team has had to face defeat in all the five matches so far. Mumbai also failed in the match against Punjab Kings the day before. But the good thing for this team led by Rohit Sharma is that the young players are performing well. In the match against Punjab Kings, 18-year-old Devald Brevis, popularly known as Baby AB, batted brilliantly. He hit 4 consecutive sixes off the balls of Punjab Kings leg-spinner Rahul Chahar. Brevis hit 49 runs in just 25 balls in this match. However, Mumbai's team lost this match. Despite this, Dewald's big dream came true.
Dewald Brevis got a special award from his oil Sachin Tendulkar for scoring 49 runs at a strike rate of 196 against Punjab Kings. Sachin chose him the Player of the Match for Mumbai Indians for this innings and put a badge on this 18-year-old batsman in the dressing room. Mumbai Indians bought young South African batsman Devald Brevis for Rs 3 crore in a mega auction. Brevis hit 4 sixes and a four in an over off Punjab Kings spinner Rahul Chahar. He missed the half-century by one run. But this batsman, who took Mumbai to the threshold of victory, made the veterans a fan of his innings.
Brevis' strong performance in IPL 2022
Brevis, popularly known as Baby AB, has played 3 matches so far in IPL 2022. In this, he has scored a total of 86 runs. Brevis made his IPL debut in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. In this match too, he scored 29 runs in just 19 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes and impressed everyone with his talent. This 18-year-old batsman has scored 293 runs in 12 T20s played so far. He has hit 16 sixes in this format.
Brevis was the top scorer of the Under-19 World Cup
Brevis came into the limelight during this year's Under-19 World Cup. He scored a total of 506 runs in 6 matches of the tournament. He had scored 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries and was the top scorer of the tournament. Seeing this performance, Brevis was bought by Mumbai Indians for a hefty price and till now he has lived up to the expectations of the team.
