WATCH: 'Baby AB' Dewald Brevis Smacks A 'No-Look' Six On Debut For Mumbai Indians

South African batter Dewald Brevis gets to make his debut for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022. Brevis was bought by MI for 3 crores INR in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.

KKR vs MI IPL 2022: The cricketing world was saddened to hear AB de Villiers' retirement last year, and was taken by storm when a 'Baby AB' smacked 5 fifty-plus scores in 6 U19 World Cup innings. Dewald Brevis, AB de Villiers' mentee, was picked by Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders, where he gave us a flicker of the talent he possesses. 

In the 14th match of IPL 2022 between KKR & MI, Dewald Brevis was handed his debut cap. Mumbai acquired Dewald for 3 crores INR after outbidding Chennai Super Kings & Punjab Kings. The 18-year old batter came out to bat at #3 in the 3rd over when MI captain & opener Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 3 runs. 

After losing the toss, MI got off to a shaky start as KKR pacers - Umesh Yadav & Rasikh Kalam kept the bowling tight in the opening overs. After Rohit was dismissed by a Umesh Yadav-short length delivery, Dewald Brevis came out to bat for the first time in his IPL career and smacked a four on the second delivery he faced. 

Brevis was dismissed after a brief put impactful knock of 29 runs in 19 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes. One of these sixes was a popular and acclaimed 'no-look six'. On the first ball of the 8th over, being bowled by KKR mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, Brevis held his head down on a delivery drifting into his pads. The batter deposited the ball across the fence over deep mid-wicket and didn't look up until the ball was far away. This inning, even though small, has definitely shown the fans what the 18-year old 'Baby AB' is capable of and more firepower can be expected from him in the coming matches.

While talking about the match, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss & opted to bowl first against Mumbai Indians in the 14th match of IPL 2022. This match is being played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.