South Africa batter Dewald Brevis recently became the most expensive sign ing in the history of SA20 after he was signed by the Pretoria Capitals for a massive fee of INR 8.3 crore. This comes after the 22-year-old made a massive impact for the Proteas with the bat in the T20I series against Australia last month.
Notably, Brevis played an incredible knock of 125 runs from just 56 deliveries in the second T20I against Australia and followed that up with an explosive inning of 53 in the third match. He left many impressed with these knocks and thus was a wanted man when his name came up in the SA20 2026 auction.
Brevis spent 3 seasons at MI Cape Town
Brevis, who had featured for MI Cape Town in the first three seasons of the tourn ament, reflected on his time with the franchise and expressed excitement over starting a brand new chapter in his hometown of Centurion with the Pretoria Capitals.
“I’m very excited. You always reflect, and I think it was a special three years I had with MI Cape Town. We had our ups and downs, and it was amazing what we did in the last year. I’ll always remember that. But this is a new chapter for me. To be with Pretoria, I’m super excited. It is my hometown. I know SuperSport Park very well—it’s very close to my heart. That’s the ground where my brother and I grew up watching cricket, running around the field, and playing next to the field. To be able to be there now, I’m really excited. I can’t wait to see the team, get together with them, and make memories and have fun," Brevis told SA20.
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He also shared his thoughts on the current squad of Pretoria Capitals and named a few players he is familiar with. He further remarked that they have a 'well-balanced' team with all-rounders like Andre Russell and Sherfane Rutherford also present.
“I think it’s great. It’s great to have Lungi Ngidi there, we’ve spent a lot of time together. It started in Bangladesh, and we’ve got good memories. Then Lizaad Williams and a lot of our local guys. I’m so happy for Connor Esterhuizen as well. He’s a great player, and he’ll do great for us. If you look at all the overseas players, I think we’ve got a well-balanced team: a strong batting lineup, power-hitters, guys that will love SuperSport Park. If you look at Rutherford and Andre Russell, it’s a great all-round team. I’m very excited to see how the boys go and how they enjoy playing there, because it’s a beautiful place to bat and play cricket," Brevis added.
Meanwhile, Brevis has also found a place in South Africa's ODI set-up and featured in the recent series against Australia and England. However, he i s yet to find his rhythm in the format and has so far not been that impressive. In the 6 ODIs he has played so far, he has scored 110 runs, including a highest individual score of 49 which came against the Baggy Greens in Mackay.