Dewald Brevis is preparing to do its debut in the test while South Africa announces to play XI for the Zimbabwe test

T20 Sensation Dewald Brevis is ready to taste the test cricket. The youngster will do his debut in the test for South Africa after the World Test champions appointed their XI for the Zimbabwe test. Keshav Maharaj will direct the proteas in the absence of Temba Bavuma, who treats an injury. South Africa will be without many XI WTC winners, including Aiden Markram and Kagiso Rabada.

Dewald Brevis, 22, played 22 first class games, scoring 1322 points at an average of 41.31. He also has 10 counters in these matches, the bowling of the legs. In the last division 1 of the 4 -day CSA series, Brevis finished the season as the second top scorer with 573 points in 12 innings with an average of 47.75, including two centuries and as many fifty. He continued to excel in T20 competitions. For Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025, he arrived to replace injury and scored 225 points in six games. Brevis also obtained a reminder for the T20 Tri-Series.

“Brevis is a good child. I have always had an affiliation with him. Probably shares similar interests. Just to see his transition two years ago where he is now and how he has really broken down the door of the year or in all the different formats here, I am not really seeing with a game with a little work over six years to be won by that of the six years. The freedom he plays in domestic format “,” Captain of replacement Keshav Maharaj said about Dewald Brevis.

Three beginners for South Africa

With Dewald Brevis, South Africa also made its debut at Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Codi Yusuf. Kwena Maphaka, 19, has already played a test against Pakistan, released three counters. The versatile Cody Yusuf has played 33 first class games, put 105 counters and marking 609 points. He also had an excellent campaign in the CSA series 4 days, released 23 counters. The Lhuan-Dre Pretorius feet keeper played 7 first class games, with an average of 60.62, including three centuries and fifty.

South Africa plays Zimbabwe in a test match for the first time since 2017. Proteas have never lost a test match against their African rivals. In 9 tests, South Africa won 8 with only one ending with a 2001 draw in Bulawayo.

South Africa Playing XI vs Zimbabwe 1st test

Matthew Breetzke, Tony the Zorenzi, Wie Miller, David Bingham, Lhuan-Drespan Pretorid, Dewad Brevis, Kyle Verrynne (WK), Corbin Bosch, Kesha

South African test squad

Temba Bavuma (C), David Bedingham. and Yusuf Codi.