PAK vs SA 2025: Dewald Brevis ruled out of ODI series

Dewald Brevis has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Pakistan due to a low-grade shoulder muscle strain sustained during the third T20I of the ongoing tour. Cricket South Africa have not named a replacement for him yet.

The middle-order batter is understood to undergo rehabilitation in Pakistan. He will not be flying back to South Africa and will remain with the squad. South Africa will hope Brevis gets back to fitness before the upcoming all-format tour of India.

Brevish has joined Kwena Maphaka and Anrich Nortje in the injury list. This has severely depleted the 50-over squad which is already without most of their all-format players like Aiden Markram and Kagiso Rabada, who are rested. The ODI side is being led by Matthew Breetzke, who made his ODI debut only this year.

Speaking of Brevis, barring a 54 in the second innings of the Lahore Test, he has not had that impressive series. His other scores read 0, 0, 9, 25 and 21. Speaking of his ODI career, Brevis has scored 110 runs in six matches, with a highest score of 49 against Australia in Mackay in August earlier this year.

The Proteas managed to draw the Test series by winning the second Test by eight wickets. They won the first T20I by 55 runs. However, Pakistan scripted a turnaround in the remaining two T20Is, winning the second and third games by nine wickets and four wickets, respectively.

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All three ODIs will be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. The series-opening clash went underway on November 4. The second and third ODIs are scheduled to be played on November 6 (Thursday) and November 8 (Saturday). The away series against India will commence with the first Test on November 14.