Chennai Super Kings (CSK) received bittersweet news regarding South Africa batter Dewald Brevis ahead of the IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Brevis is reportedly set to miss the match against the Rajat Patidar-led team at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, April 5.

The Proteas batter suffered a side strain before the IPL 2026 season began. He missed matches against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Punjab Kings (PBKS). MS Dhoni also missed games due to a calf injury. Brevis is currently training in the practice nets, but the CSK management is avoiding rushing his return.

Dewald Brevis Set To Miss RCB Clash, Likely To Return Against DC

Rohit Juglan from RevSportz provided an update on the fitness of Dewald Brevis. Juglan stated that Brevis will miss the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The Chennai Super Kings management want to avoid a fitness relapse before allowing the South African batter to return to competitive cricket.

Dewald Brevis is expected to return against Delhi Capitals (DC). Chennai Super Kings will host Delhi Capitals at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on April 11. Axar Patel led Delhi Capitals to a victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their opening game of the season.

Delhi Capitals also defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets. They have four points with a net run rate of +1.170. Chennai Super Kings expect Dewald Brevis to provide stability in the middle order against Delhi Capitals when he returns from his side strain injury.

CSK Struggle In Opening Matches Without Dewald Brevis

Chennai Super Kings lost their first game against Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets after scoring 127 runs in Guwahati. In their second match, Chennai Super Kings posted 209 runs against Punjab Kings, but Punjab chased down the target to win by five wickets in Chennai.

Without Dewald Brevis, Ruturaj Gaikwad picked Matt Short in the middle order. During the match against the Punjab Kings, the Chennai Super Kings played only two overseas players. Noor Ahmad and Matt Henry played while Prashant Veer made his debut in the IPL.

Dewald Brevis Impressed With Strong Performances Ahead of IPL 2026

Dewald Brevis joined Chennai Super Kings midway through the 2025 season as a replacement. He scored 225 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 180, including two half-centuries. Chennai Super Kings retained Brevis for ₹2.20 crore for the 2026 season.

He performed well in the SA20 tournament this year while playing for Pretoria Capitals. The batter scored a century against Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final match and finished as the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament.

During the T20 World Cup 2026, he scored 207 runs in seven innings at an average of 29.57 and a strike rate of 146.81. Brevis has scored 544 runs at an average of 34.00 and a strike rate of 147.02 in the first phase of the year.