Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has revealed this dewald brevis Close to returning to full fitness. The New Zealander is hopeful that the star batsman will be fit to take the field in CSK's next match against Delhi Capitals on Saturday, April 11.
Brewis has now missed his side's first three matches of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) as he continues to recover from a side strain. However, the 22-year-old has been spotted in the net sessions ahead of the matches, suggesting that he is close to making a debut for the five-time champions in the coming days.
Before the start of their home game against Punjab Kings, Brewis suffered a few throwdowns at the side net and took part in fielding practice on the match day. He once again suffered a throwdown on the eve of the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, without any trouble.
Fleming So there is optimism that the South African international will return to the playing eleven against DC. The five-day gap between the two matches is a big boon for Brewis, allowing him to be available for selection on Saturday evening.
“We're hopeful that he'll be right for the next game. We've got five days between the next games. We've been conservative, and hopefully these next five days go as per our plan, and he's ready to go. It's a big loss, but we're looking forward to getting him back,” Fleming was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo during the RCB vs CSK game.
brevis joins Chennai Super Kings As an injury replacement in the middle of the 2025 season and played only six times for the yellow team. However, he made a huge impact on the proceedings by scoring 225 runs at a strike-rate of 180 to completely transform CSK's middle order.
Ruturaj Gaikwad's side needs reinforcements soon and the return of Brevis will be a huge positive. Chennai have lost three consecutive games at the start of the 2026 IPL season and currently find themselves at the bottom of the standings with no points and a net run rate of negative 2.517.
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