South Africa's de Bruyne wants to nail number three spot


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 24 Jul 2018

Cricket - Sri Lanka v South Africa -Second Test Match - Colombo, Sri Lanka - July 23, 2018 - South Africa's Theunis de Bruyn plays a shot. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Theunis de Bruyn has set his sights on becoming South Africa's permanent number three, the 25-year-old said after proving his credentials during his team's comprehensive defeat against Sri Lanka on Monday.

The right-hander displayed exemplary focus and application, apart from his technical solidity, to register his maiden test century, also the first by a South African batsman in the two-test series.

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