Proteas' de Bruyn pens short-term county deal with Surrey

ANI  |  Johannesburg [South Africa] 

batsman has been roped in by for their next two matches of Division One.

Confirming the news, said that he would play for English county in their upcoming two Championship matches against Somerset and Yorskshire.

"I am delighted to be joining Surrey, a club with rich history, for the next two Championship matches. It has always been one of my ambitions to play county cricket," Sport24 quoted De Bruyn, as saying.

The 25-year-old, who has appeared in just five Test matches for South Africa, will then join back the national side for their two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, beginning July 12 at the

On a related note, are slated to play their next match against Somerset from Wednesday.

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First Published: Tue, June 19 2018. 15:25 IST