Paarl Royals opening batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius was speaking following their win over Joburg Super Kings in the Eliminator in Centurion last night, where he scored 51 to lead them to a 36-run victory.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius found his form at the perfect moment as Paarl Royals ended Joburg Super Kings' SA20 campaign with a commanding 36-run win at Centurion on Thursday night.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad has highlighted the importance of protecting young Lhuan-dre Pretorius, and not expecting too much from him too soon.
Teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius could not have asked for a better introduction to test cricket after bursting onto the scene with a record-breaking 153 runs in Bulawayo.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius became the youngest player to score a Test century for the Proteas to help the visitors recover from 55-4 to post 418-9 at stumps on day one against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis and Codi Yusuf will all make their Test debuts for the Proteas against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Saturday, stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj has confirmed.