Mzansi Super League
Spartans poor start a mystery, says Theunis de Bruyn
Tshwane Spartans are sitting at the foot of the standings with one point from four matches and senior batsman Theunis de Bruyn cannot put a finger on the reasons for their poor start to the Mzansi Super League (MSL). Spartans return to action in the Gauteng derby against third-placed Jozi Stars at SuperSport Park on Wednesday and De Bruyn said he knows his side face a must-win situation to stay in contention for the knockout stages. “Our start has not been great. But if the team clicks in the next few games‚ we will be on a roll and you never know what will happen‚” he said on Tuesday at a training session in Centurion. “We have been close‚ we have had the weather around‚ but I still feel the spirit is good in the change room and the guys are still keen. “It is difficult to put a finger on why we have not performed to our capabilities. We have played 80% of the games very well‚ we have been on top, and all of a sudden in a 10-minute period we lost it completely.” De Bruyn said failu...
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