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Lhuan-dre Pretorius Smashes Unbeaten 188 To Break Chris Gayle’s T20 Record
Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored 188 not out for Titans against Knights in CSA T20 Challenge. It broke Chris Gayle's record for highest individual T20 score.
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Pretorius 188*
Lhuan-dre Pretorius broke Chris Gayle's record for the highest individual score in men's T20 cricket by smashing an unbeaten 188 off 79 deliveries for the Titans against the Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. Pretorius reached his half-century in 24 balls and brought up his century off 40 deliveries, then finished with a strike rate of 237.97 after hitting 15 fours and 13 sixes. Titans finished on 267 for 3, the second-highest score in the competition's history behind their 271 for 3 against the same opposition in 2022.
BBC Sport described the innings as an unbeaten 188 that eclipsed the 175 not out made by Gayle for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in the 2013 Indian Premier League. The BBC also reported that Titans then bowled out Knights for 143 to complete a 124-run victory at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.
Record context
Cricinfo said Pretorius surpassed Gayle's 175 not out for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against the now defunct Pune Warriors in 2013, and it noted that Pretorius tied with Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis for the longest innings in men's T20s in terms of balls faced. CPretorius reached 150 in 58 balls and finished with a strike rate of 237.97, while also listing that his innings featured 15 fours and 13 sixes. Cricinfo reported that Pretorius' 188 also left him 12 runs short of what could have been a historic first T20 double-century.C
The BBC said Pretorius made his half-century off 24 balls but only required 16 more balls to get to three figures and then got to 150 off just 58 deliveries. Cricinfo added that Pretorius' knock was his third T20 century and that Titans now hold the five highest team totals in CSA T20 Challenge history.C
Match impact
The BBC reported that Titans posted 267-3 (20 overs) with Pretorius 188* (79) and that Knights were restricted to 143 (17.2 overs) with Cloete making 39 and Ferreira taking 3-16. Titans finished their innings on 267 for 3, and it described the total as the second-highest score in the competition's history. The Titans capitalised on Pretorius' innings to post 267 for three, while also stating that their own record remains intact after scoring 271 for three against the Knights in 2022.
Cricinfo reported that Pretorius came into the competition on the back of destructive form, including 94 and 101 in his last two matches for South Africa against Zimbabwe and Namibia in a tri-series in September. CThe BBC said Pretorius has played 17 T20s, three one-dayers and two Tests for South Africa, framing the record-breaking knock as a domestic fixture achievement at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.