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Lhuan-dre Pretorius sets world record in T20, scoring 188 runs without getting out

The left-handed batsman for the Titans, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, set a world record in the T20 format by scoring 188 runs without being dismissed off just 79 balls during the match against Knights on Friday evening.

This young player, aged 20, demonstrated incredible performance by scoring 188 runs without falling out of the 79 balls for Titans against Knights in Bloemfontein on Friday. His score surpassed the record of West Indies legend Chris Gayle, who previously scored 175 runs without being out for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in 2013.

Pretorius hit 15 fours and 13 sixes, which allowed Titans to reach a total of 267/3. Furthermore, he broke the previous South African record held by his teammate at Titans, Dewald Brevis, who had scored 162 runs off 57 balls against Knights in 2022.

The Titans team decided to attack, setting a pace that Knights could not match. Sintemba Keshele and Pretorius together scored 112 runs in the first 7.4 overs, until Keshele (14 runs off 10 balls) was dismissed by Gihan Kloete off a delivery from Dan Pitt.

By the time Pretorius approached his record score, Brevis was caught by Haasbroek off a 7-run delivery from Bost, and Leus du Plooy, also caught by Haasbroek, was removed by Emmanuel Motsviri for 17 runs. This left Titans at 199/3 after 14.6 overs.

At that point, Pretorius was heading towards his target, having hit 15 fours and 13 sixes; 138 of his 188 runs were earned through boundaries. He finished the game with an average strike rate of 237.97. In the last five overs, Titans added 68 runs without losing any wickets, while captain Donovan Ferreira finished with 29 runs without being out off 11 balls, including two sixes.

Every Knights bowler conceded at least 11 runs per over. Malusi Siboto did not concede a single run in his four overs, Motsviri conceded 1 run in 47, Pitt conceded 1 in 49, and Ross Bost conceded 1 in 46. Nelan van Heerden (0/29), Mbongisini Mlanga (0/27), and Jack Snyman (0/11) bowled three overs.

Previously, Pretorius's best T20 performance was 102 runs without being out, which he scored earlier this year in the Major League Cricket. Last month, he became the youngest fully-fledged player to score a hundred in T20Is—101 runs off 53 balls against Namibia, and he previously topped the run-scoring chart in his debut season of Betway SA20.

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Luan Dre Prietorius sets T20 record, surpassing Chris Gayle's achievement

In a match within the CSA T20 Challenge, held on Friday (October 2nd), an incredible display in the world of cricket was demonstrated. A young South African player, Luan Dre Prietorius, created a real storm with the bat, breaking a 13-year record.

During the game at Mangungu Oval in Bloemfontein, playing for the Titans against the Knights, Prietorius scored 188 runs without getting out in just 79 balls. This left-hander hit 15 fours and 13 sixes in his innings. Through boundaries alone, the 20-year-old Luan Dre Prietorius earned 138 runs.

Thanks to this explosive performance, the Titans managed to score a substantial total of 267 runs, losing only 3 batsmen in 20 overs. In response, the Knights managed to score only 143 runs, allowing the Titans to win by a margin of 124 runs.

Luan Dre Prietorius set a new record for the highest score in a single T20 cricket innings. Previously, this record belonged to the explosive West Indian batsman, Chris Gayle. Gayle achieved this feat in 2013 during the Indian Premier League (IPL), playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) against Pune Warriors, where he scored 175 runs without being dismissed.

Now, after 13 years, Prietorius has surpassed this mark. Luan Dre Prietorius is part of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) team in the Indian Premier League, where Vaibhav Suryavanshi also plays, who showed outstanding performance in IPL 2026. Spectators expected Prietorius to score two hundred runs, given his style of play. He constantly hit powerful shots and kept the Knights players under constant pressure.

However, since the 20 overs were completed, and Prietorius did not receive additional balls to reach the 200-run mark, he fell slightly short of achieving a double century in T20 cricket. His game demonstrated not only aggression but also consistency in scoring. The Titans' score of 267 runs in the innings testifies to Prietorius's high level of play. He single-handedly set the pace of the innings, making it extremely unlikely for the opposing bowlers to recover.

This match also holds special significance for Luan Dre Prietorius, as his career has recently suffered due to injuries. Despite this, he continues to show impressive results after returning to the field. Last month, in a T20 friendly match against Namibia, Prietorius also scored a magnificent century, accumulating 101 runs off 53 balls.

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