- One innings and two big records
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius dropped Chris Gayle
- Biggest innings in T20
The great West Indies batsman Chris Gayle had created a record in T20 cricket which till now was very difficult for players to break. In the 2013 IPL, Gayle scored a historic unbeaten knock of 175 for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors. He created the record for the highest score in the history of T20 cricket. Gayle held this record for 13 years.
Now, South Africa's 20-year-old young opening batsman Luan Dri Pretorius has created a new history in men's T20 cricket. Playing for the Titans in the CSA T20 Challenge, Pretorius scored an explosive 188 off just 79 balls against the Knights in Bloemfontein. With this brilliant innings, he created the world record for the highest individual score by a batsman in the history of T20 cricket.
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Great feat of Luhan Dri Pretorius
On 2 October, an exciting match was played between the Titans and the Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge. In this match, Pretorius broke Chris Gayle's record of 188 not out off 79 balls. He has now become the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket. He hit 15 fours and 13 sixes in this explosive innings. Pretorius completed his century in just 40 balls.
With this historic knock, Pretorius broke West Indies legend Chris Gayle's record, which was considered almost impossible for many years. Gayle scored a memorable 175 not out against Pune Warriors in the 2013 IPL while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. It was Pretorius' third century in his T20 career and with it, the 'Universe Boss' 13-year-old record went down in history.
Half century in 24 balls, century in 40 balls
The young opener attacked the opposition bowlers right from the beginning of the match. He completed his half-century in just 24 balls, followed by a century in the next 16 balls. It didn't take long for Pretorius to reach 150 runs as he completed his century in just 40 balls. During his unbeaten innings of 188, he hit 13 brilliant sixes and 15 blistering fours, taking the Knights' economy rate above 11 per bowler.
Pretorius dominated the whole match. His Titans scored 267 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, the Knights' innings stumbled early in the run chase and could only manage 143 runs in 17.2 overs.
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