15 fours, 13 sixes, 188 runs… Luan-Dre Pretorius wreaked havoc, Gayle's world record broken

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Delhi: On Friday, in the Pool-B match of CSA T20 Challenge 2026, such rain of fours and sixes was seen between Titans and Knights, which made the match special. Titans young opener Luan-Dre Pretorius at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein (Luhan-dre Pretorius) Took serious notice of the Knights' bowlers. He played a stormy inning of 188 unbeaten runs in 79 balls.

On the basis of his innings, Titans scored a huge score of 267 runs after losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. 20 year old Luan-Dre Pretorius also broke a world record of Chris Gayle during his dangerous innings.

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188 runs on 79 balls, 15 fours and 13 sixes

Luan-Dre Pretorius, who came to start the innings, showed aggressive style from the very first ball. He maintained constant pressure on the Knights bowlers and hit big shots all around the field.

Pretorius faced 79 balls and scored unbeaten 188 runs. His innings included 15 fours and 13 sixes. During this period his strike rate was 237.97. He remained at the crease throughout the innings and returned unbeaten till the last ball. On the basis of his dangerous innings, Pretorius has broken Chris Gayle's 13-year-old world record, which he had set in IPL 2013.

Actually, Pretorius has now become the player who has played the biggest innings in T20 cricket. Gayle, while playing for RCB in IPL 2013, scored unbeaten 175 runs on 66 balls against Pune Warriors India. Gayle hit 13 fours and 17 skyscraper sixes in his innings. Pretorius has now overtaken Gayle to occupy the first position with his innings of 188 runs.

Titans got the first blow at 112 runs

The first blow to the Titans came at the score of 112 runs in 7.4 overs. Sinethemba Keshile was stumped after scoring 14 runs in 10 balls. However, this wicket had no effect on Pretorius' batting.

After this, Dewald Brevis returned to the pavilion after scoring only 7 runs. Lewis Du Plooy scored 17 runs, but he also failed to play a big innings. Wickets kept falling from one end, but at the other end Pretorius kept scoring runs continuously.

Captain Donovan Ferreira also made a splash

Captain Donovan Ferreira supported Pretorius well in the last overs of the innings. Ferreira played a quick inning of 29 runs in just 11 balls. His strike rate was 263.64. He hit 1 four and 2 sixes in his innings.

This short but sharp innings of Ferreira took the score of Titans forward rapidly. On the other hand, Pretorius continued to hit big shots and the team reached 267 runs in 20 overs.

Knights bowlers were badly beaten

The Knights bowlers were seen struggling to stop runs throughout the match. Malusi Siboto proved to be the most expensive. He spent 57 runs in 4 overs.

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Captain Dan Peet took 1 wicket for 49 runs in 4 overs. Ross Boast conceded 46 runs in 4 overs and took one wicket, while Emmanuel Motswiri conceded 47 runs in 3 overs and also got one wicket. The bowlers definitely got some wickets, but they could not control the pace of scoring runs of the Titans.

Knights have a target of 268 runs

Titans scored 267 runs losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. Now Knights will have to score 268 runs to win the match. The Knights team has almost lost the match.

FAQ

How many runs did Luan-Dre Pretorius score?

Luan-Dre Pretorius scored unbeaten 188 runs in 79 balls.

Whose record did Pretorius break?

Pretorius overtook Chris Gayle's record of highest individual score in T20 of 175* runs.

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