Titans opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius makes T20 cricket history by scoring an unbeaten 188 off 79 balls against the Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge. The innings breaks Chris Gayle’s long-standing record of 175 and is delivered at a strike rate of 237.97, including 15 fours and 13 sixes.
Across reports, all accounts describe how Pretorius dominates from the start, reaching his half-century in 24 balls and his century in 40. He falls 12 runs short of a double century in men’s T20 cricket and shares a similar “longest innings by balls faced” mark with Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis, who also faced 79 deliveries for an innings of comparable length.
The outlets also frame the performance within the match context: Titans post 267/3, described as the second-highest total in CSA T20 Challenge history, with 271/3 being the competition’s highest total set in 2022. Additional context in one report notes Pretorius’ recent form for South Africa and his appearance in a high number of T20 matches for his experience level.
