Pretorius beat Gayle’s record from 2013, when the West Indian scored 175* for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against the now disbanded Pune Warriors India in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The southpaw’s third century helped Titans post 267/3, the second-highest team total in the CSA behind 271/3, which was also achieved by the Titans against the same opponent.
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South Africa’s Lhuan dre-Pretorius broke Chris Gayle 13-year record for the highest score in T20s on Friday.
Pretorius scored an unbeatean 188 off 79 deliveries for his side Titans against Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge in Blomfontein, falling just 12 runs short of what would have been a historic double hundred.
The 20-year-old beat Gayle’s record from 2013, when the West Indian scored 175* for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against the now disbanded Pune Warriors India in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The southpaw’s third century helped Titans post 267/3, the second-highest team total in the CSA behind 271/3, which was also achieved by the Titans against the same opponent.
In reply, Knights was bundled out for 143 as Titans secured a 124-run win.
Highest individual score in T20s
Lhuan dre-Pretorius — 188* against Knights
Chris Gayle — 175* against Pune Warriors India
Aaron Finch — 172 against Zimbabwe
Hamza Khan — 164* against Cote d’Ivoire
Karanbir Singh — 164 against Hungary
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