Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashes highest-ever score in T20 cricket

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pretorius-lhuan-dre/vcKnBjn1/"]Pretorius[/a] smashed 13 sixes and 15 fours as he passed the previous best mark of 175 not out by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gayle-chris/xdogjJGD/"]Chris Gayle[/a] for Royal Challengers Bangalore against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pune-warriors-india/Y3PP5A1g/"]Pune Warriors[/a] in the Indian Premier League in 2013.[/p][p]Pretorius, 20, was well on course for a double hundred but ran out of overs as the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/titans/zeOgUc6H/"]Titans[/a] finished their innings on 267 for three.[/p][p]The left-hander has been in form, with his previous innings a 53-ball 101 for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/tUhlKzIm/"]South Africa[/a] in a T20 international against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/namibia/8hqsGqUb/"]Namibia[/a] last month.[/p][embed guid="cfd114ca-babb-447a-b31d-4d27a2a99a05" url="https://x.com/Werries_/status/2106078796998733910?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Titans' innings total of 267 is also the highest ever in a T20 game in South Africa.[/p][p]Pretorius has played 17 T20 internationals for South Africa, scoring 427 runs at an average of 25.11 and a strike rate of 150.88. His highest score is that 101 against Namibia.[/p][p]He has also featured in three ODIs and averages 47.33, and in two Test matches, where he averages 78.33. Seen as a power-hitter, he actually made his international debut in Test cricket, scoring 153 against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zimbabwe/pCUnmKBm/"]Zimbabwe[/a] in June 2025.[/p][p] [/p][infobox id="584d9683-f419-4696-8cb3-c155213092a0" /]