ക്രിസ് ഗെയ്ലിന്റെ റെക്കോർഡ് തകർത്തു; ടി20യിൽ ചരിത്രമെഴുതി ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്കൻ താരം ലുവാൻ-ഡ്രെ പ്രിട്ടോറിയസ്

South Africa batting sensation Lhuan-dre Pretorius on Saturday smashed West Indies legend Chris Gayle's T20 world record score with an unbeaten 189 off 75 deliveries in the CSA T20 Challenge.

Opening the batting for Titans against Knights in Bloemfontein, the young Proteas left-hander went on a rampage, smashing 15 fours and 13 sixes as he remained unbeaten, propelling his side to 267 for three in 20 overs.

The whirlwind knock eclipsed Gayle's record T20 score of 175 for Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Bengaluru) against the Pune Warriors in the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Finishing just short of a landmark men's double century, it was Pretorius' third T20 century in only 91 matches. Pretorius has been in superb form in the format, having racked up 101 and 94 in his previous two T20I innings for South Africa against Namibia and Zimbabwe, respectively.

Blistering from the outset, Pretorius brought up his half-century in just 24 deliveries and needed only 16 more to convert it into a 40-ball hundred. Pushing on to 150 off 58 balls, he matched Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis for the longest innings in men's T20 history by balls faced.

Highest Men's T20 Individual Scores

Player Runs 4s 6s SR Opposition Date LG Pretorius 188* 15 13 237.97 v Knights 2 Oct 2026 (Titans) CH Gayle 175* 13 17 265.15 v Warriors 23 Apr 2013 (Royal Challengers Bangalore) AJ Finch 172 16 10 226.31 v Zimbabwe 3 Jul 2018 (Australia) Hamza Khan 164* 9 15 252.3 v Ivory Coast 24 May 2026 (Rwanda) Karanbir Singh 164 18 12 287.71 v Hungary 28 Jun 2026 (Austria) H Masakadza 162* 14 11 228.16 v Eagles 11 Feb 2016 (Mountaineers) Hazratullah Zazai 162* 11 16 261.29 v Ireland 23 Feb 2019 (Afghanistan) Sahibzada Farhan 162* 14 11 225 v Quetta 21 Mar 2025 (Peshawar Region) D Brevis 162 13 13 284.21 v Knights 31 Oct 2022