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Pretorius Shatters Gayle's 13-Year Record with 188 Runs in T20 History-Making Knock!
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News18•03-10-2026, 17:56
Pretorius Shatters Gayle's 13-Year Record with 188 Runs in T20 History-Making Knock!
- •South Africa's Luan-dre Pretorius broke Chris Gayle's 13-year T20 record, setting a new world record for the highest individual score.
- •Playing for the Titans in the CSA T20 Challenge, Pretorius scored an unbeaten 188 runs off 79 balls against the Knights.
- •The previous record was Chris Gayle's 175* for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL in 2013.
- •Pretorius reached his fifty in 24 balls and century in 40 balls, finishing with 15 fours and 13 sixes.
- •His explosive batting helped the Titans post 267/3, leading to a dominant victory over the Knights, who were bowled out for 143.
Key Questions Answered
Luan-dre Pretorius broke Chris Gayle's 13-year-old world record for the highest individual score in a T20 innings by scoring an unbeaten 188 runs.
Pretorius scored his unbeaten 188 runs off 79 balls, hitting 15 fours and 13 sixes.
Powered by Pretorius's explosive batting, the Titans scored 267 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in their 20 overs.
