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Lhuan-dre Pretorius broke Chris Gayle’s T20 cricket record by scoring 188 not out off 79 deliveries for the Titans against the Knights in Bloemfontein, hitting 13 sixes and 14 fours. The 20-year-old South African smashed Gayle’s previous best score of 175, which came off 66 balls with 17 sixes and 13 fours during the Indian Premier League in 2013. Pretorius’ innings included facing over 13 overs, tying for most balls faced in a T20 game alongside Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis. The Titans won by 124 runs after scoring 267-3, their second-highest total in the CSA Challenge behind only a score of 271 from earlier this year.

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In a domestic match of the CSA T20 Challenge held in Bloemfontein, South African cricketer Lhuan-dre Pretorius broke Chris Gayle's record for the highest score in a men's Twenty20 (T20) game. Playing for the Titans against the Knights, Pretorius scored an unbeaten 188 runs off just 79 balls, including 13 sixes and 15 fours. This performance helped his team secure a comfortable victory by 124 runs, with the final score being Titans 267-3 against Knights 143 (17.2 overs) at the Mangaung Oval on an unspecified date. Pretorius's innings surpassed Gayle’s previous record of 175 runs scored for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League in 2013, further establishing his reputation as one of South Africa's most promising young talents in cricket.

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Lhuan-dre Pretorius hit 188 not out off 79 deliveries in Bloemfontein to break Chris Gayle’s record score in the T20 format. asserted

Pretorius → hit → format

Playing for the Titans against the Knights in the South African CSA Challenge, the 20-year-old left-hander opened the batting and hit 13 sixes and 14 fours in his innings to surpass Gayle’s 175 for Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League in 2013. asserted

hander → play → 2013

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India → revive → match

- list 4 of 4India’s Mandhana breaks T20 record in Asian Games cricket semifinal win Pretorius reached 50 in 24 balls, needed 16 more to get to his century and took another 18 to hit 150. Gayle scored his 175 off 66 balls, striking 17 sixes and 13 fours. asserted

Gayle → break → sixes

The 20-year-old has represented South Africa in all three international formats. asserted

old → represent → formats

He was making his first Titans appearance of the season after scoring 226 total runs, tied for most with Dewald Brevis, in a three-nation series in Namibia in September. asserted

He → make → September

On Friday, he dominated the strike, facing the equivalent of more than 13 overs to tie Australians Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis for the most balls faced in a T20 innings. asserted

he → dominate → innings

The second-highest scorer was Sinethemba Qeshile with 14 as the Titans finished on 267-3. asserted

Titans → finish → 267

They then bowled out the Knights for 143 to win by 124 runs. asserted

They → bowl → runs

In that match, Brevis hit 162, until Friday, a competition record. asserted

Brevis → hit → record

This time he made seven. asserted

he → make → seven

The Cricinfo website calculated that in 91 T20 games, Pretorius has a strike rate of 150.44. asserted

Pretorius → calculate → 150.44

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