CSA T20 Problem, Bloemfontein
Titans 267-3 (20 overs): Pretorius 188* (79); Boast 1-46
Knights 143 (17.2 overs): Cloete 39 (25); Ferreira 3-16
Titans received by 124 runs
Lhuan-dre Pretorius has damaged Chris Gayle’s document for the very best rating in a males’s T20 match with an unbeaten 188 in a home fixture in South Africa.
The 20-year-old South African’s knock off 79 deliveries, together with 13 sixes and 15 fours, helped Titans put up 267-3 in opposition to Knights within the CSA T20 Problem.
It eclipsed the 175 made by Gayle for Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Bengaluru) in opposition to Pune Warriors within the 2013 Indian Premier League.
Pretorius, who has performed 17 T20s, three one-dayers and two Exams for South Africa, completed with a strike charge of 237.97.
He made his half-century off 24 balls however solely required 16 extra balls to get to a few figures after which acquired to 150 off simply 58 deliveries.
Titans then bowled out Knights for 143 to wrap up an emphatic 124-run victory on the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.
