Pretorius 188* breaks Gayle's record for highest T20 score
Gayle previously held the record for his 175* in IPL 2013
Lhuan-dre Pretorius of South Africa's Titans franchise shattered the record for the highest individual score in a T20 innings, scoring an unbeaten 188 from 79 balls against the Knights. The Titans franchise currently holds the record for the highest total in a single innings of a T20 match in the domestic CSA T20 Challenge, scoring 267 for three.
Pretorius' feat surpasses the previous record of 175 not out set by the late Chris Gayle of the Royal Challengers Bangalore against the Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League in 2013. The 20-year-old left-hander launched 13 sixes and 15 fours on his way to his record-breaking score. Despite being on track for a double ton, Pretorius ran out of overs as the Titans completed their innings.
The Titans franchise's bowling attack will now take to the field to attempt to defend their high total.
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