--- title: "South African cricketer breaks T20 individual scoring record" description: "Most outlets highlighted Lhuan-dre Pretorius's record-breaking 188-run innings in a domestic CSA T20 Challenge match, noting that it surpassed Chris Gayle’s previous record. While 24 News HD described the feat as \"breaking Gayle’s 175-run mark,\" the Daily Times explicitly framed it as a new record for the highest individual score in T20 cricket. Both emphasized Pretorius’s achievement as historic." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12087-lhuan-dre-pretorius-smashes-record-for-highest-t20-score site: HarZaviya language: en --- # South African cricketer breaks T20 individual scoring record sports · updated 4 Oct 2026, 10:52 AM PKT · 2–4 Oct 2026 · 6 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 3 Oct 2026 — South African cricketer breaks T20 individual scoring record (2 outlets) > Most outlets highlighted Lhuan-dre Pretorius's record-breaking 188-run innings in a domestic CSA T20 Challenge match, noting that it surpassed Chris Gayle’s previous record. While 24 News HD described the feat as "breaking Gayle’s 175-run mark," the Daily Times explicitly framed it as a new record for the highest individual score in T20 cricket. Both emphasized Pretorius’s achievement as historic. - **Daily Times** — [Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashes record for highest T20 score](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1562263/lhuan-dre-pretorius-smashes-record-for-highest-t20-score/) · 4 Oct 2026, 10:52 AM PKT > South Africa’s Lhuan-dre Pretorius produced a record-breaking performance in the CSA T20 Challenge on Friday, smashing an unbeaten 188 to surpass Chris Gayle’s long-standing record for the highest individual score in men’s T20 cricket. The 20-year-old opener reached the landmark during the Titans’ clash against the Knights at Mangaung Oval, hammering 188 not out from […] - **24 News HD** — [South Africa’s young star breaks Gayle’s 175-run mark](https://www.24newshd.tv/03-Oct-2026/south-africa-s-young-star-breaks-gayle-s-175-run-mark) · 3 Oct 2026, 8:48 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > South Africa’s Lhuan-dre Pretorius created history by smashing an unbeaten 188 off just 79 balls for the Titans against the Knights in a domestic CSA T20 Challenge match, 24NewsHD TV reported on Saturday. ### 2 Oct 2026 — South African cricketer Lhuan-dre Pretorius sets new T20 score record (4 outlets) > Most outlets highlighted Pretorius's record-breaking performance in the CSA T20 Challenge, noting the historic nature of his 188 not out. Dawn provided slightly more detail, specifying the number of balls faced and the teams involved, while ARY News (English) focused on the achievement itself without additional context. - **24 News HD** — [Pretorius smashes Gayle's T20 record score](https://www.24newshd.tv/03-Oct-2026/pretorius-smashes-gayle-s-t20-record-score) · 3 Oct 2026, 4:58 PM PKT > Lhuan-dre Pretorius hit 188 not out off 79 deliveries in Bloemfontein to break Chris Gayle's record score in the T20 format. - **Minute Mirror** — [Lhuan-dre Pretorius breaks Chris Gayle’s T20 record with 188](https://minutemirror.com.pk/lhuan-dre-pretorius-breaks-chris-gayles-t20-record-with-188-639006/) · 3 Oct 2026, 2:03 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > South African youngster Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed an unbeaten 188 off 79 balls to surpass Chris Gayle’s 175 and rewrite the T20 record...... - **ARY News (English)** — [Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashes record for highest T20 score](https://arynews.tv/lhuan-dre-pretorius-smashes-record-for-highest-t20-score) · 3 Oct 2026, 12:48 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing > South Africa’s Lhuan-dre Pretorius produced a record-breaking performance in the CSA T20 Challenge on Friday. - **Dawn** — [South Africa's Pretorius smashes highest ever score in T20 cricket](https://www.dawn.com/news/2034306/south-africas-pretorius-smashes-highest-ever-score-in-t20-cricket) · 2 Oct 2026, 11:42 PM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing > Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed 188 not out from 79 balls for South Africa’s Titans franchise against the Knights in a domestic CSA T20 Challenge fixture on Friday, the most runs by a batter in a single innings in the 20-over format. Pretorius launched 13 sixes and 15 fours as he passed the previous top mark of 175 not out by former West Indies international Chris Gayle for the Royal Challengers Ba... 6 articles from 5 outlets, 2–4 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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