Lhuan-dre Pretorius has made history. The South African batter scored 188 not out for the Titans against the Knights. The match was played in Bloemfontein on Friday. It was part of the CSA T20 Challenge. Pretorius faced only 79 balls. His innings included 13 sixes and 15 fours. No one has ever scored more in a men’s T20 match.
The previous record belonged to Chris Gayle. Gayle scored 175 not out for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013. That innings came against the Pune Warriors in the IPL. Pretorius has now gone past that mark. He is only 20 years old.
Pretorius was in incredible form. He reached his fifty in 24 balls and needed just 16 more balls to get to his century. He brought up 150 off 58 deliveries. He was on track for a double century but he ran out of overs. The Titans finished their innings on 267 for 3.
Pretorius had not played a match since last month. His last game was against Namibia. In that match, he scored his first T20I hundred. He made 101 off 53 balls for South Africa. He has had injury problems in the past. But he has been in good form recently.
Pretorius also tied a record for the longest innings in men’s T20 cricket by balls faced. He shares that mark with Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis. Both are Australian. Pretorius has played in a T20 series in Australia last year.
Highest Individual Scores in T20 Cricket Men’s
1. Lhuan-dre Pretorius – 188 Not Out
Lhuan-dre Pretorius is a 20-year-old wicketkeeper batter from South Africa. He broke Chris Gayle’s 13-year-old record with an amazing innings in the CSA T20 Challenge. He was playing for the Titans against the Knights in Bloemfontein. He scored 188 not out off just 79 balls. His strike rate was 237.97. He hit 15 fours and 13 sixes. He reached his fifty in 24 balls. He got his century in 40 balls. He reached 150 in 58 balls. The Titans finished on 267 for 3. He fell just 12 runs short of becoming the first man to score a double century in a T20 match. This knock came just weeks after he scored his first T20I century for South Africa.
2. Chris Gayle – 175 Not Out
Before Pretorius, Chris Gayle’s 175 not-out was the most famous individual innings in T20 history. He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore against the Pune Warriors in the IPL in 2013. Gayle produced an innings of sheer brutality that has never been forgotten. He reached his century in just 30 balls. That is still the fastest T20 century ever. His 175 not out included 17 sixes and 13 fours. He scored 154 runs in boundaries alone. RCB posted 263 for 5. Gayle’s onslaught powered them to a 130-run victory. This innings defined the Gayle era of T20 cricket. It was the first time a batter had scored 175 in the format.
3. Aaron Finch – 172
Aaron Finch’s 172 remains the highest individual score in T20 Internationals. He played for Australia against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2018. Finch broke his own previous record of 156. His 76-ball innings featured 16 fours and 10 sixes. His strike rate was 226.31. He reached his fifty in 22 balls and his century in 50 balls. He shared a 223-run opening partnership with D’Arcy Short. That was the first 200-plus stand in T20I history. Australia posted 229 for 2 and won by 100 runs. Finch’s record is unique because it was achieved at the international level.
4. Hamza Khan – 164 Not Out
Hamza Khan is a Peshawar-born batter who represents Rwanda. He produced one of the most remarkable innings in T20I history during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier in Gaborone in 2026. His unbeaten 164 came off just 65 balls. He hit 9 fours and 15 sixes. His strike rate was 252.30. He broke the record for the highest men’s T20I score by an Associate player. He surpassed Spain’s Mohammad Ihsan, who had scored 160. His opening partner Didier Ndikiubwimana scored 69 off 45 balls. Rwanda bowled Ivory Coast out for 17 runs in 15.2 overs. They won by 271 runs.
5. Karanbir Singh – 164
Karanbir Singh is the captain of Austria. He produced an innings of extraordinary aggression against Hungary in Szodliget in 2026. His 164 came off just 57 balls. He hit 18 fours and 12 sixes. His strike rate was a staggering 287.71. He reached his fifty in just 18 balls and his century in 36 balls. These are among the fastest in T20 history. Austria posted a mammoth 322 for 7, which was their highest ever T20I total. Austria won by 157 runs. Karanbir was named Player of the Match. His strike rate of 287.71 is the highest among all 160 plus scores in T20 cricket.
FAQs
Q. Who has the highest individual score in men’s T20 cricket?
A. Lhuan-dre Pretorius holds the record with 188 not out.
Q. Whose record did Lhuan-dre Pretorius break?
A. Pretorius broke Chris Gayle’s record of 175 not out.
Q. Who has the highest individual score in T20Is?
A. Aaron Finch holds the T20I record with 172 runs.
Q. How many runs did Hamza Khan score for Rwanda?
A. Hamza Khan scored 164 not out.
Q. How many runs did Karanbir Singh score for Austria?
A. Karanbir Singh scored 164 runs.
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