Young South Africa National Cricket Team opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed a record-breaking century during a match against the Namibia National Cricket Team on September 4 at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. With the flamboyant century, the batter is now holding the record as the youngest batter to score a T20 International hundred for a full-member team.
The South Africa cricket team is in Namibia for a tri-nation T20I series involving the host Namibia and Zimbabwe. For the series, the Proteas have named a bunch of young cricketers, including Lhuan-dre Pretorius. With the help of the explosive hundred, South Africa secured a place in the final of the tournament to face Zimbabwe.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed 101 (53) vs Namibia today. pic.twitter.com/BrcIgzPYxr
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) September 4, 2026Talking about the South Africa vs Namibia match, it was a thriller contest as both of the sides registered totals over two hundred in each innings. Batting first, the touring team scored 228 runs in 20 overs, losing only 4 wickets. Coming second to bat in the match, Namibia scored a well-fought 217 runs in 20 overs, losing only three wickets. In the entire match, only seven batters were dismissed. The batters enjoyed their time in Windhoek.
It is worth remembering that on his ground, Namibia will host a few matches of the upcoming 2027 ODI World Cup. The next 50-over World Cup will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
20-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorius becomes the youngest centurion in T20I for a full member team
For the first wicket stand, South Africa got a 156-run partnership in 11.3 overs with Pretorius and Connor Esterhuizen as the openers. While Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored 101 runs from 53 balls, his opening partner, Esterhuizen, returned after scoring 88 off 40 deliveries.
Pretorius, who is only 20, smashed five 4s and eight 6s to decorate his innings and to claim the all-time international record. Before him, the record was held by Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai, who scored his maiden T20I century at 20 years and 337 days old. Lhuan-Dre Pretorius is currently 20 years and 161 days old.
Lhuan-Dre Pretorius vows to repeat the same in the final against Zimbabwe
At the presentation ceremony, the teenage Protea batter expressed that he was determined to take the team to the final and that he would aim to do the same in the final match as well. Praising Connor Esterhuizen, the Player of the Match stated that his opening pair made his tasks easy to smash the bowlers.
"Yeah, pretty good. We got the victory, and that's what we needed to head into Sunday. Before this game, we said we want to take it game by game, and we took it today as today, and then we knew the rest would take care of itself, and we'll take on Sunday as it comes."
"The hundred, Connor made it a lot easier for me at the start, and then I could just, when he lost his wicket, I could just take charge as the leader in the middle and then try and capitalise where I can. So yeah, fortunately it worked out," Pretorius said.
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