SA’s 19-year-old batsman Lhuan-Dre Pretorius set unique world record, left Sachin Tendulkar far behind
Zimbabwe vs South Africa 1st Test: South Africa left-handed batsman Luan-Dre Pretorius made history with a brilliant innings in the first innings of the first Test match in the first innings of the first Test match in the first innings of the first Test match at Bulavayo’s Queens Sports Club against Zimbabweus. Playing a debut match, Pritorius scored 153 runs in 160 balls during the first day’s game on Saturday (28 June), with 11 fours and 4 sixes.
Pretorious Test has become the youngest batsman to play 150 plus innings in Test cricket history. He has done this feat at the age of 19 years 93 days. Earlier this record was named after former Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad. Miandad scored 163 runs in the Test against New Zealand in 1976 at the age of 19 years 119 days. Sachin Tendulkar of India is at number five in this list.
Let us know that so far 470 players have scored 150 plus in Test cricket, of which preterous are the youngest.
Apart from this, Pritorius has become the youngest batsman to score a Test century for South Africa and also the fifth youngest player in the world to score a century on Test debut.
When Pritorius came to bat, South Africa had 3 wickets for 23 runs. After this, the fourth wicket fell on a total score of 55 runs. Pritorius, who was playing a debut match, took over the innings with fellow Dewald Brevis and shared a 95 -run partnership in 88 balls for the fourth wicket. Brevis scored a stormy innings of 51 runs in 38 balls, hitting four sixes. This is the fastest half -century posed by any South African on debut.
Significantly, by the end of the first day’s play, South Africa has scored 418 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Corbin Bosch, who came out to bat at number 8, returned to the unbeaten pavilion after scoring 100 runs in 124 balls and Quenna Mafa.
