Lhuan-dre Pretorius continued to shine for the South Africa cricket team as the young Protea scored a rapid 78 on the opening day of the second ZIM vs SA 2025 Test match in Bulawayo on Sunday.
Walking into bat with South Africa in a commanding position with the score reading 208/3 at the time, Lhuan-dre Pretorius joined stand-in skipper Wiaan Mulder at the crease and put on a 217-run stand off just 185 balls for the fourth wicket.
Picking up from where he left off in the last match, the 19-year-old went on to score an 87-ball 78 for the Proteas.
Pretorius scored his runs at a quick pace, going at a strike rate of 89.65 and smashed seven fours and three sixes along the way. The left-hander was eventually dismissed by Kundai Matigimu at the start of the 82nd over.
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Lhuan-dre Pretorius’ fifty comes after he became the youngest South African to score a Test century in the series opener last week. It was also his red-ball debut.
At 19 years and 93 days, Pretorius reached his maiden Test hundred in 113 balls before being dismissed for 153 off 160 deliveries. His knock included 11 fours and four sixes, struck at an impressive strike rate of 95.62.
A part of the Rajasthan Royals squad during IPL 2025, Pretorius broke the record of Graeme Pollock, who was 19 years and 317 days old when he scored 122 against Australia in 1964 in Sydney.
Overall, he was the seventh South African to make a Test hundred on debut and the first since Stephen Cook in 2016.
Pretorius also became the youngest player in Test history to score 150 on debut, breaking a record previously held by Pakistan’s Javed Miandad, who was 19 years and 119 days old when he scored 163 against New Zealand in 1976.
South Africa were batting on 425/3 when Pretorius was dismissed.
