Pretorius makes 76 in the Under-19 World Cup semi-final against India
Pretorius made 76 off 102 balls, keeping wicket, as South Africa posted 244 for 7 in the semi-final at Benoni. India chased it down with two wickets in hand.
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South Africa's exciting young keeper-batter, clean left-handed striker who has turned heads with fearless top-order hitting.
Pull it in a SFU pack · from $45Sold only in packs: every card in a pack is a random player from the squad.A 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batter from Potchefstroom: a Test hundred on debut, 465 runs for the Unicorns in MLC 2026 and the highest T20 score ever.
2024 — 2026 · in 3 chaptersHe kept wicket and made 76 in the Under-19 World Cup semi-final against India, then scored 120 on first-class debut for Titans in December.
2 moments ▾Pretorius made 76 off 102 balls, keeping wicket, as South Africa posted 244 for 7 in the semi-final at Benoni. India chased it down with two wickets in hand.
WikipediaHe scored 120 in the first innings of his first-class debut against Warriors in the 2024-25 CSA 4-Day Series, aged 18.
WikipediaA 97 on SA20 debut, an IPL call-up, 153 on Test debut and a fifty on ODI debut made him a national name at 19.
4 moments ▾On his franchise debut in January 2025 he made a career-best 97 from 51 balls against Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
WikipediaIn May 2025 he was called into the IPL to replace the injured Nitish Rana at Rajasthan Royals.
WikipediaAged 19 years and 93 days, he made 153 on Test debut against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, the youngest South African to score a Test century.
WikipediaHe scored 57 off 60 balls in Faisalabad, becoming the 12th South African to make 50 or more on ODI debut, then 46 off 40 in the next match.
WikipediaHe signed for the Unicorns, hit a maiden T20 hundred and finished third in MLC 2026 runs with 465, then made a T20I century and the highest T20 score ever, 188 not out.
5 moments ▾The Unicorns signed the 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who had finished SA20 2025 as top scorer with 397 runs, for their 2026 roster.
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His maiden T20 hundred, with 10 fours and six sixes, sealed a nine-wicket chase of 144 with 26 balls to spare. He was Player of the Match and the Unicorns reached 10 points at the top.
USA CricketersPretorius made 465 runs in 12 innings at an average of 46.50 and a strike rate of 176.13, best 102 not out, third in the league for runs. He was out off the opening ball in the Qualifier and made 18 off 10 in the Challenger. The Unicorns finished in the top two of the regular-season table, lost the Qualifier to LA Knight Riders by 7 runs (15 July, Oakland) and the Challenger to Washington Freedom by 7 runs (16 July, Oakland), so missed the final.
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This moment is on a cardFuture Star - Lhuan Dre PretoriusIn SFU packs · from $45He hit 101 off 53 balls in Windhoek and was Player of the Match as South Africa won by 11 runs.
WikipediaBatting for Titans he made 188 not out off 79 balls, passing Chris Gayle's record for the highest individual T20 score.
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