Lhuan dre Pretorius breaks 61-year-old Test record, surpasses South Africa legends

Lhuan dre Pretorius scripted history

Lhuan dre Pretorius, who made his Test debut against Zimbabwe, did wonders with his explosive batting. He became the fastest player to score a century in Test cricket for South Africa.

Lhuan also became the youngest South Africa to score a hundred

With this knock, Lhuan also became the youngest South African to score a Test hundred, achieving the milestone at just 19 years and 93 days. In doing so, he broke the long-standing record held by South African legend Graeme Pollock.

Lhuan broke Pollock’s 61-year-old record

Lhuan broke Graeme Pollock’s 61-year-old record. He is also the seventh South African batsman to score a century on Test debut. Lhuan completed his century in 112 balls, which included seven fours and three sixes. With a century innings, he recovered South Africa from the initial setbacks when the team lost four wickets for 55 runs.

Graeme Pollock was the youngest player to score century Tests South Africa

Before Lhuan, the youngest player to score a century in Tests for South Africa was Graeme Pollock. He achieved this feat against Australia in Sydney in 1964 at the age of 19 years and 317 days. With this century, he was the youngest player to score a Test century for South Africa at that time. Pollock is considered one of the greatest left-hand batsmen in Test cricket, and his Test average was 60.97.

Tuppy Owen-Smith is also included in the list

The former South African legend Tuppy Owen-Smith is also included in this list. He scored a Test century against England in 1929 at the age of 20 years and 145 days.

AB de Villiers is also part of the elite list

Modern-day cricket superstar AB de Villiers joined this list by scoring a century against England in 2004 at the age of 20 years and 339 days.