South Africa Teenager Pretorius Becomes Youngest Test Cricketer to Score 150 on Debut
- Lhuan-Dre Pretorius made his Test debut for South Africa on June 28, 2025, in Bulawayo against Zimbabwe, scoring 153 runs.
- Pretorius achieved this after South Africa's top order collapsed to 55 for 4, requiring young players like him to stabilize the innings.
- He reached his century off 112 balls, the fastest hundred by a South African on Test debut, and scored his 150 from 157 balls, setting a new national debut record.
- At 19 years and 93 days old, Pretorius set a new record as the youngest South African to reach a century in Test cricket, breaking a record that had stood since 1964.
- The innings helped South Africa reach 418 for nine on day one despite a limited senior squad resting after winning the World Test Championship earlier in June 2025.
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Zimbabwe Vs South Africa, 1st Test: Teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius Makes History On Day One
Only four Test debutants have ever hit a century at a younger age than Lhuan-dre Pretorius, while nobody has hit 150 runs on debut while younger than him (19 years, 93 days old)

South Africa teenager Pretorius becomes youngest test cricketer to score 150 on debut
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) — South Africa teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius became the youngest player to score 150 runs in test cricket on Saturday against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club. Pretorius made 153 on debut in the first test at 19 years, 93 days. He was 26 days younger than when Pakistan’s Javed Miandad tallied 163 in 1976 against New Zealand in Lahore. Pretorius was the fifth youngest man in test history to score a century on debut, and the y…
S Africa reach 418-9 v Zimbabwe as teenager Pretorius bags debut ton
Teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored 153 on debut and Corbin Bosch an unbeaten maiden century as a much-changed South Africa reached 418 for nine on the opening day of the first test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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