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Lhuan-Dre Pretorius Smashes Century as Proteas Survive Spirited Namibia Fightback

Connor Esterhuizen and Lhuan-dre Pretorius shared a 156-run opening stand as South Africa posted 228/4 and booked a place in the final.

  • On Friday at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek, South Africa defeated Namibia by 11 runs to reach the T20I tri-series final, defending their total of 228 runs.
  • Opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored 101 from 53 balls, becoming the youngest player to hit a T20I century among a full-member nation at 20 years and 161 days old.
  • Pretorius and Connor Esterhuizen shared a 156-run partnership, while Namibia openers Louren Steenkamp and Jan Frylinck responded with a 119-run stand; Frylinck scored 72 runs off 36 balls.
  • With 24 needed from the final over, Ruben Trumpelmann scored 21 runs off 10 balls, but Gerhard Erasmus could not score the remaining 11 runs as Namibia fell short.
  • The tri-series final will take place in Namibia on Sunday, September 6, at 14:00, where South Africa will face Zimbabwe in the decisive match of the ongoing tournament.
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NDTV broke the news in New Delhi, India on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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