The Lohan-Dre Pretorius made history on Saturday as he became the youngest South African to score a Test century, crossing the long record of Graeme Pollock since 1964, reaching milestones in just 19 years and 93 days. But his amazing start of 153 against Zimbabwe in Bulveo was not without drama. South Africa was struggling at 24/3 and under severe pressure, Pritorius went inside and was soon at the center of a significant moment. Zimbabwe’s fielders went into a vigorous appeal for a caught and forth. The umpire did not exclude him, and due to no snicometer technology available, the decision was standing. Commentators said, ,There is no snico, so if there is contact, Pritorius has survived, A zimbabwe player also went to Pritorius, suggesting that he should walk, added fuel at this time. Many Zimbabwe players were also asked to ‘walk back’ to the batsman after the incident. Instead of affecting the pressure, the preterous remains calm. He formed a match-turning 95-run partnership with Developed Brevis, which made his own 41 balls fifty fifty. The pair led the recovery of South Africa after an unstable start. Pritorius scored 153, an innings filled with maturity, footwork and clean stroke. He hit 11 fours and 4 sixes, anchored Proteus’s innings and named his name in the record book.
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From a stressful appeal until a historic century, all this was at the beginning of Pritorius. Without ‘Sniko’ to deal with the debate, all the scoreboard that is – and a place in South African cricket history.