SA's Lhuan-dre Pretorius slams fifty on ODI debut: Key stats
What's the story
South Africa batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius made his ODI debut memorable by slamming a half-century. Opening for the Proteas, Pretorius hammered a 60-ball 57 in the 1st ODI against Pakistan at Faisalabad's Iqbal Stadium. Pretorius shared a 98-run opening stand with Quinton de Kock after Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first. Here are the key stats.
Knock
How Pretorius weaved his knock
Pretorius had a watchful start, collecting his first ODI run off Shaheen Afridi in the opening over. The Proteas opener then smacked Naseem Shah, Afridi, and Salman Agha for boundaries in the first powerplay. He reached his half-century in the 11th over, bowled by Abrar Ahmed. Saim Ayub ended Pretorius's stay in the 16th over, with the latter scoring 7 fours and a six.
Stats
Fourth List A half-century
As mentioned, Pretorius shone on his ODI debut. He has already represented South Africa in two Tests and 12 T20Is. In his 15th List A match, the 19-year-old raced past 600 runs with an average of over 44. His strike rate in the 50-over format goes past 110. Pretorius slammed his fourth List A fifty in addition to two tons.