Bulawayo, June 28 -- Young batter Lhuan-dre Pretorious became the youngest South African to score a Test century during the first Test against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on Saturday, according to Wisden.

The batter, aged 19 years and 93 days old, came to the crease with his new-look team at trouble against Zimbabwe with a scoreline of 3/23. The batter gave a sign of promising things to come, as he smashed a counter-attacking, unbeaten 128* in 141 balls, with seven fours and four sixes at the end of the first session. His strike rate was 90.78.

He also shared a 95-run fifth-wicket stand with another debutant Dewald Brevis, who scored an explosive 41-ball 51, with three fours and four sixes.

Lhuan went past South African great Graeme Pollock t...