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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":94,"_path":95},"Spirit Break London Derby Duck with Pretorius Masterclass","pretorius-spirit-first-hundred-win","long-reads","Long Reads: Feature","Sarah Martinez","Pretorius leads London Spirit to their first 2026 Hundred victory over MI London in a heated derby at The Oval.","2026-07-29 21:35:07","1 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fpretorius-spirit-first-hundred-win.webp",[93],"The Hundred","---\ntitle: \"Spirit Break London Derby Duck with Pretorius Masterclass\"\ncategory: long-reads\nbadge: Long Reads: Feature\nbadgeType: category\nauthor: Sarah Martinez\nauthorRole: Transfer Correspondent\nauthorInitials: SM\ndate: 2026-07-29\nreadTime: 1 min read\nimage: \u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fpretorius-spirit-first-hundred-win.webp\nimageAlt: London Spirit players celebrating after winning the London derby against MI London in The Hundred.\ntags: The Hundred\nexcerpt: \"Pretorius leads London Spirit to their first 2026 Hundred victory over MI London in a heated derby at The Oval.\"\nimageRegenerated: true\n---\n## Pretorius's unbeaten 68 ends Spirit's winless start\n\nRassie van der Dussen Pretorius walked to the crease with Spirit teetering at **45\u002F2** in the London derby at The Oval. Over the next **55 balls**, he compiled an unbeaten **68 off 49** to seal a **seven-wicket victory** over MI London and give Spirit their first points of the 2026 men's Hundred.\n\nSpirit elected to field and restricted MI London through disciplined spells at the death, denying the innings a decisive late surge. That work set up a chase of **97 from 68 balls** when Pretorius arrived. He left the field with seven wickets in hand.\n\n## Pretorius absorbs spin pressure and controls the chase\n\nHis **54-run partnership** with the middle order bridged a phase where MI London's spinners threatened to squeeze the run rate. Pretorius found gaps, rotated strike, and kept the required rate under control without allowing MI's attack to build sustained dot-ball pressure.\n\nMI London's bowling unit, typically a strength, could not contain the flow of runs once he settled. The defeat drops MI London in the early table standings. 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