Wiaan Mulder: South Africa captain declares when 367 not out and closing on Brian Lara’s all-time record Test score | Cricket News
South African Captain Wiaan Mulder made the fifth highest score of test cricket – but has chosen to declare against Zimbabwe rather than pursuing Brian Lara’s record.
Mulder was undefeated out of 367 at lunch in the total of his team of 626-5 in Bulawayo, but invited the zimbabwe openers to beat after the break.
His surprising decision not to continue for the remaining 33 races was immediately justified, because Codi Yusuf had taken Takudzwanashe Kaitano on the first henchain, and the hosts were quickly reduced to 15-3.
He left Lara as a record holder and the only quadruple Centurion in a test round, against England in Antigua in 2004.
Lara also made 375 against the same opposition and in the same place a decade earlier. This record was broken by Matthew Hayden 380 for Australia against Zimbabwe in 2003, for Lara to recover first place six months later.
Mahela Jayawardene made 374 for Sri Lanka against the Proteas in 2006, with Mulder who was passing through Sir Garry Sobers 365 for the Antilles against Pakistan in 1958 for fifth place on the list of all time.
His sleeves were a South African record, comfortably exceeding Hashim Amla’s unbeaten 311 against England in 2012 which was their only previous Triple century.
Mulder reached 300 from 297 balls – the second triple triple century in testing cricket, then reached 350 from 324 deliveries as part of a round containing 49 four and four.
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