Wiaan Mulder made history on Monday, July 7, outscoring Hasim Amla for the highest individual score by a South African batter. He is on 367*, beating Amla’s previous record of 311.
Big day for Mulder who is captaining the Proteas and now holds the record as the first South African captain to score a triple-hundred in Test cricket. No other South African captain has done this before. Mulder is just the 9th captain in Test cricket to do so.
Captains to score Triple Hundred in Tests
| Player | Team | Score | Opposition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Lara | West Indies | 400* | England | 10 Apr 2004 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 374 | South Africa | 27 Jul 2006 |
| Wiaan Mulder | South Africa | 367* | Zimbabwe | 05 Jul 2025 |
| Mark Taylor | Australia | 334 | Pakistan | 15 Oct 1998 |
| Graham Gooch | England | 333 | India | 26 Jul 1990 |
| Michael Clarke | Australia | 329* | India | 03 Jan 2012 |
| Younis Khan | Pakistan | 302 | Sri Lanka | 21 Feb 2009 |
| RB Simpson | Australia | 311 | England | 23 Jul 1964 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 302 | India | 14 Feb 2014 |
The current 2 match Test series against Zimbabwe is not part of the WTC cycle so the Proteas are resting key players like Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada and Aiden Markram. Keshav Maharaj was the captain for the Zimbabwe series but he got hurt on day 3 of the first Test with a groin injury. He couldn’t play the second Test and Wiaan Mulder was appointed captain for this match.
Wiaan Mulder is in top form as captain. He now holds the record for the highest individual score in Test cricket away from home. Hanif Mohammad of Pakistan held this record before him, scoring 337 against the West Indies in Barbados in 1958.
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It took Wiaan Mulder 297 balls to get to his triple-hundred. He is the 2nd fastest to 300 in Test cricket after Virender Sehwag. Mulder is having a series to remember already scoring 529 runs in 3 innings with an average of 264.50.
