Highest individual score in Test cricket: From Wiaan Mulder to Brian Lara, check highest Test scores by batsmen
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Highest individual score in test
400* – Brian Lara (West Indies) vs England, 2004
375 – Brian Lara (West Indies) vs England, 1994
374 – Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) vs South Africa, 2006
367*- Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) vs Zimbabwe, 2025
365* – Garfield Sobers (West Indies) vs Pakistan, 1958
364 – Len Hutton (England) vs Australia, 1938
Wiaan Mulder becomes youngest test captain to score triple century
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South Africa's Wiaan Mulder is on the brink of rewriting Test cricket history, as he remained unbeaten on 367 at lunch on Day 4 against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. The 27-year-old all-rounder is now in contention to challenge Brian Lara 's long-standing record of 400 not out—the highest individual score in Test cricket.Mulder, captaining South Africa for the first time, has already broken several major records during this innings. He became the first player in the history of Test cricket to score a triple century on captaincy debut. His knock has now become the highest-ever individual score on captaincy debut, surpassing the previous record of 239 set by New Zealand's Graham Dowling against India in 1969.Mulder also overtook Graeme Smith's 277 to record the highest score by a South African captain in Tests. Only Hashim Amla's 311* against England in 2012 and Gary Kirsten's 275 against England in 1999 come close among South Africans, with Mulder now well ahead of both.Mulder enters all-time greats listWith 367* off 334 balls, Mulder's innings already ranks among the top ten individual scores in Test cricket history. He has overtaken innings like Len Hutton's 364 and Sanath Jayasuriya's 340 and is inching closer to the top five.Here are the highest individual scores in Test cricket:Mulder's current score of 367* has already placed him at No. 4 on the list.Mulder became the youngest Test captain to score a triple century at 27 years and 138 days, breaking Bob Simpson's 1964 record. He also reached his triple hundred in just 297 balls, the second-fastest in Test history after Virender Sehwag's 278-ball triple ton in 2008.South Africa now holds a dominant position in the Test match, but all eyes will be on Mulder as he resumes his innings. Whether he breaks the 400-run barrier or not, his knock has already secured a place among Test cricket's finest individual efforts.
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