South Africa's Wiaan Mulder hits 367 … and declares 33 runs short of Lara's Test record
In his first match as South Africa captain in place of the injured Keshav Maharaj, all-rounder Mulder reached the stunning total – the highest by a player in his first Test innings as captain – as he arrived at lunch with the team on 626 for five.
But with Lara's record in sight the captain declared. Mulder had been bowled when on 247 but was saved by a no-ball as Tanaka Civanga overstepped.
Lara's 400 not out came against England at St John's in 2004. Lara's feat, which has stood for 21 years, is one of sport's great records, beating the previous record of 380, set by Australia's Matthew Hayden in 2003, who himself had beaten Lara's record of 375, set in 1994.
Lara cemented his legacy in June of 2004, when his 501 for Warwickshire against Durham represented the highest first-class score of all time.
Mulder reached his triple century in just 297 balls, making it the second-fastest 300 in Test history, behind Virender Sehwag's famous 278-ball effort against South Africa in Chennai in 2008.
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Mulder's score also represents the highest ever score by a South African, passing Hashim Amla's 311 not out against England at the Oval in 2012.
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