Wiaan Mulder entered the top-five list of batters with the highest individual scores in Test cricket after South Africa declared its first innings on 626 for five on the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.
Mulder, unbeaten on 367 off 334 balls, was on course to go past Brian Lara’s 400, but now sits fifth in the all-time list, behind Mahela Jayawardene’s 374 against South Africa in Colombo in 2006.
The 27-year-old struck 49 fours and four sixes during his knock, and also registered the highest individual score by a South African batter in Test history, going past Hashim Amla’s 311.
Though he couldn’t overhaul the all-time record, Mulder registered the highest ever individual score in Test cricket by a visiting batter. He surpassed Hanif Mohammad’s 337 against West Indies in Bridgetown, which dates back to 1958.
Highest individual scores in Test cricket
- Brian Lara (400* off 582 balls) – West Indies vs England – (St. John’s, 2004)
- Matthew Hayden (380 off 437 balls) – Australia vs Zimbabwe (Perth, 2003)
- Brian Lara (375 off 538 balls) – West Indies vs England (St. John’s, 1994)
- Mahela Jayawardene (374 off 572 balls) – Sri Lanka vs South Africa (Colombo, 2006)
- Wiaan Mulder (367* off 334 balls) – South Africa vs Zimbabwe (Bulawayo, 2025)
