South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder made history this day at Queens Sports Club by being the first-ever player to make a triple-century on captaincy debut in Tests. He was about to surpass the Trinidadian legend Brian Lara to take the record for most Test runs in a match. South Africa declared the innings at 626/5 with Mulder himself on the crease on 367*. Lara has a record of 400*. He missed this stunning record but became the ninth captain in the longest version to break the 300-run barrier and the first since 2014. None of the other batters in the Tests have ever reached such a milestone other than Mulder and Lara.
Brendon McCullum of New Zealand was the previous captain who had scored a triple hundred against India in Wellington. Additionally, he is the first captain since 1998 to record a triple ton overseas in Tests. He has also left behind the Indian captain Shubman Gill, who smashed 269 and 161 in the first and second innings respectively during the second Test match at Edgbaston and was constantly in the headlines.
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Fastest to score a triple century in Tests
| Players | Balls taken |
| Virender Sehwag (India) | 278 |
| Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) | 297 |
| Harry Brook (England) | 310 |
| Matthew Hayden (Australia) | 362 |
| Virender Sehwag (India) | 364 |
List of captains to score a triple ton in Tests
| Player (Country) | Score | Opposition | Year |
| RB Simpson (Australia) | 311 | England | 1964 |
| Graham Gooch (England) | 333 | India | 1990 |
| Mark Taylor (Australia) | 334* | Pakistan | 1998 |
| Brian Lara (West Indies) | 400* | England | 2004 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 374 | South Africa | 2006 |
| Younis Khan (Pakistan) | 313 | Sri Lanka | 2009 |
| Michael Clarke (Australia) | 329* | India | 2012 |
| Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) | 302 | India | 2014 |
| Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) | 301*(Still batting) | Zimbabwe | 2025 |
Wiaan Mulder is in good nick at the moment and has broken records for pleasure with his record-breaking innings. He has made the highest score by an individual for South Africa in their Test history, surpassing Hashim Amla, who had scored 311 runs against England back in the year 2012.
Simultaneously, his triple century is the second-quickest in history, off 297 balls, beating Harry Brook, who achieved it against Pakistan off 310 deliveries in Multan last year. Mulder is also the youngest captain to have achieved a triple century in the history of Test cricket.
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