Wiaan Mulder misses out on Brian Lara's record - Highest individual scores in a Test innings listed

New South African Test captain Wiaan Mulder was closing in on creating a new world record in Test cricket as he went past the 350-run mark in the second Test against Zimbabwe on Monday, July 7.

He went past Gary Sobers' tally of 365 runs on Day 2 of the match, but decided to abruptly end the journey at 367 runs as he declared South Africa's innings at 626/5.

Mulder missed out on breaking Brian Lara's highest score by 33 runs. The legendary West Indies batter reached 400 runs against England back in 2004. 

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Nonetheless, Mulder smashed multiple records with the exceptional innings. He became the first captain in Test cricket history to hit a triple hundred and the seventh player in Test history to score 350 or more runs in an innings.

The Proteas' rising star also broke Hanif Mohammed's record of 337 runs against West Indies, to register the highest individual run in an away Test innings.

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The highest individual scores in a Test inning listed

Lara is closely followed by Australian batting great Matthew Hayden, who scored 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003. Incidentally, Hayden broke Lara's previous highest total of 375 runs in 1994 but the Aussie could hold on to the record for just six months.