Mulder joins an exalted list with magnificent triple ton

On Day two of the second Test between South Africa and Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Wiaan Mulder scored an unbeaten 367 — just 33 runs shy of Brian Lara's iconic quadruple century — to record the highest individual score by a South African in Test cricket.

Here, Ongama Gcwabe highlights the top five highest Test scores of all time:

Brian Lara – 400 not out & 375

Who can ever forget Lara's mountain of a knock against England at the Antigua Recreation Ground in St John's?

A little over two decades later, his 400 not out remains the highest individual score in Test history. That fixture ended in a draw, but Lara’s record-breaking innings was etched into cricketing folklore.

A decade earlier, Lara had scored 375 at the same venue, also against England — a knock that now sits third on the list of the highest individual Test scores.

Matthew Hayden – 380

Matthew Hayden's triple century against Zimbabwe at the WACA in Perth ranks second among the highest Test scores. His 380 remains the highest individual total by an Australian — a feat the powerful left-hander thoroughly deserved.

Mahela Jayawardene – 374

Some of South Africa's greatest Test bowlers — including Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini — will remember all too well Mahela Jayawardene's masterclass in Colombo. In the first Test of that tour, Jayawardene struck 374 runs, guiding Sri Lanka to a total in excess of 700 and an eventual victory by an innings and 153 runs.

Wiaan Mulder – 367 not out

On Monday, Wiaan Mulder joined an elite list of the game’s all-time greats.

His unbeaten 367 saw him climb to third on the list of highest individual Test scores by a captain. In the South African context, Mulder now holds the record for the country’s highest individual Test score, surpassing Hashim Amla’s 311 made over a decade ago. Mulder finished just 33 runs short of Lara’s unbeaten 400, declaring South Africa’s innings closed on 626/5.