The stand-in captain for South Africa has created history with his triple ton on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club. On his debut as Test captain, Mulder scored a breathtaking triple century and became the first-ever player to achieve this feat.
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At the age of 27 and 138 days old, the Proteas all-rounder has also broken a 61-year-old record held by Bob Simpson and become the youngest Test captain to score a triple century. Overall, Mulder has now joined an elite list as the ninth captain in Test history to score a triple century.
Wiaan Mulder destroys captaincy record with blazing triple ton
However, the rest of the 8 captains didn’t hit 300 in their captaincy debuts. These other players are RB Simpson, Graham Gooch, Mark Taylor, Brian Lara, Mahela Jayawardene, Younis Khan, Michael Clarke, and Brendon McCullum.
Interestingly, the right-handed batter is the first captain since 1998 to score a triple hundred in an away Test, making this knock one of the most remarkable in the history of the traditional format.
Wiaan Mulder joins the elite list of players with 350 runs in a single Test innings
He brought up the milestone in style, smashing a short ball from Kundai Matigimu to the boundary with a powerful pull shot to the leg side. Mulder calmly raised his bat once again towards the dressing room to celebrate the feat.
Well, the carnage just doesn't stop as Mulder is racing towards his record 400, and South Africa has already crossed the 610-run mark against Zimbabwe. The stand-in captain is currently batting on 358* runs off 327 balls in the ongoing second Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. The star all-rounder has already cracked a massive 48 boundaries and four sixes.
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