DAY 2: Record breaking Mulder helps Proteas dominate Zim
Wiaan Mulder continued to break a slew of records as he became just the second South African to score a test triple century, with him ending unbeaten on 367 and the Proteas declaring on 626/5 at lunch on day two of the second test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Monday.
Other records Mulder has passed, include him now being South Africa’s record individual run scorer in a test, passing Hashim Amla’s unbeaten 311 against England in 2012, while he is now the fifth highest score in test match history.
Only Brian Lara, twice (400 and 375), Matthew Hayden (380) and Mahela Jayawardena (374) have scored more in a test, and it is a surprise that the Proteas decided to declare at lunch, with over three and a half days of the match still to go, which would have given Mulder plenty of time to become the second batter in test history to score 400.
Earlier Mulder had become the 29th player to score a test triple century, and 33rd score of over 300 in total, with Lara, Don Bradman, Chris Gayle and Virender Sehwag having all scored two.
In the game it was another fantastic session for the Proteas, as they scored 161 runs in 26 overs at a run rate of over six runs to the over, while losing just one wicket.
The visitors resumed play in the morning on 465/4, with Mulder and Dewald Brevis (30) swiftly taking them past 500.
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Brevis then became the only wicket of the session, throwing his hands at a widish delivery from Kundai Matigimu, but just ended up feathering an edge to keeper Clive Madande with the score 513/5.
That brought Kyle Verreynne (42no) in and along with Mulder they hammered home their advantage with an unbeaten 113 run stand to take them confidently to lunch.
But along the way Mulder continued to bring up milestones, first becoming South Africa’s second triple centurion and first as captain, in the 100th over of the match, flicking a single to fine leg off Tanaka Chivanga to get there off 297 balls.
He then proceeded to dominate the rest of play, slamming boundaries almost at will as he cruised past 350 and to the lunch break with his team well on top, and they will now look to make early inroads into the Zimbabwe batting order in their first innings during the early afternoon session.
ZIMBABWE: Tanaka Chivanga, Craig Ervine, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Kundai Matigimu, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Nicolas Welch, Sean Williams.
SOUTH AFRICA: Lesego Senokwane, Tony de Zorzi, Wiaan Mulder, David Bedingham, Dewald Brevis, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kyle Verreynne, Senuran Muthusamy, Corbin Bosch, Codi Yusuf, Prenelan Subrayen
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