List of Triple Centuries in Test Cricket: Test cricket has always been a traditional format of cricket, and scoring a triple century in Test cricket is one of the rarest and most remarkable feats a batsman can achieve, requiring extraordinary skill, patience, and endurance. Over the history of the game, only a select few have crossed the 300-run mark in a single innings. Many legends like Brian Lara, Virender Sehwag, Donald Bradman, and Chris Gayle stand out for having scored multiple triple centuries. Brian Lara also holds the world record for the *highest individual Test score (400)**, while Sehwag recorded the fastest triple century by balls faced. From historic venues like Headingley to modern-day arenas, these monumental innings are inscribed in cricketing history.
The format of this cricket is much slower and allows the players to exhibit their full skillset instead of just focusing on one-day ODIs of 50-over tournaments or the T-20 format of playing
It is much slower and allows players to exhibit their full skillset instead of just focusing on entertainment like T20s. Test cricket was how the game was originally played as a gentleman's sport.
There are tours and championships for test cricket as well, and fans flock to catch their favourite players in action in huge numbers. Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, and Brian Lara, 3 of the greatest cricketers of all time, are all known for their proficiency in test cricket.
A typical test match is 5 days long, and a high score is the priority for the batting teams. The innings last a full day, until the entire batting order is dismissed or the team declares its score. It's quite frequent in test games that players score double, triple, and even quadruple centuries.
When a player hits a score of 300 or more, it is called a triple century in cricket.
Only 8 tests—Cricket-playing nations have so far scored a triple century in test matches, while no player from Ireland, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, or Zimbabwe has ever scored 300 runs.
David Warner (Australia) became the latest triple-century scorer in Test Cricket. Warner achieved this feat on 30 November 2019 against Pakistan. He scored 335* and became the 31st triple century scorer in the world.
Here's a complete list of all triple centuries in Test cricket, from the earliest to the most recent.
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List of Triple Centuries in Test Cricket: Highlights
1- Brian Lara and Chris Gayle (West Indies), Donald Bradman (Australia), and Virender Sehwag (India) are the only batsmen to score 300 plus more than once in the test matches.
2- The highest score (400) in the test match was achieved by the great Brian Lara. He also happens to be the only player who has scored more than 350 runs on two occasions in Test Cricket.
3- The quickest Test triple century in terms of time (4 hours 48 minutes) was scored by Wally Hammond in 1932–33.
4- The fastest triple century in terms of balls (278 balls) was scored by Virender Sehwag against South Africa in Chennai in 2008.
5- Australia holds the record for scoring the most triple centuries in Test Cricket (8).
6- Headingley in Leeds, England, and the Antigua Recreation Ground in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, are the two cricket grounds that have witnessed the most triple centuries—three each.
List of Triple Centuries in Test Cricket
| Player Name | Runs Scored | Date (Latest to Oldest) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harry Brook (England) | 317 | 07 October 2024 |
| 2. David Warner (Australia) | 335* | 30 November 2019 |
| 3. Karun Nair (India) | 303* | 19 December 2016 |
| 4. Azhar Ali (Pakistan) | 302 | 13 October 2016 |
| 5. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) | 302 | 18 February 2014 |
| 6. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 319 | 5 February 2014 |
| 7. Hashim Amla (South Africa) | 311* | 19 July 2012 |
| 8. Michael Clarke (Australia) | 329* | 3 January 2012 |
| 9. Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 333 | 15 November 2010 |
| 10. Younis Khan (Pakistan) | 313 | 21 February 2009 |
| 11. Virender Sehwag (India) | 319 | 26 March 2008 |
| 12. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 374 | 27 July 2006 |
| 13. Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 317 | 29 April 2005 |
| 14. Brian Lara (West Indies) | 400* | 10 April 2004 |
| 15. Virender Sehwag (India) | 309 | 28 March 2004 |
| 16. Matthew Hayden (Australia) | 380 | 9 October 2003 |
| 17. Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) | 329 | 1 May 2002 |
| 18. Mark Taylor (Australia) | 334* | 15 October 1998 |
| 19. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 340 | 2 August 1997 |
| 20. Brian Lara (West Indies) | 375 | 16 April 1994 |
| 21. Graham Gooch (England) | 333 | 26 July 1990 |
| 22. Lawrence Rowe (West Indies) | 302 | 6 March 1974 |
| 23. Bob Cowper (Australia) | 307 | 11 February 1966 |
| 24. John Edrich (England) | 310* | 8 July 1965 |
| 25. Bob Simpson (Australia) | 311 | 23 July 1964 |
| 26. Garfield Sobers (West Indies) | 365* | 26 February 1958 |
| 27. Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) | 337 | 17 January 1958 |
| 28. Len Hutton (England) | 364 | 20 August 1938 |
| 29. Donald Bradman (Australia) | 304 | 20 July 1934 |
| 30. Wally Hammond (England) | 336* | 31 March 1933 |
| 31. Donald Bradman (Australia) | 334 | 11 July 1930 |
| 31. Andy Sandham (England) | 325 | 3 April 1930 |
Hanif Mohammad (337) of Pakistan and Brendon McCullum (302) of New Zealand are the only two players who have scored triple centuries in the second innings of the test matches, while the other 29 centuries in test matches were scored in the first innings.
8 triple centuries have been scored by the Australian players, 6 by the West Indies players, and 6 by the England and Wales players. There are only two Indians who have achieved this feat, namely Virender Sehwag and Karun Nair.
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