Whether you're chasing or setting a score, hitting the crease after taking center is the key to winning in Test cricket. The best eleven have been adept at batting for hours.
Throughout the long history of the game, many batsmen have achieved one ton, double ton, and in rare cases triple ton during their stay at the popping crease.
But how many batsmen would raise their blades to celebrate 300 runs?
In the international history of red-ball cricket, 27 batsmen have collectively scored 31 triple tons, and four cricketers – Brian Lara, Sir Donald Bradman, Chris Gayle and Virender Sehwag – have scored 31 triple tons. He has achieved the milestone twice.
From Warner to Taylor, McCullum to Hammond, here is the complete list of Test cricketers who have scored at least one international triple century:
Score | player | team | Opponent | venue | date |
400* | brian lara | west indies | England | st john's | April 10, 2004 |
380 | Matthew Hayden | Australia | Zimbabwe | perspective | October 9, 2003 |
375 | brian lara | west indies | England | st john's | April 16, 1994 |
374 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Colombo (SS) | July 27, 2006 |
365* | sir garfield sobers | west indies | Pakistan | kingston | February 26, 1958 |
364 | sir leonard hutton | England | Australia | oval | August 20, 1938 |
340 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | India | Colombo (RPS) | August 2, 1997 |
337 | Hanif Mohammad | Pakistan | west indies | bridge town | January 17, 1958 |
336* | Wally Hammond | England | new zealand | auckland | March 31, 1933 |
335* | david warner | Australia | Pakistan | adelaide | November 29, 2019 |
334* | mark taylor | Australia | Pakistan | peshawar | October 15, 1998 |
334 | sir donald bradman | Australia | England | leeds | July 11, 1930 |
333 | graham gooch | England | India | Lord's | July 26, 1990 |
333 | chris gayle | west indies | Sri Lanka | goal | November 15, 2010 |
329* | michael clarke | Australia | India | sydney | January 3, 2012 |
329 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | new zealand | lahore | May 1, 2002 |
325 | andrew sandham | England | west indies | kingston | April 3, 1930 |
319 | Virender Sehwag | India | South Africa | chennai | March 26, 2008 |
319 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | bangladesh | chat gram | February 4, 2014 |
317 | chris gayle | west indies | South Africa | st john's | April 29, 2005 |
313 | Younis Khan | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | karachi | February 21, 2009 |
311* | Hashim Amra | South Africa | England | oval | July 19, 2012 |
311 | bob simpson | Australia | England | manchester | July 23, 1964 |
310* | John Edrich | England | new zealand | leeds | July 8, 1965 |
309 | Virender Sehwag | India | Pakistan | multan | March 28, 2004 |
307 | bob cooper | Australia | England | melbourne | February 11, 1966 |
304 | sir donald bradman | Australia | England | leeds | July 20, 1934 |
303* | Karun Nair | India | England | chennai | December 16, 2016 |
302* | Azhar Ali | Pakistan | west indies | Dubai (DICS) | October 12, 2016 |
302 | Lawrence Lowe | west indies | England | bridge town | March 6, 1974 |
302 | brendon mccallum | new zealand | India | wellington | February 14, 2014 |