He almost broke the record for the most runs ever scored in one game, which was 400 by a player named Brian Lara.
Mulder didn’t reach that, but he did break some other records. He became the first captain in history to score a triple hundred (that means over 300 runs in one turn) and was only the seventh player ever to score over 350 runs in a game.
So, Mulder’s big effort was very special, even though he didn’t break the all-time record! A new cricket team captain from South Africa named Wiaan Mulder was trying to set a world record in a game called Test cricket.
During a match against Zimbabwe, he scored more than 350 runs, which is a very high score. He passed a famous player named Gary Sobers who scored 365 runs before.
Mulder kept going and scored 367 runs, but then he decided to stop and end his turn. He also broke a record for the most runs scored in an away game (when playing in someone else’s country), beating a record held by Hanif Mohammed.
| Player | Country | Opponent | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Lara | West Indies | England | 400* | 2004 |
| Matthew Hayden | Australia | Zimbabwe | 380 | 2003 |
| Brian Lara | West Indies | England | 375 | 1994 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 374 | 2006 |
| Wiaan Mulder | South Africa | Zimbabwe | 367* | 2025* |
| Gary Sobers | West Indies | Pakistan | 365* | 1958 |
| Leonard Hutton | England | Australia | 364 | 1938 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | India | 343 | 1997 |
| Hanif Mohammad | Pakistan | West Indies | 337 | 1958 |
| Walter Hammond | England | New Zealand | 336* | 1933 |