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Respect For Lara Stops Mulder Short Of World Test Record

By AFP News July 08, 2025 • 08:12 AM View: 417

South African captain Wiaan Mulder said respect for Brian Lara convinced him to declare 33 runs short of the former West Indies star's world Test record, against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club on Monday.

Mulder hammered an unbeaten 367 –- a South African record and the fifth highest score in Test cricket –- before declaring at lunch on the second day of the second Test.