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South Africa’s Mulder declares on 367 and says ‘legend’ Lara should keep Test record

Wiaan Mulder achieved the feat on his captaincy debut for South Africa.
Wiaan Mulder hit an unbeaten 367 on his captaincy debut for South Africa. Photograph: @ProteasMenCSA/X

South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder scored an unbeaten 367 against Zimbabwe before declaring 33 runs shy of Brian Lara’s Test record.

In his first match as the South Africa captain in place of the injured Keshav Maharaj, Mulder reached the stunning total – the highest by a player in his first Test innings as captain – just before lunch with the team on 626 for five. However, with Lara’s record in sight the captain declared.

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