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Mulder stops short of Lara Test record before Zimbabwe collapse in 2nd Test

Tuesday, 8 July 2025



Zimbabwe, July 07 (AFP): Wiaan Mulder denied himself the chance of making a world record Test score before leading a dominant South Africa performance in the field on the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club on Monday. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 170 in their first innings and were forced to follow on, 456 runs behind, after Mulder, unbeaten on 367, declared South Africa's first innings during the lunch interval on 626 for five. Mulder, captaining South Africa for the first time, was only 33 runs short of Brian Lara's world Test record of 400 not out when he declared.