5 such batsmen…who hold the record of scoring double century in test in one day
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Even in the era when people considered Test cricket boring, some batsmen came who played like T20. In this list, the name of great Australian batsman Don Bradman comes at the top. He made the record of scoring double century 5 times in a day. India's Virender Sehwag also did this twice.
Batsmen who scored double century in a day in test cricket
New Delhi. The list of batsmen who have scored a double century in a single day of Test cricket is quite short and special. Scoring 200 runs on the first day of a test match is considered even more difficult. Despite fast bowling, new ball and favorable conditions, some batsmen have achieved this feat. There are only a few batsmen in the history of cricket who scored a double century on the first day itself.
The most prominent names include Australia's David Warner. In 2015, this former opener played an unbeaten inning of 244 runs on the first day of the Perth Test against Pakistan. He was out after playing an innings of 253 runs on 286 balls. There was no result in this match and it was a draw.
Don Bradman had scored 309 runs in one day
Australia's great batsman Sir Don Bradman made big scores on the first day in some matches against England in the 1930s. This veteran had accomplished the feat of scoring double centuries four times in one day. In the Leeds Test, he played an innings of 309 runs on the very first day. This is the biggest innings played on the first day in cricket history.
Graeme Smith and Vian Mulder also included in the list
The names of former South African captains Graeme Smith and Wiaan Mulder are also included. Smith had done the feat of scoring 200 runs in a day twice. Played an inning of 200 runs against Bangladesh in 2002. After this, in 2008, 233 runs were scored in the first day's play.
Talking about Wiaan Mulder, he entered the match as the stand-in captain of South Africa and scored 264 runs in one day against Zimbabwe. In this match, he had a chance to break Brian Lara's world record of 400 runs but declared the innings. Mulder had played a not out inning of 367 runs with the help of 49 fours and 4 sixes.
Virender Sehwag scored double century in two tests in one day
Former explosive opener of the Indian cricket team, Virender Sehwag has also scored a double century in a test match in one day. This brave man had accomplished this feat not once but twice. For the first time in 2004, he played an innings of 228 runs against Pakistan at his home in Multan. In this, Sehwag created history by scoring a triple century in Test for the first time. He became the first batsman from India to do so.
Virender Sehwag scored a double century in a day for the second time in Test in 2008. This stormy opener, who returned unbeaten on 52 runs on the second day of the match, returned unbeaten on the third day after scoring 309 runs in his innings. During this innings, 42 fours and 5 sixes were seen from Sehwag's bat. He had scored 319 runs.
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