Wiaan Mulder to Virender Sehwag: 6 cricketers who scored a triple century and took a wicket in the same Test

Wiaan Mulder smashed a triple century

South Africa’s captain, Wiaan Mulder, smashed a triple century against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. He scored 367 runs in the first innings. Following his impressive batting, Mulder also grabbed 2 wickets and conceded 20 runs in the 6 overs of his spell.

01. Wiaan Mulder ranks sixth on the list

Wiaan Mulder ranks sixth on the list of cricketers who scored a triple century and took a wicket in the same Test. This has been done by five cricketers earlier.

02. Graham Gooch

Former England cricketer Graham Gooch scored 333 runs against India in the first innings and followed it up by taking the wicket of Sanjay Manjrekar.

03. Sanath Jayasuriya

Former Sri Lanka player Sanath Jayasuriya smashed 340 runs against India, and later he grabbed the wickets of Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Rajesh Chauhan.

04. Chris Gayle

Former West Indies legendary cricketer Chris Gayle has two triple centuries to his name. He scored 317 runs against South Africa and grabbed the wicket of Harshal Gibbs.

05. Virender Sehwag

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag ranks fifth on the list, having scored a triple century against South Africa and also taking the wicket of Mark Boucher in that Test. Sehwag is one of the few players with two triple centuries to his name.

06. Michael Clarke

Former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke scored 329 runs against India in 2012. While bowling in the same Test, he also took the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar.