Wiaan Mulder to Virender Sehwag: 6 cricketers who scored a triple century and took a wicket in the same Test
Here's a look at six cricketers who scored a triple century and took a wicket in the same Test. Wiaan Mulder enters the list.
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.