Mulder’s unbeaten 367 from 334 deliveries in the second test against Zimbabwe surpassed Hashim Amla’s 311* that came 13 years ago against England, and also earned a place among the top five highest individual scorers in test history.

Wiaan Mulder sacrificed a shot at one of cricket's most hallowed records to start mopping up Zimbabwe in the second test at Queens Sports Club on Monday.

South Africa's stand-in captain Wiaan Mulder etched his name in the history books by refusing to break one of the most coveted records in cricket – the highest individual score in a Test innings. On the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo,