Fastest Triple Centuries in Test Cricket

Key Facts: Pacesetters of the 300-Club

Virender Sehwag’s triple century against South Africa is the only one in Test history to have been scored at a strike rate of over 100.

Harry Brook, who has the most Test centuries among players debuting after 2020, smashed a triple hundred at nearly a run-a-ball pace against Pakistan in the 2024 Multan Test.

It was also England’s first triple century of this century — in fact, their first since 1990. You can find a complete list of England’s triple centurions in this blog.

Karun Nair has scored a total of 374 runs in Test cricket, with 81% of those coming in a single innings — his unbeaten 303 against England in 2016. After a nine-year gap, he is now back in the Indian squad for the 2025 Test series in England.

Player	Balls to 300	Final Score	Against	Venue	Year
Virender Sehwag (IND)	278	319 (304)	South Africa	Chennai	2008
Wiaan Mulder (SA)	297	367* (334)	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	2025
Harry Brook (ENG)	310	317 (322)	Pakistan	Multan	2024
Matthew Hayden (AUS)	362	380 (437)	Zimbabwe	Perth	2003
Virender Sehwag (IND)	364	309 (375)	Pakistan	Multan	2004
Karun Nair (IND)	381	303* (381)	England	Chennai	2016
David Warner (AUS)	389	335 (418)	Pakistan	Adelaide	2019
Chris Gayle (WI)	393	333 (437)	Sri Lanka	Galle	2010
Brian Lara (WI)	404	400* (582)	England	St John’s	2004
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	423	329 (436)	New Zealand	Lahore	2002