🏏 The highest individual score in Test cricket history is 400 runs*, achieved by Brian Lara of the West Indies.
📌 Record Details:
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Player: Brian Lara 🇱🇨 (West Indies)
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Score: 400 (not out)*
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Opponent: England 🏴
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Venue: Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John’s, Antigua
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Date: April 10-12, 2004
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Match Format: Test Match
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Innings: First Innings
🏆 Key Facts About This Record:
✔️ Lara remains the only player in Test history to score 400 runs in a single innings.
✔️ He surpassed Matthew Hayden’s record of 380 runs, which was set a few months earlier in 2003.
✔️ This was the second time Lara held the record, having previously scored 375 against England in 1994 at the same venue.
✔️ His innings included 43 fours and 4 sixes, taking 582 balls.
✔️ This knock helped West Indies post 751/5 declared, leading to a drawn Test match.
Lara’s Legacy in Cricket:
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The only batsman to hold both the highest Test (400*) and First-Class (501*) scores.
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Considered one of the greatest batters of all time.
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His record of 400 remains unbeaten* for 20+ years!