Test match is the most iconic, a bit longer, and a little bit slower the oldest format of the game of cricket.
Scoring a triple century in Test match cricket is quite difficult and competitive.
So the fastest triple Centuries in Test cricket is considered a great achievement for any cricketer, and his game is considered to be of a quite high standard.
Test cricket is considered to be much slower than ODI and T20 cricket but there are some great batsmen in the world who have made Test match cricket the same as ODI and T20 by their batting skills.
Many great cricketers in the world have scored triple centuries in Tests like Don Bradman, Wally Hammond Virender Sehwag, Lara, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Inzamam, Sangakkara, Chris Gayle, etc.
These batsmen have thrashed many of the most famous bowlers in the world in their cricket careers period very badly and also scored many fastest triple centuries in Test matches.
| S. |
Player |
Balls |
Vs |
| 01 |
Virender Sehwag |
278 |
South Africa |
| 02 |
Harry Brook |
310 |
Pakistan |
| 03 |
Matthew Hayden |
362 |
Zimbabwe |
| 04 |
Virender Sehwag |
364 |
Pakistan |
| 05 |
Karun Nair |
381 |
England |
| 06 |
David Warner |
389 |
Pakistan |
| 07 |
Chris Gayle |
393 |
Sri Lanka |
| 08 |
Brian Lara |
404 |
England |
| 09 |
Lawrence Rowe |
430 |
England |
| 10 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq |
436 |
New Zeeland |
So, here we are discussing the top ten cricketers who have scored the fastest triple centuries in test cricket history worldwide.
10. Inzamam-ul-Haq:
Personal Profile:
- Full Name... Syed Inzamam-ul-Haq.
- Date of birth...03 March 1970.
- Born territory... Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Height... 1.91 m
- Main Role in the team... As a Batsman/wicketkeeper
- Batting genre... Right, Handed Batting.
- Bowling genre...---
- Test debut ...vs England at Edgbaston cricket ground, England, Jun 04, 1992.
- Last Test...vs South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan, Oct 08, 2007.
| Run |
329 |
| Date |
01 May 2002 |
| Against |
New Zealand |
| Strike/rate |
75.46 |
| Balls |
436 |
| Min |
579 |
| Fours |
38 |
| Sixes |
09 |
| Test |
1st |
| Venue |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan |
09. Lawrence Rowe:
Personal Profile:- Full Name... Lawrence George Rowe.
- Date of birth...08 January 1949.
- Born territory... Whitfield Town, Kingston, Jamaica.
- Height... N/A.
- Main Role in the team... As a Batsman.
- Batting genre... Right, Handed Batting.
- Bowling genre... Left-arm fast-medium.
- Test debut...vs New Zealand at Sabina Park, Jamaica, Feb 16, 1972.
- Last Test... vs New Zealand at Eden Park, New Zealand, Feb 29, 1980.
table fastest triple century
| Run |
302 |
| Date |
6 March 1974 |
| Against |
England |
| Strike/rate |
70.23 |
| Balls |
430 |
| Min |
612 |
| Fours |
36 |
| Sixes |
01 |
| Test |
3rd |
| Venue |
Barbados Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |
08. Brian Lara:
Personal Profile:- Full Name... Brian Charles Lara
- Date of birth... 02 May 1969.
- Born territory... Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Height...1.73 m.
- Main Role in the team... As a Batsman.
- Batting genre... Left-Handed Batting.
- Bowling genre... Right-arm orthodox.
- Test debut...vs Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Dec 06, 1990.
- Last Test...vs Pakistan at National Stadium, Nov 27, 2006.
| Run |
329* |
| Date |
03 January 2012 |
| Against |
England |
| Strike/rate |
70.30 |
| Balls |
468 |
| Min |
609 |
| Fours |
39 |
| Sixes |
01 |
| Test |
2nd |
| Venue |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia |
07. Chris Gayle:
Personal Profile:- Full Name... Christopher Henry Gayle.
- Date of birth... 21 September 1979.
- Born territory... Kingston, Jamaica.
- Height... 1.91 m
- Main Role in the team... As an All-rounder.
- Batting genre... Left-Handed Batting.
- Bowling genre... Right-arm off-break.
- Test debut... vs Zimbabwe at Queen's Park Oval, West Indies, Mar 16, 2000.
- Last Test... vs Bangladesh at Arnos Vale Ground, West Indies, Sep 05, 2014.
| Run |
333 |
| Date |
15 November 2010 |
| Against |
Sri Lanka |
| Strike/rate |
76.20 |
| Balls |
437 |
| Min |
653 |
| Fours |
34 |
| Sixes |
09 |
| Test |
1st |
| Venue |
Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka |
06. David Warner:
Personal Profile:
- Full Name... David Andrew Warner.
- Date of birth... 27 October 1986.
- Born territory... Paddington, Sydney, Australia.
- Height...1.70 m.
- Main Role in the team... As an Opening Batsman.
- Batting genre... Left-Handed Batting.
- Bowling genre... Right arm leg- break.
- Test debut... vs New Zealand at The Gabba, Australia, Dec 01, 2011.
- Last Test...vs India at Australia, January 2021.
| Run |
335* |
| Date |
30 November 2019 |
| Against |
Pakistan |
| Strike/rate |
80.14 |
| Balls |
418 |
| Min |
554 |
| Fours |
39 |
| Sixes |
01 |
| Test |
2nd |
| Venue |
Adelaide Oval, Australia |
05. Karun Nair:
Personal Profile:
- Full Name... Karun Kaladharan Nair
- Date of birth... 06 December 1991.
- Born territory... Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
- Height...1.68 m
- Main Role in the team... As a Batsman
- Batting genre... Right Handed Bat
- Bowling genre... Right-arm off-break
- Test debut... vs England at IS Bindra Stadium, Punjab India, Nov 26, 2016
- Last Test... vs Australia at HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala, India, Mar 25, 2017
| Run |
303* |
| Date |
16 December 2016 |
| Against |
England |
| Strike/rate |
79.53 |
| Balls |
381 |
| Min |
565 |
| Fours |
32 |
| Sixes |
04 |
| Test |
5th |
| Venue |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India |
4. Virender Sehwag:
Personal Profile:
- Full Name... Virender Sehwag
- Date of birth... 20 October 1978.
- Born territory... Najafgarh, Delhi, India
- Height... 1.73 m
- Main Role in the team... As an Opening Batsman
- Batting genre... Right Handed Batting
- Bowling genre... Right-arm off-break
- Test debut... vs South Africa at Mangaung Oval, South Africa, Nov 03, 2001
- Last Test ... vs Australia at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India, Mar 02, 2013
| Run |
309 |
| Date |
28 March 2004 |
| Against |
Pakistan |
| Strike/rate |
82.40 |
| Balls |
375 |
| Min |
531 |
| Fours |
39 |
| Sixes |
06 |
| Test |
1st |
| Venue |
Multan Cricket Stadium, Pakistan |
3. Matthew Hayden:
Personal Profile:- Full Name... Matthew Lawrence Hayden
- Date of birth... 29 October 1971.
- Born territory ...Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia.
- Height... 1.88 m.
- Main Role in the team… As an Opening Batsman.
- Batting genre... Left-Handed Batting.
- Bowling genre ... Right-arm medium.
- Test debut...vs South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium, South Africa, Mar 04, 1994.
- Last Test ... vs South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia, Jan 03, 2009.
| Run |
380 |
| Date |
09 October 2003 |
| Against |
Zimbabwe |
| Strike/rate |
86.96 |
| Balls |
437 |
| Min |
622 |
| Fours |
38 |
| Sixes |
11 |
| Test |
1st |
| Venue |
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia |
2. Harry Brook:
Personal Profile:
- Full Name... Harry Cherrington Brook.
- Date of birth... 22 February 1999.
- Born territory... Keighley, West Yorkshire, England.
- Height...1.83 m .
- Main Role in the team... As a Batsman.
- Batting genre... Right Handed Batting.
- Bowling genre... Right-arm medium.
- Test debut... vs South Africa at Kennington Oval, Sep 08, 2022.
- Last Test... vs Presently ongoing.
| Run |
317 |
| Date |
10 October 2024 |
| Against |
Pakistan |
| Strike/rate |
98.44 |
| Balls |
322 |
| Min |
418 |
| Fours |
29 |
| Sixes |
06 |
| Test |
1st |
| Venue |
Multan Cricket Stadium, Pakistan |
1. Virender Sehwag:
Personal Profile:- Full Name... Virender Sehwag
- Date of birth... 20 October 1978.
- Born territory...Najafgarh, Delhi, India.
- Height... 1.73 m.
- Main Role in the team... As an Opening Batsman.
- Batting genre... Right-handed Batting.
- Bowling genre... Right-arm off-break.
- Test debut... vs South Africa at Mangaung Oval, South Africa, Nov 03, 2001.
- Last Test... vs Australia at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India, Mar 02, 2013.
| Run |
319 |
| Date |
26 March 2008 |
| Against |
South Africa |
| Strike/rate |
104.93 |
| Balls |
304 |
| Min |
530 |
| Fours |
42 |
| Sixes |
05 |
| Test |
1st |
| Venue |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India |
- Virender Sehwag has hammered the fastest triple century in the world against South Africa in March 2008 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India by facing the lowest number of balls. Whereas Wally Hammond was cracked the fastest triple century in the world against New Zealand in March 1933 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, in the shortest time period spent on the crease.
Wally Hammond:
Wally Hammond hammered the fastest triple century in a test match against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland, in March 1933. Which is the lowest time period in the world ever which he had taken for hitting a triple century in one inning of the test match. He achieved this accomplishment at the first innings of this test match by hitting a superb knock of 336 runs in 288 minutes while remaining not-out, Although there is no Authentic data available on how many balls he played to achieve this feat.
Wally Hammond captained the Test team for England in a total of 20 Tests, of which four were won and three were lost and fourteen were drawn.
Hammond was one of the greatest cricketers of that period, He played 45 Tests in his cricketing career, scoring 7,249 runs at an average of 58.45 with the help of 22 centuries, and also took 83 Test wickets.
After retiring from international cricket, he moved to South Africa in the 1950s to start a business where he suffered a serious car accident in 1960, which left him very Unhealthy, and in 1965 he was met with a heart attack due to which he has died.
Personal Profile:
- Full Name... Walter Reginald Hammond
- Date of birth ... 19 June 1903.
- Date of death... 01 July 1965 at Kloof, Natal, South Africa
- Born territory... Buckland, Dover, Kent, England
- Main Role in the team... As an Allrounder
- Batting genre... Right Handed Batting
- Bowling genre... Right-arm fast-medium fast
- Test debut...vs South Africa at Old Wanderers, Dec 24, 1927
- Last Test ...vs New Zealand at AMI Stadium, Mar 21, 1947
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