Top 5 batsmen with the highest percentage of runs in an innings

#3 Michael Slater (123 out of 184, 66.84%) vs England, Sydney, 1999

Michael Slater hits along the ground during the 5^th Ashes Test in 1998-99

Michael Slater had an exquisite variety of strokes which helped the Australian team make huge scores during his 74 match Test career. The New South Wales player has 14 centuries to his name with an impressive average of 42.83.

The 5^th Test of the 1998-99 Ashes series was poised at 2-1 in the favour of the Aussies with all to play for in the Sydney Test. The hosts rode on Mark Waugh’s century to gain a 102-run in the first innings, but things didn’t go too well for them in the second innings.

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But the only silver lining was Slater’s innings, who stood firm at one end from the beginning and scored 123 runs before falling prey to Dean Headley’s delivery. The team total was a meager 184, which meant the English batsmen needed 287 runs to level the series. The visitors were demolished by Stuart McGill, who took 7 wickets and were bowled out with 188 runs on the scoreboard.