Brian Lara was one of the most stylish batsman of all time
#2 375 vs England at Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John’s, Antigua (1994)
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young Brian Lara plays an expansive drive during his innings of 375 against England
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West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. After the early hiccups, the middle order settled in well and Lara looked in sublime touch. In a brilliant display of batsmanship. the southpaw went on to break the record for the highest individual score in Tests. He literally toyed with the English bowling line up notching up a breathtaking triple century. The score was later broken by Mathew Hayden with the former clinching it again a decade later with a quadruple century. The innings was decorated with 45 boundaries.
England also went on to score 593 in their 1st innings with Michael Atherton and Robin Smith scoring brilliant centuries. The bowlers were made to work really hard on a pitch that hardly had anything for the bowlers. England batted out 24 overs in the 2nd innings before the match was called off as a draw.
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