Fastest Triple Century Record Wally Hammond: Neither Sehwag nor Bradman… This batsman scored the fastest 300 runs in a test match, the record is immortal for 93 years

New Delhi. If it is said that the record of fastest century in international cricket is not in the name of Virender Sehwag, then hardly the fans will believe it. Statistics show that Virender Sehwag created history by scoring a triple century in the Test against South Africa while facing 278 balls. He still remains the batsman to reach 300 runs in the fewest balls. No one has been able to come close to his record. Sehwag is the batsman to score the fastest triple hundred in terms of balls, but in terms of minutes, this record is held by England’s Wally Hammond. It would not be wrong if we call this the fastest triple century in terms of time. Don Bradman is also behind him in this matter.

In fact, former England cricketer Wally Hammond has made a unique record of completing a triple century in the maximum number of minutes. In the test match between England and New Zealand in 1933, the ground of Auckland became witness to this record. In England’s first innings, Wally Hammond played a marathon inning of 336 runs while remaining unbeaten. During this innings, he completely defeated the Kiwi team by hitting 34 fours and 10 sixes. Hammond took 288 minutes (4 hours 48 minutes) to reach 300 runs. With this inning, England declared their innings by scoring 548/7. However, the match ended in a draw.

Before Wally Hammond, this record was held by Sir Don Bradman, who is called the greatest batsman of all time, who is now second in this matter. Bradman took 336 minutes to reach 300 runs against England in 1930. This record remained in his name for three years. Wally Hammond created a new history by taking this record by a margin of 48 minutes. This record of Hammond has remained unbroken for 93 years. One explosive batsman came including Virender Sehwag, but no one was successful in breaking this record.

Hammond had broken many records
Hammond had made many records by playing an unbeaten inning of 336 runs. At that time he became the batsman who hit the most sixes in Tests for England. He became the batsman who played the biggest innings in a test match for England. He also held the record for the batsman who hit the maximum number of 10 sixes in an innings of a Test match for England. At that time, Hammond’s score of 336 runs was the record for the highest score by a batsman in a Test match innings. He broke Bradman’s record of 334 runs.

Record of fastest triple century in terms of minutes.

Sehwag number-1 according to balls
The batsman who scored the fastest triple century in terms of balls is Virender Sehwag. Sehwag played an inning of 319 runs against South Africa in Chennai in 2008. During this period he had completed 300 runs in just 278 balls. This record of Sehwag still stands. South Africa’s Viaan Mulder is at second place. Mulder registered his name in this special club in 2025 by completing 300 runs in 297 balls. Harry Brook is in third place with 310 balls. Matthew Hayden (362 balls) and Virender Sehwag (364 balls vs Pakistan) are at fourth and fifth positions respectively.