Virender Sehwag scored the fastest Test triple century in history, reaching 300 in just 278 balls. Against which team did he achieve this in 2008?
Answer Explanation
Sehwag reached 300 off 278 balls against South Africa at Chennai on 28 March 2008, breaking Matthew Hayden's previous fastest-triple-century mark and becoming only the third batsman, and first Indian, to score two Test triple hundreds.
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Virender Sehwag in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 104 | 8,586 | 49.3 | 319 | 40 | 5/104 |
| ODI | 251 | 8,273 | 35.1 | 219 | 96 | 4/6 |
| T20I | 19 | 394 | 21.9 | 68 | 0 | - |
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Matthew Hayden in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 103 | 8,625 | 50.7 | 380 | 0 | - |
| ODI | 161 | 6,133 | 43.8 | 181* | 0 | - |
| T20I | 9 | 308 | 51.3 | 73 | 0 | - |
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