5. 277, WI vs. AUS, 1993
In 1993 at the Sydney Cricket, Lara scored a brilliant 277 runs off 372 balls in the 3rd test of WI’s tour of Australia. This was the third test of the series where WI was 0-1 down already. Australia posted a mammoth total of 503/9d and on day two WI were 24/1. The next day Lara entered the field after the second wicket fell and a splendid innings was underway. Brian Lara scored 277 runs in his innings before he was run-out. He scored at a strike rate of 74.46 and his score of 277 runs consisted of 38 fours. However, the match ended in a draw. His ability to convert his centuries into bigger scores was phenomenal and he is a legend.
– by Rishita Patnaik
