Test cricket is often known for the patience and technique of the batsmen. However, in the year 2025, in this format, the batsmen surprised everyone with their run-scoring speed and huge innings. This year, many such scores were seen, which not only made a place in the record books but also showed the changing picture of Test cricket.

Wiaan Mulder’s historic triple century

The biggest Test innings of the year 2025 was in the name of South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder. He scored unbeaten 367 runs against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. This innings played in 334 balls included 49 fours and 4 sixes. This innings played with a strike rate of more than 109 is considered very special in Test cricket.

Shubman Gill created history in England

Indian batsman Shubman Gill played a brilliant inning of 269 runs in the Birmingham Test against England. In this innings which lasted for 509 minutes, Gill hit 30 fours and 3 sixes. This innings is being counted among the best performances of any Indian batsman on foreign soil.

Rickelton and Khawaja’s classical innings

South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton presented a brilliant example of his technique and composure by scoring 259 runs in the Cape Town Test against Pakistan. Australia’s experienced batsman Usman Khawaja played a memorable inning of 232 runs against Sri Lanka in Galle, which put Australia in a strong position.

The performance of the batsmen of New Zealand and West Indies

New Zealand’s Devon Conway scored 227 runs against West Indies at Mount Maunganui. His innings included 31 fours. Whereas Justin Greaves of West Indies made the match exciting by scoring unbeaten 202 runs in the fourth innings in the Christchurch Test against New Zealand.

Pathum Nissanka’s powerful presence

Pathum Nissanka of Sri Lanka played a brilliant inning of 187 runs in the Galle Test against Bangladesh. This innings shows that Asian batsmen are also continuously scoring big scores in the longer format.

List of top 7 players

1. Viaan Mulder (South Africa) – 367 runs unbeaten
2. Shubman Gill (India) – 269 ​​runs
3. Ryan Rickelton (South Africa) – 259 runs
4. Usman Khawaja (Australia) – 232 runs
5. Devon Conway (New Zealand) – 227 runs
6. Justin Greaves (West Indies) – 202 runs unbeaten
7. Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) – 187 runs

Most Runs From Boundaries In An Innings In 2025: Hitting boundaries (fours and sixes) in the game of cricket shows the impact of the aggressive style of the batsmen. The year 2025 is almost about to end and this year many batsmen have registered their names in this record book with their brilliant innings. This year, the batsman who has scored the most runs from the boundary in an innings is South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder. Here we are going to tell about 5 batsmen including Viaan Mulder, who have scored the most runs from boundaries (fours-sixes) in an innings this year.

5 batsmen who scored the most runs from boundaries in the year 2025

1. Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) – 220 runs

South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder is at number one in the list of 5 batsmen who have scored the most runs from boundaries in an innings in the year 2025. During his historic innings of 367 runs in the Test against Zimbabwe, Mulder scored the maximum of 220 runs with the help of fours and sixes. In that innings, 49 fours and 4 sixes came from Mulder’s bat.

2. Shubhman Gill (India) – 138 runs

Team India captain Shubhman Gill is at second place in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs from boundaries in an innings in the year 2025. Shubman played an innings of 269 runs against England in the Birmingham Test, in which he hit 30 fours and 3 sixes. During this innings, Gill had scored 138 runs only with fours and sixes.

3. Ryan Rickelton (South Africa) – 134 runs

South African wicketkeeper batsman Ryan Rickelton is third in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs from boundaries in an innings in the year 2025. Rickelton scored 259 runs in the Test played against Pakistan in Cape Town, in which he hit 29 fours and 3 sixes. 134 runs in his innings came from fours and sixes.

4. Devon Conway (New Zealand) – 124 runs

New Zealand’s opening batsman Devon Conway is at fourth place in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs from boundaries in an innings in the year 2025. Conway played an innings of 227 runs in the Test against West Indies, in which he scored 124 runs only from boundaries with the help of 31 fours.

5. George Munsey (Scotland) – 122 runs

Scotland’s opening batsman George Munsey is fifth in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs from boundaries in an innings in the year 2025. Munsey played a brilliant inning of 191 runs in the ODI match against Netherlands, in which he hit 14 fours and 11 sixes. In this innings, Munse had scored 122 runs with only fours and sixes.

Cricket lovers around the world were surprised when South African captain Vian Mulder let a golden opportunity in Test history go through his hands. In the second Test played against Zimbabwe, Mulder was batting unbeaten 367 runs and had reached very close to the historic record of 400 runs of West Indies veteran Brian Lara, but he declared the innings just before breaking the record.

Now Mulder has revealed in an interview that Brian Lara himself wanted his record to be broken. He said that Lara said to him, “Records are made to break, you should have done what was right in that moment. You have your own legacy.”

What did Brian Lara say

Mulder told in an interview to Super Sport that when he spoke to Brian Lara after the Test match, Lara not only appreciated him, but also regretted that his record did not break. Mulder said, “Lara told me that if you had a chance, you should have scored more than 400 runs. He told me that you are writing your own story and I am proud of him.”

Lara also added that he would like it if any batsman broke his record that deserves that achievement.

Why didn’t Mulder break record?

During the interview, when former veteran bowler Shaun Paulak asked him why he stopped himself from breaking the record, Mulder gave a very peaceful reply. He said, “I thought that our team has a lot of runs and we should now focus on bowling. The second reason was that it was not necessary for me to break the record of a great player like Lara. He deserves that his name remained in the record book. If I have ever got a chance again, I will probably take the same decision and will not break his record again”

There was only 33 runs gap

In the second Test match against Zimbabwe played in Bulawao, Vian Mulder played an unbeaten 367 run innings. He scored this score with 49 fours and 4 sixes in 334 balls. Mulder completed a triple century off 297 balls and joined the players scoring the fastest triple century in Test cricket. On the basis of this stormy innings, South Africa had declared their first innings by scoring 626 runs for 5 wickets and later won the match by innings and 236 runs.
There was a difference of only 33 runs between Mulder and Lara’s records. It was a rare moment in cricket history.

Cricket lovers around the world were surprised when South African captain Vian Mulder let a golden opportunity in Test history go through his hands. In the second Test played against Zimbabwe, Mulder was batting unbeaten 367 runs and had reached very close to the historic record of 400 runs of West Indies veteran Brian Lara, but he declared the innings just before breaking the record.

Now Mulder has revealed in an interview that Brian Lara himself wanted his record to be broken. He said that Lara said to him, “Records are made to break, you should have done what was right in that moment. You have your own legacy.”

What did Brian Lara say

Mulder told in an interview to Super Sport that when he spoke to Brian Lara after the Test match, Lara not only appreciated him, but also regretted that his record did not break. Mulder said, “Lara told me that if you had a chance, you should have scored more than 400 runs. He told me that you are writing your own story and I am proud of him.”

Lara also added that he would like it if any batsman broke his record that deserves that achievement.

Why didn’t Mulder break record?

During the interview, when former veteran bowler Shaun Paulak asked him why he stopped himself from breaking the record, Mulder gave a very peaceful reply. He said, “I thought that our team has a lot of runs and we should now focus on bowling. The second reason was that it was not necessary for me to break the record of a great player like Lara. He deserves that his name remained in the record book. If I have ever got a chance again, I will probably take the same decision and will not break his record again”

There was only 33 runs gap

In the second Test match against Zimbabwe played in Bulawao, Vian Mulder played an unbeaten 367 run innings. He scored this score with 49 fours and 4 sixes in 334 balls. Mulder completed a triple century off 297 balls and joined the players scoring the fastest triple century in Test cricket. On the basis of this stormy innings, South Africa had declared their first innings by scoring 626 runs for 5 wickets and later won the match by innings and 236 runs.
There was a difference of only 33 runs between Mulder and Lara’s records. It was a rare moment in cricket history.