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Sehwag the star in Chennai
28/03/2008 14:16 - (SA)
Chennai - India opener Virender Sehwag hit his second career triple century in the first Test against South Africa on Friday.
Sehwag finished unbeaten on 309 as India reached 468 for one
in reply to South Africa's first innings 540 all out at the
close on the third day.
The 29-year-old, who also made 309 against Pakistan at
Multan in 2004, became only the third player to achieve the feat
of two triple 100s, matching Australian Don Bradman and West
Indies batsman Brian Lara.
It was the fastest triple hundred in Test cricket since the
scorers began recording number of balls faced by a batsman.
Sehwag raced to 300 off 278 balls in the final session,
surpassing Australian Matthew Hayden's 362-ball effort when he
scored a then world record 380 against Zimbabwe at Perth in
2003-4.
The Indian batsman lashed 42 fours and five sixes to race to
his triple hundred, nudging paceman Makhaya Ntini for a single
to square-leg.
Sehwag, who batted for eight hours to reach the milestone,
lifted his arms triumphantly and embraced partner Rahul Dravid
as the South African fielders applauded and the Indian players
and the rest of the spectators gave him a standing ovation.
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