5 fastest Triple Centuries in Test Cricket

#5 Chris Gayle – 393 balls, 2010, Galle

Gayle was at his blistering best at Galle

Gayle, with this triple, became only the fourth Test cricketer to make two triples. His triple ton came with a boundary off Ajantha Mendis in the 393^rd delivery that he faced. Gayle’s 333, which later became his jersey number came off 437 balls at a strike-rate of 76.20.

Although West Indies managed to score 580, the match ended in a draw. Gayle’s 333 had 34 fours and 9 sixes. It is also the fifth-highest score by a batsman away from home, just four runs short of Hanif Mohammad’s 337, the highest score by a batsman away from home.