5 Highest Test Scores of Brian Lara

#1 400* vs England, Antigua, 2004

Lara smashed a world record 400* against England

England visited West Indies for a 4-Test series. The visitors won the first three Tests, had clinched series already and the final Test was just a dead rubber. In the fourth Test, West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first. Gayle was dismissed after scoring 69 runs. The other opener Ganga had an innings to forget as he was dismissed for just 10 runs.

Lara then took over and built some key partnerships with Sarwan and Jacobs to lift West Indies to a huge total of 751-5 before declaring. The Sarwan-Lara duo added 232 runs for the third wicket before the former was dismissed for 90. Jacobs and Lara added a 282-run partnership for the 6th wicket. Lara finished unbeaten on 400 accompanied by 43 fours and 4 sixes. He became the first player to score 400 in international Test cricket.

England in their first innings were dismissed for just 285 runs. The home team enforced the follow-on and the match was drawn with England scoring 422-5 in the second innings. Lara was awarded the Man of the Match for his world-record innings.