7 players who scored a triple century this decade before David Warner

#3 Hashim Amla (July 2012 vs England)

Hashim Amla

At the end of Hashim Amla’s marathon innings at the Oval, England cricket fans would have been thoroughly tired of the sight of his batting. But they would have also been full of respect for his unwavering temperament.

Amla looked like an unmovable fort during his 529-ball stay at the crease. England threw everything they had at him, but he remained unperturbed and refused to get out.

When South Africa declared their innings on 637-2, Amla still looked capable of doing much more – which spoke volumes of his excellent concentration.

Let us relive his incredible innings.

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The match under discussion was the first Test between England and the touring South Africans in July 2012. England batted first and scored 385 all out, but their total was made to look paltry when Amla and South Africa started dominating.

Amla came to the crease with the score on 1-1 and, in an attempt to see off the new ball, waited patiently at the start. Once the ball got older, the right-hander capitalized on any width that England offered him.

Amla and Graeme Smith looked very comfortable at the crease during their 259-run partnership. When Smith was dismissed, Amla carried on the destruction with Jacques Kallis as his partner.

Amla played some elegant front-foot drives throughout his innings. After batting for 186.2 overs, he reached the 300-run mark with a lofted drive.

Although it was a historic occasion (he was the first South African to score a triple century), there were no wild celebrations, fist-pumping, shouting or anything of that sort. Instead, Amla calmly walked over to his batting partner and raised his bat with a contented smile on his face.

That described him in a nutshell: cool, calm and collected.