Highest individual score by batting position in Tests

#4 Mahela Jayawardena - 374 not out of 572 balls, for Sri Lanka against South Africa, Colombo, July 2006.

Mahela Jayawardena (L) alongside Kumar Sangakkara

Perhaps one of Srilanka’s strongest warriors on the cricket field, Mahela Jayawardena rewrote the record books after he stroked his way to a record 374 run-knock which saw 43 crisp strikes to the boundary and the lone six throughout the breathtaking innings. Jayawardene joined forces with Sangakkara after the quick fall of the openers in a bid to stabilise the Sri Lankan ship. That is exactly what he achieved, squeezing the last bit of energy out of the bowlers in a mammoth innings.

En-route to scripting the historical knock, Jayawardena penned his name down as the record holder for ‘The highest score by a right-hander in tests’ and was also involved in a record stand with Kumar Sangakkara. All through the innings, Jayawardena maintained his composure and ensured he was not beaten a single time until the last ball he faced where he unluckily fell to a ball that kept low.