Top 10 most brutal innings in Test cricket

8. Adam Gilchrist (162 vs New Zealand, Trans-Tasman trophy 2005)

New Zealand were lucky that the game ended with a draw because of unplayable conditions at Wellington when they were into their 2^nd innings (following-on) after Australia had scored a total of 570 in their first owing to centuries by Damien Martyn and Adam Gilchrist. Gilly played with a strike rate of a 110, pelting 22 fours and 5 biggies on the on-side. He reached his century in 86 deliveries, which was his third in three innings. He and Damien added 256 for the 6^th wicket in just 281 balls, which really broke all restrictions that the Kiwis would have wanted to impose on the scoring. The stand took the score from 5/247 to over 500 runs, thus taking away all hopes of NZ who would have wanted to dismiss them below 300 at one stage. Gilchrist hit Vettori thrice out of the park in the mid-wicket to long-on region.

He was adjudged player of the match.