Top 5 Test match centuries from Brian Lara

#3 213 vs Australia at Sabina Park. Kingston, Jamaica (1999)

Lara plays a drive during his innings of 213 at Jamaica

The Australians were on the butt end of another blistering Lara innings. This time around, the Aussies won the toss and chose to bat and with the help of a century from their skipper Steve Waugh, the visitors managed to score a modest 256 in their 1st innings. Courtney Walsh and Pedro Colins chipped in with 4 and 3 wickets respectively.

The hosts went off to the worst possible start losing their first four wickets for just 34 runs. Brian Lara was there on one end but he was losing out of partners. In Jimmy Adams he found a reliable partner and the duo notched up a brilliant 322 run partnership. Lara was at his imperious best and finished with a breathtaking 213. His innings contained 29 fours and 3 gigantic sixes. The southpaw’s double century ensured the hosts took a decisive 175 run lead in the 1st innings.

Nehemiah Perry was brilliant in the 2nd essay and picked up 5 Aussie batsmen with his loopy off breaks. The Aussies were bowled out for a paltry 177 in their 2nd innings giving West Indies only 3 runs to chase in their 2nd innings. Windies won the match without losing a wicket and levelled the four-match series 1-1.