Top 3 performances of Brendon McCullum in Test Cricket

Brendon McCullum was born on September 27, 1981, and went on to play 101 Tests, 260 ODIs, and 71 T20Is for New Zealand. He made his debut in 2002 and retired from all cricket in 2015. McCullum also captained New Zealand to the final of the 2015 ICC World Cup.

McCullum made 6453 runs at an average of 38.64 in 101 tests, including 12 centuries and 31 half-centuries, with the highest score of 302. Let’s take a look at the top 3 performances of Brendon McCullum in Test cricket.

Here are the top 3 performances of Brendon McCullum in Test Cricket:

1. 302 vs India, Wellington, 2014

This is Brendon McCullum’s highest Test score, and he remains the only New Zealander to score a triple ton in Test cricket. He achieved the feat against India in the Wellington Test in 2014. New Zealand batted first after losing the toss and, thanks to Ishant Sharma’s 6/51, could only post 192 on the board. India replied with 438 runs with Ajinkya Rahane scoring 118, Shikhar Dhawan 98, and MS Dhoni 68.

New Zealand went big in the second innings despite being reduced to 94/5, as Brendon McCullum hammered 302 in 559 balls with 32 fours and four sixes. He added 352 runs with BJ Watling, who made 124 runs with 13 fours. McCullum made India toil hard for more than two days as he made merry in the middle. The match ended in a draw, with Virat Kohli’s 105* helping India to 166/3 chasing 435 runs to win.

2. 225 vs India, Hyderabad, 2010

New Zealand batted first in the 2010 Hyderabad Test against India and posted 350 in the first innings, with Tim McIntosh making 102, Martin Guptill making 85, and Jesse Ryder scoring 70. India responded with 472 as Harbhajan Singh made 111* and Virender Sehwag made 96.

In the second innings, Brendon McCullum took charge in New Zealand’s second innings, smashing 225 runs in 308 balls with 22 fours and four sixes to his name. His aggressive knock laid the foundation and helped New Zealand post 448/8d. The match ended in a draw as India made 68/0 in their second innings.

3. 145 vs Australia, Christchurch, 2016

This was Brendon McCullum’s final Test. Asked to bat first by Australia, New Zealand slid to 74/4 before Brendon McCullum launched a scathing counterattack, scoring the fastest hundred in terms of balls. He reached his 100-run mark in 54 balls, finally getting dismissed for 145 in 79 balls with 21 fours and six sixes.

This was his last hurrah for New Zealand, and McCullum made sure that he left on a high, breaking the world record held by Sir Viv Richards for a long time. Though New Zealand lost the Test match, McCullum bid goodbye to cricket with his head held high.

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