Highlights: Brian Lara 277 v Australia, Sydney 1993

Here are the video highlights of Brian Lara’s maiden century (277 v Australia):

Brian Lara’s announced his brilliance at world stage with a 277 against Australia at Sydney in 1993. This was Lara’s maiden century. He achieved it in his 5th Test match.

Lara’s 277 came in 372 balls with the help of 38 fours. The strike rate of 74.46 was the feature of this knock.

Prior to this Test Brian Lara scored 3 half centuries in 4 tests.

This is still the highest score by a West Indies batsman away from home.

Fun Fact: Lara named his first daughter as Sydney in memory of his first ever century in Test Cricket.

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MATCH SUMMARY:

Australia 1st innings: 503-9 dec – Steve Waugh 100 – Greg Matthews 79 – Allan Border 74 – Carl Hooper 3-137
West Indies 2nd innings: 606 – Brian Lara 277 – Richie Richardson 109 – Jimmy Adams 77 – Merv Hughes 3-76
Australia 2nd innings: 117-0 – David Boon 63* – Mark Taylor 46*

Match Drawn