Sri Lanka vs South Africa
2006-07-31
Mahela Jayawardene batted for 752 minutes to score 374 against South Africa — the second-highest individual score in Test history, one run short of Brian Lara's record, as part of the 624-run partnership that broke the Test partnership record with Sangakkara.
Pakistan vs West Indies
February 2000
Shoaib Akhtar clocked 100mph against Brian Lara in Multan 2000 — the world's fastest bowler against its best batsman. Shoaib targeted Lara with ferocious short-pitched deliveries, staring him down after each delivery. Lara responded by hooking and pulling fearlessly. Their duel was one of cricket's most theatrical of the era.
Australia vs West Indies
1999-06-17
Glenn McGrath's obsessive determination to claim Brian Lara's wicket in the 1999 World Cup semi-final — and his famous statement that he would get Lara for a duck — defined a great rivalry between cricket's supreme fast bowler and its most gifted batsman.