South Africa's first innings of 340 for three declared scored against Zimbabwe at Newlands on Friday is the fastest in the history of Test cricket.
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They surpassed the previous record of 296 off 51 overs at a rate of 5.8 held by Australia against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2002/2003.
It was the third world record of the match following Jacques Kallis's whirlwind half-century off only 24 balls and the 286-run first innings lead after the first day of a Test.