Wiaan Mulder sacrificed a shot at one of cricket's most hallowed records to start mopping up Zimbabwe in the second test at Queens Sports Club on Monday.

After declaring on himself with 33 runs remaining to tie the highest individual Test score, Mulder said Lara deserves to keep the milestone.

South Africa bowled Zimbabwe out in their first innings for 170. The tourists enforced a follow-on with Craig Ervine's men ending day two on 51-1, trailing by 405 runs