Mulder passes up chance to break Lara's test runs record by declaring 33 runs short of 400
The South Africa captain was on 367 not out in the second test against Zimbabwe and within sight of Lara's longstanding benchmark. But with his team on 626-5, Mulder declared after lunch.
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