India's Virender Sehwag fell just short of becoming the first ever batsman to score three test triple centuries when he was dismissed for 293 on day three of the third and final test match against Sri Lanka Sehwag added nine runs to his overnight score of 284 Thursday before offering a return catch to offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan. Sehwag's two triple centuries were made against Pakistan at Multan in 2004 and South Africa at Chennai in 2008. Brian Lara of the West Indies and Australian Donald Bradman are the only other cricketers in test history to have passed 300 runs on two different occasions. Lara holds the record of 400 as the top test score. Sehwag struck seven sixes and 40 boundaries from 254 deliveries to dominate the Sri Lankan bowlers and put India in control of the test. The expectation of Sehwag making another triple century had attracted a large crowd to the Brabourne Stadium, but the spectators were yet to settle in when Sehwag mistimed a drive to give Muralitharan his first wicket of the match. India leads the three match series 1-0 in after winning the second test by an innings and 144 runs.
