Virender Sehwag fell short by 7 runs to become 1st player to score 3 triple tons

On December 4, 2009, Virender Sehwag was dismissed for 293(254) on the third day of the Mumbai Test against Sri Lanka, falling short by just seven runs to become the first cricketer to hit three Test triple centuries. Sehwag, whose innings included 40 fours and seven sixes, was dismissed by Muttiah Muralitharan in the fourth over of the day.