Indian batsman Kumar Sehwag fell two agonising runs short of a Test record third triple - century . He made 61 before he chipped the ball back to Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan . India closed the third day of the third Test with their highest - ever total of 726 - 9 declared in reply to Sri Lanka 's innings .
Indian batsman Virender Sehwag fell seven agonising runs short of a world record third triple-century . Sehwag made 293 before he chipped the ball back to Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan . India closed the third day of the third Test with their highest-ever total of 726-9 declared in reply to Sri Lanka 's 393 .