When day 2 of the third test began, Sri Lanka were pretty comfortably placed with around 350 runs on the board and 2 wickets in hand.
By the end of the day, India had piled on 443/1, with the unstoppable Sehwag 16 runs away from a world record 3rd triple century, having hit 284 not out, in 239 balls, with 40 fours and 7 sixes :)
On the way, he already broke a few more records - the most double-centuries by an Indian, the second-highest scorer of 250-plus scores, the fastest 250 in history (breaking his own record) and the most runs by an Indian in a day (breaking his own record)
Here's a snippet from Cricinfo.com:
Even a bad back couldn't slow him down. Virender Sehwag batted like the nearby Arabian Sea in high tide - and when Sri Lanka tried to plug one hole, he rushed in through the other.
And while Sehwag was demolishing the Lankans at one end, Murali Vijay played a beautiful, controlled innings at the other, with some exquisite shots, coming close to his own century before being dismissed and replaced by the rock-solid Dravid.
If India can pull off this vistory, and with the pitch starting to turn, this is a very big possibility... we can proudly claim rightful ownership of the #1 spot that is going to come our way!
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