NEW DELHI: Bengal batter Sudip Kumar Gharami etched his name into the record books after agonisingly missing out on a triple century by just one run during the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Andhra on Monday.

Gharami found himself on the wrong side of a rare and bittersweet milestone, becoming the first Indian and third overall to be dismissed on 299 in first-class cricket.

The unusual feat places him alongside Martin Crowe and Mike Powell, while legends such as Don Bradman and Shantanu Sugwekar had the fortune of remaining unbeaten on the same score.

The one-run shortfall denied Gharami a place among Bengal's elite triple-centurions, a list currently featuring Devang Gandhi and Manoj Tiwary. It was the 26-year-old's seventh first-class century in just his 38th appearance and his maiden double hundred, surpassing his previous best of 186.

Bengal bowled out Andhra for 295 after skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran chose to field, with captain Ricky Bhui top-scoring with 83. Mukesh Kumar (5/66) and Akash Deep (4/79) led the bowling effort.

Gharami walked in on the second afternoon and went on to play a marathon knock, batting for two days and facing 596 balls while hitting 31 fours and six sixes. His innings, the longest in first-class cricket this decade, helped Bengal post a massive 629 and all but secure a semifinal spot on first-innings lead.