Scoring a century in Test cricket is not very difficult. But scoring a double century and a triple century is very special. However, there are times when batsmen missed out on just a few runs after scoring a double century in Test cricket. There have been 11 batsmen in Test cricket history who missed just 1 run after scoring a double century and got out for 199 runs.

This batsman got out for 199 runs in test cricket
Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan) - 1984, India vs Pakistan match
Mohammad Azharuddin (India) - October 1986, India vs Sri Lanka match
Matthew Elliott (Australia) - 1997, Australia v England
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - 1997, Sri Lanka v India
Steve Waugh (Australia) - 1999, Australia v West Indies
Younis Khan (Pakistan) - 2006, Pakistan v India
Ian Bell (England) - 2008, South Africa v England
Steve Smith (Australia) - 2015, Australia v West Indies
KL Rahul (India) - 2016, India vs England
Dean Elgar (South Africa) - 2017, Bangladesh v South Africa
Faf du Plessis - 2020, South Africa v Sri Lanka