A great day for Sachin Tendulkar the master blaster , as he left ground with the an open challange by scoring the first ever double century in one-day international cricket with a flawless batting of South Africa at Roop Singh Stadium on Wednesday, helping India seal the three-match series with a game to spare.
Tendulkar finished with 200 not out breaking the previous highest score of 194, jointly made by Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry against Bangladesh in Bulawayo last August and Pakistan's Saeed Anwar against India at Chennai in May 1997.
Tendulkar carried his bat through all 50 overs, reaching the landmark in the last over at 147th ball to help India a big score 401-3 and a big win by 153 runs.
South Africa, which lost the first match by 1 run, was all out for 248 in the 43rd over despite a fighting unbeaten 114 by AB de Villiers.
The nearly 30,000 in the partisan crowd went delirious as Tendulkar surpassed the previous highest score in one-dayers with two off fast bowler Wayne Parnell behind short fine leg in the 46th over.
Tendulkar's previous best was 186 not out against New Zealand at Hyderabad in November 1999.
Tendulkar finished with 200 not out breaking the previous highest score of 194, jointly made by Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry against Bangladesh in Bulawayo last August and Pakistan's Saeed Anwar against India at Chennai in May 1997.
Tendulkar carried his bat through all 50 overs, reaching the landmark in the last over at 147th ball to help India a big score 401-3 and a big win by 153 runs.
South Africa, which lost the first match by 1 run, was all out for 248 in the 43rd over despite a fighting unbeaten 114 by AB de Villiers.
The nearly 30,000 in the partisan crowd went delirious as Tendulkar surpassed the previous highest score in one-dayers with two off fast bowler Wayne Parnell behind short fine leg in the 46th over.
Tendulkar's previous best was 186 not out against New Zealand at Hyderabad in November 1999.
