India beat South Africa by 153 runs
Sachin Tendulkar created history with the first double century in one-day internationals as India thrashed South Africa by 153 runs in Gwalior. The 36-year-old hit 25 fours and three sixes in an unbeaten 200 off 147 balls.
Kallis: "The toss was quite vital. Our basics were just weren't good enough today. We were outplayed. We lost wickets at crucial stages, or basics let us down. A fantastic innings by Sachin; he took advantage of some good conditions and he played superbly. We let us down in some areas."
Dhoni: "Once Viru got out it was important to get some runs. Dinesh and Sachin batted really well. We were eyeing 350 when they were going strong. But Sachin batted through the innings and he played really well, using the pace of the ball when he got tired. Yusuf was sent up the order and with the talent he's got, he can be a great asset to the side. I have changed my batting, but the situation demanded that kind [attacking] of innings. The ground is a small one, and we were a bit worried about the dew factor. But once they lost 3-4 early wickets, it was difficult for them to get back into the game."
The Gwalior Division Cricket Association is gifting Sachin with a silver bat, a pavilion will be named in his honour on this ground and he'll also be paid Rs. Ten lakh for this performance.
Man of the Match Tendulkar: ": I don't know how to react to this. I was striking the ball and timing the ball well, it was coming on to the bat nicely. Yusuf came and changed the momentum and MS really struck the ball well; it was due to their big hitting that we were able to put up such a big score. It was only when I got closer to the score that I realised that I had an opportunity and I could take the singles to give MS the strike.
I'm enjoying my cricket. I've always played the way I felt was the right way to play, always done what I felt was good for the team. There have been times when I've made some bad decisions as a batsman, but as long as in my heart I know that whatever I'm doing for the team at that moment, I'm going to go ahead with that. It feels good that I lasted for 50 overs, a good test of my fitness. I'd like to bat another 50 overs at some stage and see that the fitness level doesn't drop."
2nd ODI: India v South Africa at Gwalior Scorecard
India Innings - Close
Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |||
| Sehwag | c Steyn | b Parnell | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Tendulkar | not out | 200 | 147 | 25 | 3 | |
| Karthik | c Gibbs | b Parnell | 79 | 85 | 4 | 3 |
| Y Pathan | c de Villiers | b van der Merwe | 36 | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| Dhoni | not out | 68 | 35 | 7 | 4 | |
| Extras | 1nb 5w 3lb | 9 | ||||
| Total | for 3 | 401 | (50.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |||
| Amla | c Nehra | b Sreesanth | 34 | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| Gibbs | b Kumar | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| van der Merwe | c Raina | b Sreesanth | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Kallis | b Nehra | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| de Villiers | not out | 114 | 101 | 13 | 2 | |
| Petersen | b Jadeja | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Duminy | lbw | b Y Pathan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boucher | lbw | b Y Pathan | 14 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Parnell | b Nehra | 18 | 43 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steyn | b Sreesanth | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Langeveldt | c Nehra | b Jadeja | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Extras | 4nb 8w 5lb | 17 | ||||
| Total | all out | 248 | (42.5 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: I J Gould, S K Tarapore, A J Pycroft, S S Hazare
India: Sehwag, Tendulkar, Karthik, Dhoni (C/W), Kohli, Raina, Y Pathan, Jadeja, Kumar, Nehra, Sreesanth
South Africa: Amla, Gibbs, Kallis (C), de Villiers, Petersen, Duminy, Boucher (W), van der Merwe, Steyn, Parnell, Langeveldt
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