http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556’s top ten ODI scores – Part II
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2) 186* V http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, 1990-00, Hyderabad:
After coming in to open alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 ‘The Wall’ Dravid, who played an impressive knock of 153 runs at run a ball. India had won that match by 174 runs.
3) 175 V Australia, 2009, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792:
Chasing an intimidating target of 351, set by a Shaun March led Australian batting line up, the Sachin Tendulkar once again played a solo innings, compiling 175 runs from 141 balls. However, he got out on the first ball of the 48th over, with just 19 runs required of the final 17 balls, and the rest of the batting choked, as India lost that match by just three runs. Sachin’s knock was studded with 19 muscular fours and four lofty sixes, and despite India losing that match, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 star was declared as the Player of the Match for playing a knock of individual brilliance.
4) 163* V New Zealand, 2008-09 Christchurch:
The legendary Indian top order batsman smashed 163 runs from 133 balls before retiring hurt, to help India post a mammoth total of 392 for 4 against the Kiwis. Tendulkar’s unfinished knock was laced with sixteen fours and five sixes. The Black Caps also fought hard, losing the match by just 58 runs in the end, courtesy a valiant century coming off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JD-Ryder-c1679’s bat at the top. The master blaster was the unanimous choice for the Man of the Match accolade.
5) 152 V Namibia, 2003 World Cup, Pietermaritzburg:
Sachin’s fifth highest score is a 152 against minnows http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Namibia-c2964, it was scored on an unusual pace of almost run a ball though. Sachin’s 152-run knock was studded with 18 fours but lacked a single six, as India went on to score 311 for 2. In reply, the whole Namibian line up was rolled over for just 130 in 42.3 overs.
6) 146 V Kenya, 2001, Paarl:
Sachin scored 146 runs against lowly ranked http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 at Jodhpur the previous year.
7) 143 V http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, 1997-98, Sharjah:
This innings of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 had given a revised target of 276 to win from 46 overs, and they needed 237 to qualify for the final. The little batting maestro kept the Indian chase on course, playing an impressive knock of 143 runs from 131 balls, smashing nine four and five sixes to help his side reach 250 for 5 at the end of the revised quota of 46 overs.
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