Tendulkar misses out on elusive 100th ton yet again - Cricket News Update
The iconic Indian batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, once again fell short of his much awaited hundredth international ton as he was dismissed for 15 in India’s first innings of the ongoing third Test at WACA ground in Perth.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653, trapped the Master Blaster leg-before-wicket.
The 38-year-old has been stranded on 99 International centuries (in Tests and ODIS) since the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. Unfortunately, he has been struggling to notch his historic ton of international tons since then. Sachin's last Test century was against the same Proteas opposition in January last year when he scored 146 at Cape Town.
The home side rejoiced wildly with the capture of Sachin’s prized wicket in the first session of the opening day as the Indians looked troubled having already lost opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 and middle order mainstay Rahul Dravid.
Sehwag scored a fourth ball duck before he edged http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BW-Hilfenhaus-c1204 to Ricky Ponting at the second slip, while Dravid was bowled by the Australian pace spearhead Peter Siddle. He scored only 9 runs off 35 deliveries.
Ahead of India’s ongoing tour of Australia, it was being speculated that the Master Blaster would achieve the milestone down under but five of the total eight Test innings are gone and the Indian batting prodigy is yet to score his elusive ton.
Earlier, Australia had won the toss and put the tourists into bat on the quick and bouncy WACA track. Given the pace-friendly conditions, both the sides fielded an all-pace attack. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228.
Squads:
Australia: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PM-Siddle-c2197, Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Starc.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625.
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