Sachin Tendulkar scored one-day international cricket's first double century to set up a 153-run win and a series victory for India over South Africa . Tendulkar smashed 200 not out off 147 balls to help India post 401-3. That's some fucking innings!
South Africa were bowled out for 248 with AB de Villiers hitting a defiant 114 not out in the day-night match at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior. Close but not even close buddy. Cricinfo noted "His experience of 20 years at the international level came into play in this historic innings, staying at the crease from the first ball to the last, never once losing focus. There were no chances offered, no dropped catches, making his innings absolutely flawless."
When Tendulkar passed 194 he didn't raise his bat but merely shook hands with South african keeper Mark Boucher and simply carried on batting amid the din of the excited crowd. "He reserved his celebrations for the magic figure of 200, which he reached in the final over with a squirt off Charl Langeveldt past backward point. He raised his bat, took off his helmet and looked up at the skies and it was only fitting that one-day cricket's highest run-getter reached the landmark"
This double century book-ends a wonderful career and perhaps satisfies the hunger for Tendulkar to have scored a truly huge test score. This innings will be the stuff of legends in years to come. The best thing about it is he did it against a South African team and not some crap Zimbabwe team. When Ricky Ponty eventually scores more one day innings runs than Tendulkar, no one will care, because he got to 200 first and no one can take a record like that away from anyone.
After the match Optimus Prime was quoted as saying he had seen hitting that clean since Tiger Wood's wife beat him with a gold club.
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