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13-Mar-2011 09:40:00 GMT
India v South Africa, Group B, World Cup 2011, Nagpur

Sachin First to Score 20 ODI Tons at Home

Nagpur: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, while achieving the magical figure of 99 international hundreds during the India-South Africa Group B match on Saturday, became the first one to score 20 one-day international (ODI) centuries in his home country.

The other highlights:

  • Sachin extended his ODI centuries' tally to 48.
  • Sachin established a record for most century stands at the World Cup - 12.
  • Sachin made an Indian record for most sixes in ODIs, taking his sixes' tally to 193, bettering Sourav Ganguly's tally of 190. Shahid Afridi (289) holds a record followed by Sanath Jayasuriya (270) and Sachin Tendulkar (193).
  • Sachin has become the first one to post 6 World Cup hundreds.
  • The master blaster has become the first to complete 2,000 runs against South Africa.
  • Sachin has now complete 2,000 runs against four countries in ODIs - South Africa, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

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