How Tendulkar was reached 200

0.3

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, driven off the front foot towards cover

0.4

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Steyn is getting the ball to shape away from the right hander, Tendulkar counters by opening the face while driving, he hits it to cover again, Sehwag wants a single but Tendulkar says no

0.5

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pushed towards the off side on the front foot

0.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, played firmly off the front foot back to the bowler, Steyn starts well, it would have been perfect had he held on to that chance

1.3

Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR, too full and outside off stump, Tendulkar drives the half-volley wide of mid off and gets off the mark in style

1.4

Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR, another half-volley, this time on the pads, and Tendulkar leans across and clips it crisply through midwicket, consecutive boundaries

1.5

Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, shorter length, Tendulkar stays on the back foot and punches on the off side

1.6

Parnell to Tendulkar, 2 runs, short of a length on the hipds, Tendulkar goes deep into his crease and whips the ball through square leg, van der Merwe chases and slides, keeping the batsmen to two

2.2

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, shorter ball, Tendulkar swivels to pull but doesn't connect well, he gets a single towards wide mid-on

2.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR, oh lovely lovely shot, Tendulkar leans forward and flicks the ball from off stump through the gap between square leg and midwicket, extraordinary wrist work

3.3

Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, 133.9 kph, full wide and a touch slower outside off stump, Tendulkar tries to run it to third man but misses

3.4

Parnell to Tendulkar, 1 run, this time the length is shorter and Tendulkar has enough space to play to third man

4.1

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, 145.9 kph, played off the front foot towards short cover

4.2

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, played towards mid-on and what's happened there? One of the South African fielders has gone down, looks like the ball hit him in the face. Langeveldt was moving towards the ball and he slipped. the ball hit him above the eye and he is bleeding

4.3

Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR, short ball, and Tendulkar pulls it through the gap at midwicket for four

4.4

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, good ball, Steyn beats the outside edge with some away movement, Tendulkar tried to drive on the up but missed

4.5

Steyn to Tendulkar, 2 runs, well placed, Tendulkar eases forward and drives the ball between mid off and extra cover, Peterson give chase and pulls the ball in before the boundary

4.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar drives along the ground towards the howler, Steyn picks up on his follow through and rolls it back to the batsman

6.1

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, 141.9 kph, Tendulkar strides forward and punches a length delivery from Steyn towards mid-off

6.2

Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR, 140.6 kph, Tendulkar plays the square drive in the air but well over the fielder at point for another boundary

6.3

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, 143.3 kph, he closes the face this time, a touch too early to play on the leg side, and the leading edge nearly carries to cover

6.4

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, 148.9 kph, too straight and Tendulkar misses out on loose ball, fine leg was in the circle but Tendulkar missed the glance and got hit on the pad

6.5

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, 149.2 kph, played to mid-on, who is on the 30-yard circle, for a quick single

7.1

Parnell to Tendulkar, 2 runs, that's too straight again and Tendulkar plays the ball wide of the fielder at mid-on, Amla gives chase

7.2

Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR, Tendulkar makes a bit of room and thumps the ball through cover with a powerful drive off the front foot, nobody moved

7.3

Parnell to Tendulkar, 2 runs, spectacular fielding! van der Merwe sprints along the boundary from deep square leg, dives full length with his right hand outstretched and pulls the ball in, his back touched the rope at some point but was his hand in contact with the ball? I don't think so, terrific effort. Tendulkar flicked that firmly by the way

7.4

Parnell to Tendulkar, 1 run, 143.7 kph, played to third man for one

8.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, 143.7 kph, Tendulkar moves back and across and plays the ball towards square leg

9.1

Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR, 136.8 kph, Parnell comes round the wicket and angles the ball into the right-hander, Tendulkar comes forward to meet the ball and splits the gap between point and cover with an outstanding drive

9.2

Parnell to Tendulkar, 1 run, 132.5 kph, Tendulkar comes out again and runs the ball towards third man

9.5

Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, 143.5 kph, Tendulkar makes room again to punch the ball delivered from round the wicket, this time he finds the man at cover

9.6

Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR, 129.5 kph, full and wide outside off stump, Tendulkar waits in his crease and steers the ball towards the backward point boundary

10.5

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, 150.3 kph, full toss on off stump, Tendulkar smashes it into the ground towards cover, Gibbs flies to his right and pulls the ball down

11.1

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, no run, 92.1 kph, full toss on middle stump, Tendulkar paddles but can't beat short fine leg

11.2

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, no run, 94.6 kph, defended on the leg side

11.3

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, no run, 91.8 kph, Tendulkar makes room and drives a full ball to cover point

11.4

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, FOUR, 93.9 kph, too far on leg stump and this time Tendulkar beats short fine leg with the leg glance, the ball runs away to the boundary and Tendulkar celebrates a half-century

11.5

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 92.3 kph, Tendulkar makes room by moving towards leg and drives on the off side

12.3

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, no run, 139.7 kph, length delivery angling into the right-hander, Tendulkar punches back past the bowler, mid-on runs to his left to field

12.4

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, no run, 139.9 kph, Tendulkar tries to whack a length delivery over the leg side but misses, he gets hit on the leg

12.5

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 2 runs, 117.9 kph, Tendulkar leans forward and glides the ball behind the man at point, Amla runs across from third man and dives to make the save

12.6

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 wide, 126.0 kph, a slower ball but Langeveldt strays down leg side and that's the first wide of the day

12.6

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, no run, 141.3 kph, Langeveldt goes wide of the crease and angles the ball into Tendulkar, he uses the angle to play to midwicket, there's a fumble but it doesn't cost South Africa anything

13.2

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 96.6 kph, Tendulkar plays the ball off his pads through square leg

13.6

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 98.5 kph, worked towards Amla at deep square leg for a single

14.1

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 2 runs, 142.3 kph, Tendulkar uses the angle into him to drive the ball through midwicket, it's a bit in the air but falls short of Kallis at midwicket, the ball bounces awkwardly and hits Kallis' knee and goes past him

14.2

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, no run, 136.7 kph, played towards short cover where there's another fumble

14.3

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, FOUR, 140.2 kph, that's lofted on the up and over mid-off for four, Tendulkar got under the ball and simply hit through the line with a straight bat

14.4

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 leg bye, 124.6 kph, Langeveldt bowls a slower ball drifting on to leg stump, Tendulkar misses the glance again with fine leg in the circle

15.2

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, FOUR, 93.4 kph, Tendulkar makes room and drives the ball inside out over extra cover for four

15.3

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 95.8 kph, he takes a single to point this time

15.5

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 leg bye, 94.6 kph, Tendulkar paddles the ball towards short fine leg for a single

16.3

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 139.8 kph, driven down the ground to long on for a single

17.1

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 2 runs, 91.4 kph, driven off the front foot towards deep point

17.2

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 91.4 kph, Tendulkar steps out to van der Merwe, takes the ball on the full, and drives inside out to deep cover

17.6

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 94.0 kph, tossed up on middle stump, nudged towards point for one more

18.1

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, no run, 94.5 kph, played off the back foot towards midwicket

18.2

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 120.3 kph, Tendulkar stays in his crease and rolls his wrists to play the ball through square

18.5

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 128.0 kph, the slower ball angling into the right hander, Tendulkar waits and dabs towards third man

19.2

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 leg bye, 92.5 kph, Tendulkar rotates strike with a clip off his pads

19.4

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 91.1 kph, Tendulkar makes room and pushes the ball towards cover

19.6

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, FOUR, 93.2 kph, lofted over the infield over extra cover for four! Terrific execution after making room

20.2

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 127.5 kph, shortish outside off, waits and then dabs it down to third man for a single

20.4

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 122.2 kph, singles being picked off easily, angling it in towards middle and leg, played down the ground to long-on for a single

20.6

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 126.4 kph, short outside off, and again and he angles it down towards third man for a single

21.1

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, no run, 91.0 kph

21.2

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 wide, 93.1 kph, sliding it down the leg side, goes for the sweep, misses

21.2

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, no run, 96.0 kph, comes down the track to whip it past mid-on, gets an inside edge onto the pads

21.3

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, FOUR, 91.3 kph, deft touch, sliding it on the pads and he just closes the pace to tickle it past short fine leg to the ropes, quick outfield, this

21.4

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 95.6 kph, nudged into the leg side wide of midwicket for a single

21.6

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, no run, 94.5 kph

22.2

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, no run, 128.7 kph, short of a good length on the off, knocks it down in front of point

22.3

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 119.5 kph, bowling from wide of the crease and targeting middle and leg, clipped off his pads to fine leg for a single

22.5

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, no run, 130.4 kph, back of a length on the off, moves across and drops it into the leg side

22.6

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, no run, 133.3 kph, reversing a little there, gets forward and pushes it past the bowler towards mid-off

23.2

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, 87.2 kph, flat and short on middle, nudged away in the direction of square leg for one more

23.4

Duminy to Tendulkar, 2 runs, 88.6 kph, Sachin gets a couple to get into the 90s, short of a length, cuts it past point into the deep

23.5

Duminy to Tendulkar, no run, 83.6 kph, tossed it up on the off, gets front and across and drives it to mid-on

23.6

Duminy to Tendulkar, no run, 88.8 kph, flighted outside off, bent low to sweep it square, missed but his foot didn't leave the crease

24.4

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, 112.6 kph, short of a good length on middle, turns it away towards square leg, one more

24.6

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 wide, 123.8 kph, short and down the leg side, Tendulkar gets out of the way, another extra conceded

24.6

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, 128.9 kph, short of a good length outside off, guided down to third man for one run

25.1

Duminy to Tendulkar, no run, 84.9 kph, flighted on middle, pushes it straight back to the bowler

25.2

Duminy to Tendulkar, no run, 84.5 kph, angling it towards middle and off, gets a slight leading edge as he turns the face but checks his shot

25.3

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, 85.8 kph, tickled it into the leg side for a single, inching towards another landmark is Tendulkar

25.5

Duminy to Tendulkar, no run, 85.9 kph, appeal for stumping,. pushed it wide of the off stump, Tendulkar tries to seize on the chance, attempts a drive through the covers, misses and Boucher takes off the bails, he had his foot in the air for just a slight moment but got it down just in time before the bails were taken off, the third umpire says NOT Out and the crowd cheers

25.6

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, 82.6 kph, swept away towards deep square leg for a single to keep the strike

26.1

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, 108.5 kph, slightly short outside off, taps it down towards third man for a single

26.6

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, 118.1 kph, slower one bowled full outside off, bends low and steers it down to third man for a single

27.1

Duminy to Tendulkar, no run, 83.0 kph, flighted on the off, turns the face to play it towards midwicket

27.2

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, 77.1 kph, slightly short on middle and leg, turned towards square leg for a single

27.4

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, 82.5 kph, worked off the back foot behind square leg for one more, on 99 now

27.6

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, 84.1 kph, yet another century for Tendulkar, his third on this South African tour of India, gets on the back foot and cracks that short delivery to point to bring up his 46th ODI ton

28.1

Kallis to Tendulkar, FOUR, 124.4 kph, smashed, seizes on the short one, gets forward and flays it past mid-on and midwicket for a boundary

28.2

Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, 129.4 kph, fullish outside off, opens the face and steers it well but straight to point

28.3

Kallis to Tendulkar, FOUR, 132.3 kph, punished, bowled full on the off stump and he smashes it back over the bowler's head for another four, excellent bat speed

28.4

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, 132.0 kph, the bat turns in his hand as he plays it past the bowler, sneaks in a quick single

28.6

Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, 132.0 kph, came to him a little quicker than he would have liked, had shaped himself up for a pull but was late to play it, missed

29.3

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, 93.9 kph, out comes the sweep, shuffles across and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single

30.1

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, no run, 89.7 kph, angling it towards middle, plays it back to the bowler

30.2

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, no run, 91.6 kph, eased off the front foot to extra cover

30.3

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 91.6 kph, tossed up on middle, drives it hard towards a widish long-on for a single

31.2

Duminy to Tendulkar, SIX, 87.9 kph, that's disappeared, bowled it flat but Tendulkar was committed to that shot, charged down the ground, picked it off a good length and smacked it over long-on into the stands

31.3

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, 81.5 kph, short on the off, pushed wide of point for a single

31.6

Duminy to Tendulkar, FOUR, 94.7 kph, Duminy was lucky to not get his hands to that one though he did give it a try, bowled it full on the off, Tendulkar charged forward and drilled it hard past Duminy, over the umpire's head, for another four

32.2

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 94.0 kph, made room, the bowler saw him do that, bowled it short in the off, Tendulkar punched it towards long-off

32.4

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 94.5 kph, attempting another hit into the stands but didn't get hold of that one, straight to long-on for a single

34.1

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, 140.2 kph, bowled it full on the off, steered towards point

34.2

Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR, 141.6 kph, attempted yorker there but ends up being a full toss on middle, flicked away from the crease between square leg and short fine for a boundary

34.3

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, 142.2 kph, had made room there and Steyn slipped it wide, Tendulkar had to reach for it but was unable to get to it

34.4

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, 143.0 kph, making him reach again, fullish outside off and Tendulkar is tempted to go for the drive given the field is up, misses yet again

34.5

Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR, 143.5 kph, superbly played, had picked his spot, two misses outside off followed by one where he walked across and flicked past midwicket and square leg, almost identical delivery as the previous two but Sachin had a strategy in place this time

34.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, 143.6 kph, gets it in the blockhole this time, digs it out towards cover, snatches a single

35.1

Parnell to Tendulkar, 1 run, 134.5 kph, quick single taken, angling it in from round the wicket and he makes room to push it just wide of extra cover

35.3

Parnell to Tendulkar, 1 run, 141.7 kph, yorker on the off, dug out with ease into the leg side for another single

35.5

Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR, 144.0 kph, made room, it was pitched full on the off stump and he crashed it over extra cover to the ropes, he's piling it on now

35.6

Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, 142.3 kph, much fuller and on the stumps this time, makes room to play it back to the bowler, Parnell throws the ball down the pitch in frustration

36.4

Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR, 146.0 kph, full on the off, beautifully timed and he picked the gap to perfection, almost a yorker there but he turned the face in time to place it through midwicket for classy boundary

36.5

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, slower one banged in short on middle and leg, Tendulkar had made up his mind, made room and tried the upper cut, missed it

36.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR, 143.3 kph, the interruption has no effect on Tendulkar, short and wide, he makes room to caress it through point and cover

37.3

Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR, 140.5 kph, 150 for Tendulkar, made room there and the bowler followed him, bowled it full on middle and leg and he chipped it over midwicket and it had enough legs on it to take it to the ropes, more delight for the capacity crowd

37.4

Parnell to Tendulkar, 1 run, 127.1 kph, short on middle, swivels and sends it down to fine leg for a single

38.1

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, FOUR, 141.8 kph, and gets punished, full and wide and he caresses it through point and cover for another boundary

38.2

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, no run, 138.7 kph, bowled it wide of the crease and altered his length there, bowled it slightly shorter, Tendulkar played it back to Langeveldt

38.3

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 wide, 138.4 kph, short of a length outside off and it's too wide, beats Tendulkar's reach but it's called a wide

38.3

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 140.5 kph, timed it beautifully but there was a fielder in the deep, full outside off, played it uppishly but on the bounce to Amla at deep cover

39.3

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, no run, 105.6 kph, nicely played but Kallis was alert at short third, full toss and he opened the face to carve it wide of Kallis but a dive prevents any runs

39.4

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 2 runs, 105.5 kph, appeal for run out, worked away off the front foot past square leg, Tendulkar calls for the second, it's a good throw from Amla in the deep and Boucher takes off the bails but Tendulkar stretches hard to make it back just in time, just a matter of a frame there, NOT OUT is the decision and the crowd, which has its eyes set on another milestone, heaves a sigh of relief

39.5

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 102.3 kph, tossed up outside off, comes down the track and drives it wide of extra cover for a a single

40.1

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 138.9 kph, Tendulkar is cramping as he's taking a run, punched down towards long-on for a single

40.4

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 140.6 kph, bowls it on a length outside off, heaved towards deep midwicket for a single

40.6

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, SIX, 138.5 kph, cross-batted heave, quite uncharacteristic of Tendulkar but he's in his zone today, slightly short on the off and he shovels it into the crowd behind deep midwicket, brings up the 300

41.3

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 104.7 kph, full toss on the off, slaps it down to long-on for a single

41.5

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, FOUR, 102.8 kph, absolutely hammered, bowled it on a length on middle, makes room and kills it over the bowler's head for a one bounce four

41.6

van der Merwe to Tendulkar, SIX, 109.0 kph, Tendulkar's plundering the visitors here, goes past Kapil Dev's 175 with a thunderous six over long-off, not quite there to hit but he knew where it was heading

42.2

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, 127.2 kph, had shaped himself for another big one there but Kallis bowls a quickish full toss, pushed down the ground to long-on

42.5

Kallis to Tendulkar, 2 runs, 129.1 kph, full outside off, steered just wide of point, AB throws at the striker's end, misses and concedes an overthrow

42.6

Kallis to Tendulkar, FOUR, 128.0 kph, Tendulkar equals his highest ODI score, a terrible full toss on middle, worked away wide of short fine all the way to the ropes

43.2

Parnell to Tendulkar, 1 run, 138.9 kph, he's overtaken his previous best with a flick to deep square leg for a single, 187 now

44.2

Kallis to Tendulkar, 2 runs, 131.2 kph, shuffled across and flicked it past the bowler, wide of long-on, enough time for him to scamper back for the second, Dhoni responds well

44.3

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, 133.6 kph, Enters the 190s, full on the off, flicked away towards deep square leg for a single

44.5

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, 131.7 kph, full toss on the off, pushed gently in front of extra cover for a single, he's not going to let this go now

45.2

Parnell to Tendulkar, 2 runs, 124.2 kph, he gets two more, short of a length, works it away behind deep square leg for a couple of runs

45.3

Parnell to Tendulkar, 2 runs, 137.1 kph, he's reached the record, the highest score in ODIs, fullish on the pads, flicks it away behind short fine and the crowd erupts as he scampers back for the second. Yet another feather in the master's cap. And another one waiting just five runs away, Boucher comes forward and shakes his hand but Tendulkar's holding his celebration for a while later. Tremendous effort

45.4

Parnell to Tendulkar, 1 run, 141.3 kph, plays a textbook guide behind point for a single

46.1

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, 145.8 kph, doing it in singles is the man, short of a good length, moves back and pats it wide of point for a single

46.3

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, 148.3 kph, oooh, a bit of a leading edge there, full on middle and leg, moved across to work it fine, ended up going back to the bowler

46.4

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, 147.5 kph, full on the off, shuffles and works it past midwicket for a single

47.3

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, no run, 136.7 kph, and defends! Lands on a good length and presents the full face as he respectfully plays it back to the bowler

47.4

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 136.0 kph, full toss on middle, punches it towards wide long-on for a single, reaches 199, Dhoni doesn't want the second, and he's right

49.3

Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 137.4 kph, single to reach the first double-hundred in ODIs, streered behind point, takes off his helmet and waves to the crowd, which is on its feet, so are his team-mates in the dressing room, a fan's blowing a conch, Tendulkar's soaking all the adulation and after a brief moment, gets back to his crease to face the next delivery