It was a day where all other things meant nothing except the record set by Tendulkar, the one record we were all waiting to be broken by our little master. India defeated South Africa by 153 runs in the second ODI, thanks to the record breaking batting of Sachin Tendulkar who became the first batsman in the history to score a double century in ODIs.
Although India lost Virender Sehwag early, Sachin and Karthik took the match away from South Africa with their record 194 run partnership. India maintained a good run rate throughout the innings. Later Yousuf Pathan and Dhoni provided the acceleration to help India reach their total of 401 for 3 wickets. But it was all Sachin throughout the innings. His innings was not about power or aggression it was just elegance. He made 200 not out from 147 balls. Karthik made 79 runs and Dhoni added a whirlwind 68 off just 35 balls. Everyone was on their edge of their seats when Tendulkar was batting on 199 with just 4 balls remaining. But he was destined to write history.
South Africans could not repeat the run chase they made against Australians when they chased down 438. Wickets fell regularly and only de Villiers provided some resistance with 114 runs. Sreesanth took 3 wickets. Eventually they were all out for 238 runs.
With this win India gained an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three match series. The last match has no significance as India’s no.2 ranking will not be affected by its result.
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