Sri Lanka beat England to win first Test

Galle: Rangana Herath completed a maiden 10-wicket haul to take Sri Lanka to an emphatic 75-run victory in the first Test against England despite Jonathan Trott's defiant century threatening to steal the game.
Chasing 340 to win, England were bowled out for 264 just after tea on the fourth day on Thursday. Herath finished the match with 12 for 171, having taken six wickets in each innings. He was named Man of the Match. Herath's spin bowling partner Suraj Randiv took 4 for 74.
Trott faced 266 balls and hit 10 boundaries before being out just before tea. It was his seventh century playing his 27th Test. Trott and wicketkeeper Matt Prior shared 81 runs for the fifth wicket to raise England's hopes but it was always a difficult chase on a spinner-friendly pitch at Galle. Prior, who made 41, was caught by Lahiru Thirimanne off Herath with the total on 233. Tillakaratne Dilshan took a diving catch on the rebound to dismiss Samit Patel (9).
England's hopes were all but over when Trott was caught well at leg-slip by Dilshan off spinner Randiv. England, the No. 1 Test team, lost their last six wickets for 31 runs and it is their fourth straight Test defeat after losing all matches of a three-match Test series against Pakistan. England were dismissed for 193 in their first innings in reply to Sri Lanka's 318. Sri Lanka made 214 in their second innings.

England captain Andrew Strauss felt that his team lost too many wickets despite being in a good position.
"There's no room for mistakes," Strauss said. "If you make them you've got to be lucky to get away with them and this game we weren't. We were in a great position to make use of the wicket but we all fell a bit too softly."
On the other hand, Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene praised Herath, saying he had taken on the responsibility of leading a less-fancied bowling unit since Muralitharan's retirement.
"He is the most experienced bowler I have right now," Jayawardene said. "He has taken the responsibility not just here but also away from home as well when he bowled us to victory in South Africa."
Jayawardene said Sri Lanka had to be patient when Trott and Prior were batting, hoping that the new ball will create a wicket chance. The hosts took the new ball in the 80th over and the partnership was broken within the next six balls.
"I thought Trott batted really well. It was a very patient knock from him," Jayawardene said. "It was a good challenge to go against the No. 1 team. We knew we had to work really hard to get a result."
Herath said he doesn't want to become overwhelmed by his new responsibility.
"Just because I take that pressure on me, I can't do anything extra," he said. "I know my limitations and I work within those."
The second and final Test will be played at P.Sara Oval in Colombo starting next Tuesday.



1st Test: Eng 111/2 at stumps on Day 3

Galle: Rangana Herath claimed two wickets to give Sri Lanka a good start in their victory pursuit as England reached 111 for 2 in chasing a tough 340 to win the first Test on Wednesday.
The left-arm spinner who took six wickets in the first innings bagged openers Alastair Cook (14) and captain Andrew Strauss (27) soon after tea to leave the visitors 48 for 2.
But Jonathan Trott (40 not out) and Kevin Pietersen (29 not out) shared an unbroken 63 and kept their team in the hunt.
Herath finished with 2 for 52. England still need 229 runs to win with eight wickets in hand on a difficult pitch at Galle.
Earlier, England offspinner Graeme Swann took six wickets to help dismiss Sri Lanka for 214 in their second innings.
England went to tea on day three at 27 without loss but soon after the break Cook misread a straighter delivery from Herath and gave a sharp catch to wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene. He was first ruled not out by on-field umpire Rod Tucker but Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene asked for a review and won it in his favour.

With the total on 48, Strauss was brilliantly caught by a diving Tillakaratne Dilshan at short mid-wicket for 27.
Sri Lanka started the day batting, resuming their second innings at 84 for 5. Overnight batsmen Dinesh Chandimal and Suraj Randiv shared a useful 42-run partnership to help Sri Lanka be 151 for 8 at lunch.
Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar ended his wicket drought in the first session when he had the first breakthrough of the day to dismiss Chandimal. The batsman tried to hit a delivery that spun away from him, over mid-off but was caught by Pietersen for 31.
Swann completed his five-wicket haul after he reviewed and won an lbw decision against Randiv, who made 18. Herath became Swann's sixth wicket when he missed a sweep and was bowled for 7.
Prasanna Jayawardene scored an unbeaten 61 to boost Sri Lanka with the advantage of a 125-run first-innings lead.
Riding his luck after being caught and bowled by seamer Stuart Broad off a no ball, Jayawardene hit three sixes and three fours during a 123-ball innings.
England had Sri Lanka eight down for 127 but failed to take advantage as the hosts scored 87 runs for the last two wickets.
Swann returned figures of 6 for 82 and Panesar took 2 for 59.



Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets in first T20

St Lucia: Australia romped to an eight-wicket victory over West Indies in the first Twenty20 cricket international on Tuesday, led by allrounder Shane Watson slamming 69 off 43 balls and taking 1-16 from four overs.
Watson lashed five boundaries and six sixes at Beausejour Stadium to guide Australia to 153-2 from 18.1 overs after West Indies had been restricted to 150-7.
Michael Hussey contributed an unbeaten 59 off 45 deliveries, adding 107 runs with Watson after David Warner went for a duck off the fifth ball of the innings with Australia yet to score.
Earlier, Kieron Pollard cracked five sixes and two fours in an undefeated 54 off 39 balls.
Watson's misersly spell with the ball backed up the good work from Daniel Christian (3-27) and Brett Lee (2-30).
The second and final match in the series is in Barbados on Friday.

Australia's pursuit made a horrid start when Warner was bowled playing across the line while facing Krishmar Santokie.
But Watson, Australia's one-day international captain, quickly put the pressure back on West Indies with some superb strokes all around the ground. He raced to 50 off 38 balls to silence a big crowd of close to 11,000 people.
Hussey played the anchor role, only flourishing after Watson fell to ensure West Indies didn't gain any momentum. He reached his 50 off 40 deliveries, and finished with four fours and two sixes.
Captain George Bailey struck the winning runs, helping himself to an unbeaten 21 off 17 balls.
In West Indies' innings, Pollard's big hitting lifted what looked like being a pedestrian total to respectability. His 50 came off only 20 deliveries and he shared a partnership of 62 off 29 balls with Dwayne Bravo, who contributed 14.

Johnson Charles and Nkrumah Bonner had earlier both scored 24.
West Indies' innings had been stuttering at 72-4 in the 13th over. Lee removed Dwayne Smith for 10 and Watson added the scalp of Charles to stall the hosts. Smith edged to wicketkeeper Matthew Wade and Charles was plumb leg before playing across the line.
Christian added to the pressure with the wickets of Bonner and Darren Bravo.
Bonner tried to up the tempo and was bowled, while Bravo, in a slump, miscued a pull to deep mid-wicket.
Pollard's late hitting ensured he beat the previous record for the fastest 50 by a West Indian of 23 balls, set by Chris Gayle.



Swann leads England fightback in Galle

Galle: Offspinner Graeme Swann took 4 for 28 in leading England's fightback to restrict Sri Lanka's second innings to 84 for 5 and a 209-run lead after two days of the first Test on Tuesday.
England conceded a 125-run first-innings lead to Sri Lanka.
Opener Lahiru Thirimanne and senior batsmen Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera were all dismissed within 31 overs, leaving Sri Lanka 72 for 5.
Earlier, spinner Rangana Herath took 6 for 74 to end England's first innings for 193 in reply to Sri Lanka's 318.
A total of 17 wickets fell during the second day's play.




NZ draw third Test, but SA win series

Wellington: Morne Morkel took 6 for 23 and Kane Williamson made an unbeaten 102 in an almost one-on-one contest that ended in stalemate as South Africa and New Zealand drew the third Test on Tuesday.
Promoted from his usual role as third seamer to take the new ball, Morkel took all six New Zealand wickets to fall on the final day after South Africa's declaration at 189 for 3 set the home side 389 to win the match and take the series 1-0.
Williamson marshaled critical pockets of resistance — partnerships of 51 with Dean Brownlie (15), 80 with Kruger van Wyk (39) and an unbroken 37 with Doug Bracewell (20 not out) — to lead New Zealand to 200 for 6 as it survived 81 overs to save the match.
South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series into the match at the Basin Reserve after winning the second Test at Hamilton by nine wickets. The first Test at Dunedin was drawn.
Morkel bowled South Africa into a position on Tuesday from which they should have completed a 2-0 series win. He took his first five wickets for 11 runs to leave New Zealand 83 for 5 with most of its specialist batsmen back in the pavilion.

New Zealand's position was even more tenuous as its captain and best batsman Ross Taylor was unable to take part in the second innings because of a broken arm. But he was in the dressing room at the end of play to join in the celebration of a meritorious draw with the world's best team.
Morkel was impeded by a slight back strain through the last half of New Zealand's innings and was bowled sparingly by South Africa captain Graeme Smith. In his absence, none of the other South African bowlers — so penetrative in the series — could dislodge the stubborn Williamson who batted for six hours for his first century since his Test debut.
Morkel had the penultimate over of the innings at the New Zealand batsman but failed to make the final breakthrough that might have pitched it to defeat. Vernon Philander bowled the last over with the second new ball but also could not end New Zealand's resistance.
Philander took 21 wickets in the series at an average of 14 but went wicketless in New Zealand's innings on Tuesday for the first time in the three Tests. He still finishes the series with 51 career wickets at an average of 13.8, having reached the 50-wicket milestone faster than any player in 16 years.

Morkel has been partly overshadowed in the series by Philander and Dale Steyn — who bowled 15 overs on Tuesday at a cost of only 14 runs — but he had his chance to shine on the last day of the series.
Handed the new ball by Smith, he responded magnificently, dismissing Daniel Flynn and Brendon McCullum, both without scoring, to leave New Zealand two down for one run in the fifth over.
He then removed Martin Guptill for 18 and when he bowled Brownlie and Daniel Vettori (0) with successive deliveries he seemed to have set up South Africa's win. But Williamson resisted and his partnerships with van Wyk, which ate up 25 overs, and with Bracewell, which occupied the last 20 overs of the match, saved New Zealand.
"It was hard work today and obviously it was a big day for me and for the team," Morkel said. "I'm pleased with the effort the boys put in for this last 80 overs because we knew it was going to be hard.

"Last night I was bowling to (coach Gary Kirsten's) two sons in the corridor of the hotel just so I could get one or two wickets. But I knew my game or my time was just around the corner and it was just a matter of hanging in there."
For New Zealand to survive 81 overs in Taylor's absence, and under the weight of South Africa's hefty declaration was cheering, especially for a team beaten so heavily in Hamilton.
"It's a great fighting effort," stand-in captain Brendon McCullum said. "It would have been nice if we had a total we could chase down for the win and to level the series, but it wasn't to be.
"Kane Williamson showed at a young age how great he is and hopefully he'll inspire a lot of us to play a lot better than we have."
South Africa made Smith's confident declaration possible on Tuesday when they rushed from their overnight score of 75 without loss to 189 for 3 in just over an hour. AB de Villiers smashed 68 from only 50 balls to allow Smith to declare with a 388-run advantage and with plenty of time to dismiss New Zealand.
South Africa had made 474 for 9 before declaring their first innings — helped by Alviro Petersen's 156 — and bowled out New Zealand for 275 thanks to Philander's 6 for 81. South Africa led by 199 runs and built solidly on that but Williamson, with the first century by a New Zealand batsman in the series, saved the day.



Sri Lanka progress to 289/8 at stumps on Day 1

Galle: Captain Mahela Jayawardene hit a fighting 168 not out to rescue Sri Lanka from trouble and lead it to 289 for eight wickets at stumps on the opening day of the first cricket Test against England on Monday.
Jayawardene hit 20 boundaries and three sixes in 289 balls in what is his 30th Test century after Sri Lanka had slumped to 15-3 by the fourth over at Galle International Stadium.
Jayawardene, who has now scored 150 runs in an innings 13 times, was part of moderate but useful partnerships with Thilan Samaraweera, Dinesh Chandimal, Prasanna Jayawardene and Rangana Herath.
He was lucky to be dropped three times, two of those being grassed by Monty Panesar.
Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat first but England's bowlers used the early movement on the pitch to rattle the top order.
James Anderson struck in two successive balls in the third over when Thirinamme's drive at an outswinger went to Graeme Swann at slip and he then had Kumar Sangakkara caught behind by Matt Prior. Anderson finished with figures of 3-56.
Stuart Broad had Tillakaratne Dilshan caught at slip by captain Andrew Strauss to reduce the home team to 15-3.
Jayawardene and Samaraweera were patient in an attempt to salvage the innings, the team reaching lunch at 66-3.
Samaraweera was run out for 20 with only one run added to the total soon after lunch. Samaraweera had looked composed and was unlucky when a straight drive brushed the bowler's fingers and hit the stumps, catching him short of his crease at the non-striker's end.
Jayawardene and Samaraweera added 52 runs for the fourth wicket.
Left-arm spinner Samit Patel picked up his maiden Test wicket on debut when he had Dinesh Chandimal caught by Ian Bell for 27, ending another 61-run stand.
Jayawardene and Herath shared 62 runs for the eighth wicket, the best partnership of the day. Herath's share of the partnership was only five runs.
Patel returned 2-27 off nine overs.



3rd Test: Philander takes six as South Africa extend lead

Wellington: Vernon Philander took 6 for 81 to help South Africa dismiss New Zealand for 275 - one run more than their follow-on target - on the fourth day of the third Test on Monday.
Philander stirred memories of cricket's distant past when reached his 50th Test wicket in only his seventh match, quicker than any player in 116 years. He passed the milestone more quickly than all but one player in the history of Tests.
South Africa raced to 75 without loss in 15 overs before stumps, with Alviro Petersen 38 not out and Graeme Smith on 34, to hold an overall lead of 274 with 98 overs remaining on Tuesday's final day.
South Africa lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the second Test at Hamilton by nine wickets.
Philander's rush to 50 wickets emulated the feats of a much earlier era of Test cricket.
Charlie "Terror" Turner achieved the milestone feat in his sixth Test for Australia in 1888 and went on to take 101 wickets in 17 Tests at an average of 16.
Tom Richardson of England claimed his 50th wicket in his seventh Test in 1896 and Philander matched his mark on Monday, though in a much shorter timeframe.
Richardson took two years, 303 days to play seven Tests; Philander has done so in only four months. He has also maintained an average that challenges Turner's and those of the best players in the game.
He has taken 21 wickets in the current three-Test series against New Zealand at an average of 14 and 51 wickets in his career at only 13.8.
South Africa are now in a strong position to declare early on the final day and to give Philander a further shot at New Zealand's batting lineup, depleted by Taylor's loss. 



Pakistan Winning the Asia Cup final against Bangladesh


Scoreboard:

Toss Bangladesh chose to field

Pakistan 236/9 for 50 overs

Sarfraz 46 not out, Hafeez 40, Razzak 2-26, Shakib 2-39

Bangladesh 234/8 for 50 overs

Shakib 68, Tamim 60, Cheema 3-46

Pakistan won by 2 runs

Player of the match Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

Player of the series Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

Series Pakistan won the 2011/12 Asia Cup

Today Asia Cup Final Who Win bangladesh v pakistan?


Asia Cup, Final:

Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Dhaka, Mar 22, 2012

Match scheduled to begin at 14:00 local time (08:00 GMT)

Bangladesh Squad: 

1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Nazimuddin, 3 Jahurul Islam, 4 Nasir Hossain, 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Nazmul Hossain, 11 Shahadat Hossain

Pakistan Squad:

1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Nasir Jamshed, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Umar Akmal, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Hammad Azam, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Aizaz Cheema

The pakistan have made the Asia Cup final for only the 3rd time and the Shakib Al Hasan averages 54.50 with the bat and 22.29 with the ball in ODI wins.

South Africa beat New Zealand in Hamilton Test to take 1-0 lead

Hamilton: Vernon Philander achieved his best Test bowling figures of six for 44 and Graeme Smith made an unbeaten half-century on Saturday as South Africa beat New Zealand by nine wickets in the second Test to lead the series 1-0.
Philander swept through New Zealand's tail after lunch on the third day to fill his fifth bag of five wickets or more in his short Test career. He posted match figures of 10 for 114 after taking four for 70 in New Zealand's first innings (185).
New Zealand were all out for 168 after trailing by 68 runs in the first innings and South Africa only needed 19.5 overs to make up the 101-run margin. Smith scored 55 and Hashim Amla 46 in an unbroken 98-run partnership.
The 26-year-old Philander became the first player in 130 years to reach 45 wickets in his first six Test appearances, a statistic that staggered him.
"Heck, now you're going back a long way," he said. "It's just going well for me. I've been bowling well in our first-class competition back home, so I'll take it and hopefully I can get us through another few Test matches this year."

"Bowling is like batting and when you have the form, you have to take advantage."
South Africa completed their win over New Zealand in only two and a half days to take a critical 1-0 lead in the three-match series, after the two teams drew the rain-affected first Test in Dunedin. The third Test starts in Wellington on Thursday.
New Zealand resumed their second innings on Saturday at 65-4, still trailing South Africa by three runs and with the best of their batters already back in the pavilion.
Kane Williamson, who resumed at 41 not out, lifted his total to 77 in the morning session, but lost two partners — Daniel Vettori for 21 and Kruger van Wyk for 20 — before New Zealand went to lunch at 142-6.
Williamson was then out without adding to his score only three balls into the second session — and South Africa quickly capitalized. Philander had Williamson caught by Mark Boucher, the South African wicketkeeper's 550th catch in Tests.

Doug Bracewell then followed without scoring and Mark Gillespie hit a six and two fours in a brief innings of 14 before becoming Philander's fifth victim, also caught by Boucher.
Philander completed his best bowling figures in Tests — topping his previous best of five for 15 against Australia — when he bowled Chris Martin to end the New Zealand innings. The Kiwis lost their last four wickets after lunch in only 27 balls, in 25 minutes.
South Africa suffered a momentary setback when they lost opener Alviro Petersen (1) in the second over. But Smith and Amla calmly and quickly led the tourists to their winning total. Smith took his 55 runs from only 60 balls with eight fours and a six, while Amla scored his unbeaten 46 from 56 balls with nine fours.
"It's always good to win a Test away from home but we had to work for it," Smith said. "We weren't so proud of our batting performance in the first innings."
South Africa took charge on the first day when New Zealand collapsed dramatically from 133-2 to 133-7 before being all out for 185.

Recalled fast bowler Mark Gillespie, playing his fourth Test and his first in four years, then took five for 59 as South Africa slipped to 88-6 before recovering to claim a precious 68-run first-innings lead. AB de Villiers made 83 and Morne Morkel was 35 not out.
New Zealand slumped to 7 for 3 in their second innings and never recovered to set a demanding total for the Proteas to chase.
"At 88 for six in the first innings it was a bit squeaky in our changing room," Smith said. "But I think it's a sign of a good Test team that we were able to get ourselves out of trouble and get ourselves into a position where we were able to dominate the game."
New Zealand's top order batting failed again, as it has throughout the series, but captain Ross Taylor said the Kiwis had to approach the final Test with a positive frame of mind.
"South Africa just outplayed us," Taylor said. "We played well in parts and were probably on top at a couple of crucial times but South Africa pegged us back."
"We've got to pick ourselves up from this. We're not out of this series and we can still draw the series come Wellington."



Doherty pilots Australia to 64-run win

Kingstown: Australia scored a convincing 64-run victory over the West Indies in their opening one-day international on Friday after left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty took an impressive 4 for 49 for the tourists.
The West Indies, chasing a modest target of 205, were bowled out for 140 off 32.2 overs at Arnos Vale after Doherty rebounded from being hit for three sixes in his first over to spark a collapse.
Seamers Daniel Christian (2 for 12) and Clint McKay (2 for 22) supported well, while Brett Lee supplied a wicket and a crucial run out.
Earlier, George Bailey hit a top score of 48 to anchor Australia to 204 for 8 off 50 overs on a sluggish pitch.
Bailey hit five boundaries off 67 balls in a performance that earned him the Man-of-the-Match award.
Australia, after winning the toss and batting, also got solid contributions from its top order through opener David Warner (40), fellow left-hander Michael Hussey (32), Peter Forrest (26) and captain Shane Watson (21).
All-rounder Dwayne Bravo claimed 3 for 58 for the West Indies, while off-spinner Marlon Samuels (2 for 29) and pace bowler Kemar Roach (2 for 33) also enjoyed a helpful pitch. Offspinner Sunil Narine was also on song, claiming 1 for 24 off ten overs.



Bangladesh beat India after Sachin's 100th

Mirpur: The most-awaited 100th international century by Sachin Tendulkar went in vain as India lost to Bangladesh by five wickets in their Asia Cup encounter on Friday.
Tendulkar's hundred (114), which came in 147 deliveries, took the Indian score to 289 and it looked a daunting total till a series of blitz by Shakib Al Hasan (49 off 31), Nasir Hossain (54 off 58) and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (46 off 25) blew away the Indian challenge. Tamim Iqbal's knock of 70 and his 113-run partnership with Jahurul Islam (53 off 68) for the third wicket laid a solid foundation for Bangladesh.
After his 64 against Pakistan, Shakib once again shone with the bat, taking charge of the Bangladesh chase when things were looking difficult for the hosts. Just like Shakib, Hossain, too, was extremely impressive, taking the attack to the Indian bowlers from the beginning.
Opening the innings for Bangladesh, Tamim hit his second consecutive half-century. Praveen Kumar gave India an early breakthrough, picking up the wicket of Nazimmudin (5 off 15). But Jahurul, playing his 8th match, mixed aggression with caution. He got to his maiden fifty, before being caught at mid-wicket by Rohit Sharma off Ravindra Jadeja.

Hossain picked up where Jahurul left, clobbering the Indian bowlers from the outset. The wicket of Tamim although gave India a chance to claw their way back, an onslaught by Shakib took the game away from them. His partnership of 68 off just 48 balls with Hossain turned the game in Bangladesh favour.
Huge blows (3 fours, 3 sixes) by skipper Rahim towards the end of the innings sealed the victory for the home side. Indian bowlers went for plenty in death overs, leaking 36 runs off the last 14 balls.
Earlier, Sachin reached the much-awaited 100th century. A sigh of relief was palpable on the face of the veteran batsman who kissed the India emblem on his helmet after waving his bat towards his teammates.
He and Virat Kohli, who came together after the dismissal of Gautam Gambhir (11), shared 147 runs for the second wicket before Kohli was bowled by Abdur Razzak for 66. Suresh Raina was sent ahead of Rohit and the left-hander wasted no time in displaying his array of attacking strokes. His 51 off 38 balls gave the much-needed impetus to the Indian innings, which seemed to have lost momentum as Tendulkar neared the milestone. Rohit was run out while stealing a two at death.
Skipper Dhoni remained unbeaten on 21, along with Jadeja who contributed with 4. Mashrafe Mortaza, who picked up the wickets of Raina and Tendulkar in consecutive deliveries, was the best bowler for Bangladesh.
India will play archrival Pakistan, who have already reached the final, in a must-win game on Sunday.



Tendulkar timeline: 1989 and counting

New Delhi: Twenty-three years, every conceivable record, a World Cup medal, hundred international centuries - what more could Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar and millions of his fans have asked for. From the day he played his first game for India till today the man continues to baffle one and all with his class and consistency. Here's a quick timeline of Sachin Tendulkar's career so far.
1989: Makes his international debut in the away series against Pakistan under the captaincy of Krishnamachari Srikkanth as a 16-year-old and scores two half-centuries in six Test innings.
1990: Scores his maiden Test century (119 not out, 17 fours) against England at Old Trafford and helps India to save the match.
1991: Plays an impressive knock of 52 not against Pakistan at Sharjah which ended a series of defeats for India against their arch rivals at that venue. Also came into prominence in the same tournament as a bowler taking 4/34 against the West Indies which resulted in a comprehensive win for India.
1992: Plays a sublime innings of 114 in the Perth Test against an Aussie attack comprising of Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes, Paul Reiffel and Mike Whitney.
Plays a match winning innings of 54 not out against Pakistan at Sydney in the 1992 World Cup, gets the crucial wicket of Aamir Sohail and ends up with the man of the match award.
Becomes the first-ever overseas cricketer to represent Yorkshire in their County Championship.
1993: Bowls India to a memorable victory against South Africa at the Hero Cup when six runs were required to win off the last over.
Scores his first Test century (165) in India at Chennai during the home series against England.
1994: Takes the world by storm as he is asked to open for the first time in one day internationals (ODI) during India's tour of New Zealand. Goes on to annihilate the Kiwi bowlers on his way to 82 off just 49 balls at Auckland's Eden Park as India level the series after losing the first match.
Scores his first ODI ton in his 79th match during the Singer Cup against Australia at Colombo during a quadrilateral tournament involving hosts Sri Lanka, Australia and Pakistan.
1995: Signs first contract worth Rs 3.5 crore with WorldTel, for a five-year commercial endorsements and marketing deal.
1996: Scores a total of 523 runs in the World Cup hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka which includes two centuries. Also plays a major role in India's progress to the semi-finals.
Takes over the captaincy from Mohammad Azharuddin after India's tour of England and leads India to victory over Australia in the one-off Test at Delhi which was followed by a Test series win over South Africa at home. India also win the Titan Cup by beating Australia and South Africa under his captaincy.
Scores his 10th Test century (177) during the third Test against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Scores his 10th ODI ton (114) during the Pepsi challenge match against South Africa at the Wankhede stadium.
1997: Leads India to a 4-1 victory over Pakistan at Toronto in the second edition of the Sahara Cup.
Wins the Wisden cricketer of the year award.
1998: Scores an unbeaten 155 against Australia during the third Test at Chennai and helps India to a massive 179-run victory.
Scores back to back centuries against Australia at Sharjah in a tri-series also involving New Zealand which helped India to go all the way.
Brings up his 20th ODI ton at Sharjah against the Zimbabweans.
1999: Completes 8,000 runs in ODIs in his 217th match at the age of 26 years and 45 days vs Pakistan at Manchester in the World Cup.
Scores his first Test double century (217 runs against New Zealand) in Ahmedabad.
Brings up his 20th Test ton vs New Zealand at Mohali.
Completes 50 catches in Test cricket in his 70th match vs New Zealand at Kanpur.
2000: Completes 9,000 runs in ODIs in his 242nd match at the age of 26 years and 330 days.
Completes 6,000 runs in Test cricket in his 76th match vs South Africa at Bangalore.
2001: Completed 10,000 runs in ODIs in his 266th match.
Becomes the first batsman in ODI history to score 10,000 runs.
Brings up his 30th one-day century at Johannesburg against South Africa.
Completes his 100 wickets in ODIs. Also completes a unique double of 10,000 runs and 100 wickets.
2002: Equals Sir Donald Bradman's record of 29 Test Centuries by scoring 117 vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain.
In his 99th Test appearance, surpasses Bradman's record of 29 centuries scoring 193, against England at Headingly, Leeds.
Only his mentor, Sunil Gavaskar is ahead of him at 34 centuries.
Scores his 30th Test ton against England at Headingley, Leeds.
2003: Makes 673 runs in 11 matches in the ICC World Cup – most by any batsman in a single World Cup that wins him the player of the tournament award.
Scores his 12,000th ODI run, while playing against Pakistan in the group match during the World cup.
2004: Equals Sunil Gavaskar's world record 34 Test centuries in the first match against Bangladesh.
Becomes only the third player in history, after Gary Kirsten and Steve Waugh, to score centuries against all Test playing nations.
Also becomes the first player in ODI history to win 50 Man of the Match awards.
2005: Completes 10,000 runs in Test cricket in his 122nd match at the age of 31 years and 326 days.
Scores a record 35th hundred on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in New Delhi, surpassing Gavaskar's record.
2006: Sets a new world record by completing 14,000 one-day runs en route to his 39th century in the first one-day international against Pakistan in Peshawar.
Scores his 40th ODI century at Kuala Lumpur against the West indies during a tri-series competition also including Australia.
Time magazine rewards Tendulkar as one of the Asian Heroes.
2007: Rested for the first time in his career, for the three-ODI series against Bangladesh. Scores back-to-back
centuries in the two following Tests.
Plays in his 400th one-day international.
2008: During the second match of the CB series involving hosts Australia, India and Sri Lanka, Tendulkar becomes the first batsman to go past 16,000 runs in ODIs.
Tendulkar becomes the highest run-scorer in Test cricket at Mohali against Australia, surpassing Brian Lara's tally of 11953 runs.
2009: Becomes the first batsman to aggregate 17,000 ODI runs during his innings of 175 against Australia at Hyderabad.
2010: Becomes the first batsman to score a double-century, brings up the feat in ODI vs South Africa at Gwalior.
Becomes the most capped player in Test cricket, surpassing Steve Waugh's tally of 168 Tests. Brings up his 50th Test century at the Centurion against South Africa.
2011: Becomes the most capped player in ODIs with the World Cup opening game vs Bangladesh, surpassing Sanath Jayasuriya's tally of 444 matches.
Hits two hundreds and is first to score 2000 runs in World Cups as India win the World Cup beating Sri Lanka in the final at Wankhede.
2012: Becomes the first batsman in cricket hostory to score 100th interntaional ton. He reached the landmark on Friday, 16th March 2012 against Banglandesh at Mirpur.



List of Sachin's hundred international tons

Sachin Tendulkar completed his 100th international century against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. Here is a list of his centuries in Tests and ODIs.
List of Test centuries:
1. 119 not out vs England at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester on 14 August 1990
2. 148 not out vs Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 6 January 1992
3. 114 vs Australia at WACA Ground, Perth on 3 February 1992
4. 111 vs South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on 28 November 1992
5. 165 vs England at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 12 February 1993
6. 104 not out vs Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo on 31 July 1993
7. 142 vs Sri Lanka at K D Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow on 19 January 1994
8. 179 vs West Indies at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur on 2 December 1994
9. 122 vs England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham on 8 June 1996
10. 177 vs England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 5 July 1996
11. 169 vs South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town on 4 January 1997
12. 143 vs Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 3 August 1997
13. 139 vs Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo on 11 August 1997
14. 148 vs Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 4 December 1997
15. 155 not nout vs Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 9 March 1998
16. 177 vs Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 26 March 1998
17. 113 vs New Zealand at Basin Reserve, Wellington on 29 December 1998
18. 136 vs Pakistan at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 31 January 1999
19. 124 not out vs Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo on 28 February 1999
20. 126 not out vs New Zealand at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on 13 October 1999
21. 217 vs New Zealand at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on30 October 1999
22. 116 vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 28 December 1999
23. 122 vs Zimbabwe at Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi on 21 November 2000
24. 201 not out vs Zimbabwe at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground on 26 November 2000
25. 126 vs Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium on 20 March 2001
26. 155 vs South Africa at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein on 3 November 2001
27. 103 vs England at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on 13 December 2001
28. 176 vs Zimbabwe at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur on 24 February 2002
29. 117 vs West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain on 20 April 2002
30. 193 vs England at Headingley, Leeds on 23 August 2002
31. 176 vs West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 3 November 2002
32. 241 not out vs Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 4 January 2004
33. 194 not out vs Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 29 March 2004
34. 248 not out vs Bangladesh at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka on 12 December 2004
35. 109 vs Sri Lanka at Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi on 22 December 2005
36. 101 vs Bangladesh at Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong on 19 May 2007
37. 122 not out vs Bangladesh atSher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 26 May 2007
38. 154 not out vs Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 4 January 2008
39. 153 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on 25 January 2008
40. 109 vs Australia at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur on 6 November 2008
41. 103 not out vs England at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 15 December 2008
42. 160 vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton on 20 March 2009
43. 100 not out vs Sri Lanka at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on 20 November 2009
44. 105 not out vs Bangladesh at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong on 18 January 2010
45. 143 vs Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 25 January 2010
46. 100 vs South Africa at Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur on 9 February 2010
47. 106 vs South Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 15 February 2010
48. 203 vs Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo on 28 July 2010
49. 214 vs Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 11 October 2010
50. 111 not out vs South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion, on 19 December 2010
51. 146 vs South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, on 4 January 2011
List of ODI centuries:
1. 110 vs Australia at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on September 9, 1994,
2. 115 vs New Zealand at IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara, on October 28, 1994
3. 105 vs West Indies at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on November 11, 1994
4. 112 not out vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, on April 9, 1995
5. 127 not out vs Kenya at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on February 18, 1996
6. 137 vs Sri Lanka at Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi, on March 2, 1996
7. 100 vs Pakistan at Padang, Singapore, on April 5, 1996
8. 118 vs Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, on April 15, 1996
9. 110 vs Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on August 28, 1996
10. 114 vs South Africa at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on December 14, 1996
11. 104 vs Zimbabwe at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, on February 9, 1997
12. 117 vs New Zealand at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, on May 14, 1997
13. 100 vs Australia at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur, on April 7, 1998
14. 143 vs Australia at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, on April 22, 1998
15. 134 vs Australia at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, on April 24, 1998
16. 100 not out vs Kenya at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on May 31, 1998
17. 128 vs Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, July 7, 1998
18. 127 not out vs Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, on September 26, 1998
19. 141 vs Australia at Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, on October 28, 1998
20. 118 not out vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, on November 8, 1998
21. 124 not out vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, on November 13, 1998
22. 140 not out vs Kenya at County Ground, Bristol, on May 23, 1999
23. 120 vs Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, on August 29, 1999
24. 186 not out vs New Zealand at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, on November 8, 1999
25. 122 vs South Africa at IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara, on March 17, 2000
26. 101 vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, on October 20, 2000
27. 146 vs Zimbabwe at Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Jodhpur, on December 8, 2000
28. 139 vs Australia at Nehru Stadium, Indore, on March 31, 2001
29. 122 not out vs West Indies at Harare Sports Club, Harare, July 4, 2001
30. 101 vs South Africa at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, on October 5, 2001
31. 146 vs Kenya Boland Park, Paarl, on October 24, 2001
32. 105 not out vs England at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, on July 4, 2002
33. 113 vs Sri Lanka at County Ground, Bristol, on July 11, 2002
34. 152 vs Namibia at City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, on February 23, 2003
35. 100 vs Australia at Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior, on October 26, 2003
36. 102 vs New Zealand at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, on November 15, 2003
37. 141 vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, on March 16, 2004
38. 123 vs Pakistan at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, on April 12, 2005
39. 100 vs Pakistan at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, on February 6, 2006
40. 141 not out vs West Indies at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur, on September 14, 2006
41. 100 not out vs West Indies at IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara, on January 31, 2007
42. 117 not out vs Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, on March 2, 2008
43. 163 not out vs New Zealand at AMI Stadium, Christchurch, on March 8, 2009
44. 138 vs Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on September 14, 2009
45. 175 vs Australia at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, on November 5, 2009
46. 200 not out vs South Africa at Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior, on February 24, 2010
47. 120 vs England at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, on February 27, 2011
48. 111 vs South Africa at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, on March 12, 2011