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Test : Sachin's 248 against Aussies in Sydney 03 & his 71 runs against the same team this year in the bedroom of Cricket Australia PERTH aginst To To Ta TAIT & his mates
ODI : A Gilchrist 154 aginst Windies in WC 07 closely followed by Sachin's 140 against Kenya in WC Bristol 99( I included the later part coz that was the 1st match Sachin played after the death of his father)
T 20: Yuvraj Singh 75 against Australia in World T 20 in Durban SA.
Test : Sachin's 248 against Aussies in Sydney 03 & his 71 runs against the same team this year in the bedroom of Cricket Australia PERTH aginst To To Ta TAIT & his mates
ODI : A Gilchrist 154 aginst Windies in WC 07 closely followed by Sachin's 140 against Kenya in WC Bristol 99( I included the later part coz that was the 1st match Sachin played after the death of his father)
T 20: Yuvraj Singh 75 against Australia in World T 20 in Durban SA.
Which run chase was more impressive: India's or South Africa's?
John K
Hats off to both teams! These recent games have really shown the charm of Test cricket. I hope you Twenty/20 fans were watching :)
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Though SA chased over 400 runs, the circumstances are different.
Chennai pitch was spinners paradise and no team has ever chased beyond 297 runs anywhere in India in the 4th innings. India, a team on the March, approached the game in a positive frame of mind and Shewag provided the impetus by his blistering 83 runs of some 73 balls. The tempo was maintained by Tendulkar and Yuvraj. India finished the Test at a run rate of 4.5+ per over. Even captain Dhoni had admitted but for Shewag's innings, India would have played out a draw.
In So far as Perth match is concerned, the pitch remained a dbatsmens paradise. The Australians body language was not encouraging. Smith played a great innings and scored briskly and not a blistering innings.
The middle order not only contributed but also maintained a run rate of 3.5 per over. The match was more or less decided on the 4th evening with a target of less than 200 runs with 7 wickets and 90 overs to play.
Therefore, considering the batsmen unfriendly pitch at Chennai, India's win would rank better.
Tendulkar and Duminy share a unique record. Tendulkar 41st century and the victory run came as the last stroke. Similarly, Duminy's debut fifty and winning runs came of the last stroke.
Though SA chased over 400 runs, the circumstances are different.
Chennai pitch was spinners paradise and no team has ever chased beyond 297 runs anywhere in India in the 4th innings. India, a team on the March, approached the game in a positive frame of mind and Shewag provided the impetus by his blistering 83 runs of some 73 balls. The tempo was maintained by Tendulkar and Yuvraj. India finished the Test at a run rate of 4.5+ per over. Even captain Dhoni had admitted but for Shewag's innings, India would have played out a draw.
In So far as Perth match is concerned, the pitch remained a dbatsmens paradise. The Australians body language was not encouraging. Smith played a great innings and scored briskly and not a blistering innings.
The middle order not only contributed but also maintained a run rate of 3.5 per over. The match was more or less decided on the 4th evening with a target of less than 200 runs with 7 wickets and 90 overs to play.
Therefore, considering the batsmen unfriendly pitch at Chennai, India's win would rank better.
Tendulkar and Duminy share a unique record. Tendulkar 41st century and the victory run came as the last stroke. Similarly, Duminy's debut fifty and winning runs came of the last stroke.
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