Tendulkar leads India to draw vs. Sri Lanka
Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 20th year in test cricket with a patient unbeaten century Friday and guided India to a draw against Sri Lanka in the first test.
India wiped out a huge first-innings deficit of 334 runs on the fifth and final day to finish at 412-4 in its second innings with Tendulkar (100 not out) scoring his 43rd test century.
Tendulkar, who made his test debut against Pakistan at Karachi in 1989, hit 11 boundaries in his match-saving knock of five hours during which he faced 211 balls.
V.V.S. Laxman was unbeaten on 51 when the game closed and shared 137 runs with Tendulkar for the best partnership of the innings.
Sri Lanka scored the highest total in a test innings in India when it declared its first innings at 760-7 after dismissing India for 426.
Tendulkar and Laxman ensured India avoided any hiccups in forcing a draw on a wicket which offered little for the bowlers during their three-hour fifth-wicket stand.
Gautam Gambhir (114) was the only wicket to fall in the last two sessions, but not before the elegant left-handed opener had compiled his seventh test century.
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Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 20th year in test cricket with a patient unbeaten century Friday and guided India to a draw against Sri Lanka in the first test.
India wiped out a huge first-innings deficit of 334 runs on the fifth and final day to finish at 412-4 in its second innings with Tendulkar (100 not out) scoring his 43rd test century.
Tendulkar, who made his test debut against Pakistan at Karachi in 1989, hit 11 boundaries in his match-saving knock of five hours during which he faced 211 balls.
V.V.S. Laxman was unbeaten on 51 when the game closed and shared 137 runs with Tendulkar for the best partnership of the innings.
Sri Lanka scored the highest total in a test innings in India when it declared its first innings at 760-7 after dismissing India for 426.
Tendulkar and Laxman ensured India avoided any hiccups in forcing a draw on a wicket which offered little for the bowlers during their three-hour fifth-wicket stand.
Gautam Gambhir (114) was the only wicket to fall in the last two sessions, but not before the elegant left-handed opener had compiled his seventh test century.
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