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Last Updated: Nov 2nd, 2009 - 17:32:57 |
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar stroked his 41st test century to help India record the fourth-highest successful run chase in test cricket and beat England by six wickets in a sensational match on Monday.
A game which looked in serious jeopardy after the Mumbai gunmen attacks last month ended in jubilation for the home side after India clinched the most unlikely of wins having been set 387 for victory.
No test side on India soil has made more runs in the final innings for victory.
Tendulkar hit 103 not out and raised 163 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket with left-hander Yuvraj Singh (85 not out) to help the hosts achieve the stiff target on an engrossing final day. India finished at 387 for four.
England grabbed two wickets in the first session to tilt the scales apparently in their favour after India had resumed on 131 for one, thanks to Virender Sehwag's racy 83 overnight.
But Tendulkar first shared in a 42-run partnership with Vangipurappu Laxman (26) to help India reach a confident 213 for three at lunch and then took the game away in Yuvraj's company in masterly fashion.
England had declared their second innings at 311 for nine after tea on the fourth day after opener Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood scored 108 each, to set India a mammoth target.
The second and final test in the series starts at Mohali on Friday.
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