Top 5 Sachin ODI knocks vs Australia
It just seems like yesterday that I was watching a genius stroking away a fast bowler through mid on with an elegance matched by none. The ‘Master Blaster’, Sachin Tendulkar could put any bowler to shame with his artistry but he had something special in store for the Australian bowlers.
There have been numerous occasions when he smashed the Australian bowling to all parts of the ground in the 50 over format but, some of them remain a cut above the rest. They are simply knocks that can’t be forgotten by anyone who saw them as there was the signature of a genius written all over them.
Let’s have a look at five of the best ODI knocks played by Sachin against Australia
#5 91 (121) at Brisbane, 4 March 2008
It was a huge match for India as an elusive series win down under was just a win away after they had won the first final, courtesy a Tendulkar special. India batted first on a tricky Brisbane surface and Sachin was in red hot form after the first final.
India got off to a brilliant opening stand of 94 runs and Sachin carried on after Uthappa’s departure. Unlike the first final, this innings was a little subdued one and he had a strike rate of 75.20, when he got out on 91 at the team score of 205. His innings was the one that held the team’s performance together on a tricky surface and helped the team reach a competitive score of 258.
The Indian bowlers were up to the task in the second innings and managed to restrict the Australians to 249, to win the match and the hugely important series. It was one of the finest knocks played by Sachin in extreme pressure.