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Tendulkar breaks Aussie jinx

By Rajneesh Gupta
March 02, 2008 18:17 IST
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Sachin Tendulkar hit a timely century to lead India to a deserved six-wicket victory over Australia in the first final of the CB tri-series in Sydney on Sunday.

The master batsman was unable to score a hundred on Australian soil in his 37 previous innings, but delivered the knock-out punch when it mattered the most.

He batted through the entire Indian innings to finish unbeaten on 117 and help India take a 1-0 lead in the best of three finals.

This was Tendulkar's fifth hundred in a tournament final, but his first in more than nine years.

We take a look at Tendulkar's match-winning knocks in tournament finals.

Season Tournament Vs Venue Runs Balls SR
1997-98 Coca Cola Cup Aus Sharjah 134 131 102.29
1997-98 Singer-Akai Cup SL Colombo 128 131 97.71
1998-99 Champions Trophy Zim Sharjah 124* 92 134.78
2007-08 CB tri-series Aus Sydney 117* 120 97.50
1997-98 Coca Cola Cup Kenya Kolkata 100* 103 97.09
1997-98 Independence Cup Pak Dhaka 95 78 121.79
1996-97 Titan Cup SA Mumbai 67 88 76.14
1994-95 Wills World Series WI Kolkata 66 68 97.06
1990-91 Asia Cup SL Kolkata 53 70 75.71

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