Reliving Sachin Tendulkar's ODI centuries (36-40)

#2 ODI century number 39 – 100 against Pakistan, Peshawar (2006)

Tendulkar had to wait almost 10 months for his next ODI ton, which too came against Pakistan at Peshawar, in the first ODI. Sehwag was dismissed for just 5 and it was time for Tendulkar to combine with Irfan Pathan to take the team score to 99.

As Dhoni was slowly getting into his groove at the other end, Tendulkar was setting up the stage with a well-timed 100 in 113 deliveries. He had a 126-run partnership with Dhoni for the third wicket and a 65-run one for the fourth with Yuvraj Singh. Aided by Tendulkar’s knock and some vital contributions, India made 328.

However, the D/L method set Pakistan a target of 305, which was easily chased down by the hosts as India again lost a game where Tendulkar touched the three-figure mark.