Reliving Sachin Tendulkar's Test hundreds: Centuries 21-25

#2: 24th Century – 201* against Zimbabwe at Nagpur, 2000

Tendulkar scored back-to-back tons in the series against Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe had shown a lot of character and fight in the first Test that they lost by 7 wickets. In the second Test, India batted first after winning the toss and their top 3 batsmen made full use of the toss advantage.

India were in a strong position (227/2) when Tendulkar walked out to bat. India needed to consolidate their position of strength and post a big score. As soon as the little master came in to bat, the runs started flowing at a fair clip. He scored a pretty quick double ton. He scored an unbeaten 201 off just 281 balls to help India declare at a mammoth total of 609. This was the master’s second double ton.

After a 213-run stand in the first Test, Sachin and Dravid continued their solid partnership as they combined to form another 200+ stand (249) to deflate the Zimbabwean bowlers. However, this didn’t turn out to be in a winning cause as Andy Flower scored a majestic unbeaten 232 to help the tourists eke out with a draw.