SK Flashback: Sachin Tendulkar's 155* against Australia in Chennai

An improbable chase for Australia, an important victory for India

In the end, the total was too much for the Aussies

Set a target of 348 runs for victory, the Australians started off in a horrible fashion. The openers and the nightwatchman, Blewett, were sent back to the pavilion on the fourth day itself and the next day, Australia were given the task of battling against the Indian spinners on a crumbling pitch.

It was a lost cause for the Australians and they eventually fell to the guile of the Indian spinners. India claimed the first Test by 179 runs and Tendulkar was given the Man of the Match award for his sensational 155-run unbeaten innings.

In conditions that were favourable to spin bowling, Sachin Tendulkar had essayed perhaps one of his most cherished Test performances. A 155-run knock off just 191 balls with 14 boundaries and four sixes spanning three hours and 11 minutes was the major driving force behind Australia's downfall.