10 highest individual scores when India faced Australia in ODIs

#6 Sachin Tendulkar, 143

The Coca-Cola Cup at Sharjah in April, 1998 was one of the most memorable tournaments for Indian cricket fans. Then Australia captain, Steve Waugh, won the toss and chose to bat. Thanks to Michael Bevan's 101*, Australia scored 284/7.

India needed 276 to win or 237 to qualify for the final in 46 overs as the chase was curtailed due to the sandstorms.

Outwalked the Indian openers - Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly could not convert his cautious start into a match winning knock when he was sent back by Damien Fleming for 17. The Master Blaster who was then joined by the wicket keeper Nayan Mongia, smashed Fleming, Kasprowicz, Warne, Moddy and Mark Waugh all around the park. After Mongia fell for 35, Azhar and Ajay Jadeja also followed.

Tendulkar was then joined by VVS Laxman. Both of them knit a partnership worth 104, out of which Laxman's share was 23. With a knock of 143 off 131 balls with nine fours and five sixes, Tendulkar made sure that India qualified for the final before getting caught by the Aussie glovesman Adam Gilchrist off the bowling of Damien Fleming.