Top 5 Sachin ODI knocks vs Australia

#1 134 (131) at Sharjah, 24 April 1998

Sachin played a memorable innings in the final

In the final of the Coca-Cola cup in Sharjah, India had to chase 273 runs against a powerhouse Australian bowling line-up. In a final and that too in an era where 250 batting second was a daunting task, cricket fans were in for a surprise.

Sachin Tendulkar had other plans in store for the Australians, he opened the innings along with Sourav Ganguly and took on the Australian bowling like a possessed man. Shane Warne was struck to all ends of the ground and had figures of 10-0-61-0 after the match. Kasprowicz and Damien Fleming too faced the brunt of Sachin’s bat and when he got out after scoring 134 off just 131 balls at the team score of 248, India were in a comfortable position to win the match, which they eventually did.

It was an innings that will be remembered fondly whenever the name of the ‘Little Genius’ from India is taken and the match will remain in cricketing history as an epic story.