Sachin cracks another record

Gwalior: Sachin Tendulkar scored the first ever double century in one day international (ODI) cricket here in the second ODI against South Africa on Wednesday.

Sachin scored the unbeaten double ton. His 200 not out came off just 147 balls. His innings was studded with 25 fours and three sixes. Earlier in he day, the Master Blaster scored his 47th Test hundred.

India set a massive target of 402 for South Africa in the second one day international (ODI) of the three match series here on Wednesday.

Skipper MS Dhoni slammed a quickfire 68* (35 balls) in the slog overs to take India past the 400 mark. India ended their innings at 401/3.

South Africa were all out for 248 runs in the 42nd over.

India are currently leading the three-match ODI series 2-0.

Top one day individual scores so far:

• 200 not out 147 Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) South Africa Gwalior  24.2.2010
• 194 not out 156 Charles Coventry (Zim) Bangladesh   Bulawayo  16.8.2009
• 194   146 Saeed Anwar (Pak)    India   Chennai  21.5.1997
• 189 not out 170 Vivian Richards (WI)   England  Manchester 31.5.1984
• 189  161 Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)  India   Sharjah  29.10.2000
• 188 not out 159 Gary Kirsten (SA)    UAE   Rawalpindi  16.2.1996
• 186 not out 150 Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) New Zealand  Hyderabad 8.11.1999
• 183 not out 145 M.S. Dhoni (Ind)    Sri Lanka  Jaipur  31.10.2005
• 183   158 Sourav Ganguly (Ind)   Sri Lanka  Taunton  26.5.1999
• 181 not out 166 Matthew Hayden (Aus)   New Zealand  Hamilton  20.2.2007
• 181  125 Vivian Richards (WI)   Sri Lanka  Karachi  13.10.1987