sachin 100

Sachin 100

41. Century 41
Match : India Vs Kenya
Venue : County Ground, Bristol : Year 1999

In the group stages of the ICC World Cup 1999, Sachin scored a memorable knock of 140 runs unbeaten as he returned from an emotional period after losing his father.
42. Century 42
Match : Sri Lanka Vs India
Venue : Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo : Year 1999

Playing now as the Indian Captain, Sachin replaced Azhar after a dismal performance in the 1999 WC. Sachin scored 120 runs, yet another ton reaching his tally of 23 ODI hundreds in the 6th ODI of Aiwa Cup. India won the match by D/L method.
43. Century 43
Match : India Vs New Zealand
Venue : PCA Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh : Year 1999

Kiwis dismissed the Indians for a very low score of 83 runs in the First test match, 1999. Batting second innings, India reached peak with the splendid performances by Tendulkar and Dravid who scored 126 unbeaten and 144 runs resp. The game ended in a draw.
44. Century 44
Match : India Vs New Zealand
Venue : Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad : Year 1999

In the same tour of 1999, India posted a score of 500 in the first innings. Thanks to Sachin's power packed performance as he reached his double hundred score of 217 runs, in Test Matches.
45. Century 45
Match : India Vs New Zealand
Venue : Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan : Year 1999

With the Indians playing against the Kiwis in the ODI series of 1999, the Little Master galloped his way to a pacy unbeaten 186 runs. India won the match by a whopping 174 runs.
46. Century 46
Match : Australia Vs India
Venue : Melbourne Cricket Ground : Year 1999

The 2nd Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy saw the genius strike another century score of 116 runs. Tendulkar played a majestic knock under pressure and which would be his only in the entire series. India lost the match and also the series by 3-0.
47. Century 47
Match : India Vs South Africa
Venue : IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara : Year 1999

After a horrible display of cricket in the Border Gavaskar trophy 1999, Sachin stepped down from captaincy. The next home series against the South Africans turned out rather well. In the 2nd ODI, Sachin smashed his way to 122 runs increasing his tally to 47 hundreds in Internatinal cricket. India won the game and gained a 3-1 lead in the series.
48. Century 48
Match : India Vs Sri Lanka
Venue : Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium : Year 1999

Yet another century on Sharjah pitch which ended in a loss. Sachin scored 101 runs but ended on the defeating side in the 1st ODI of the Coca-Cola Champions Trophy. Sachin now had 26 tons in his ODI career.
49. Century 49
Match : India Vs Zimbabwe
Venue : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi : Year 2000

India played Zimbabwe in a home series in 2000. The first test saw magnificent scoring by Dravid who scored his first double hundred and Sachin putting 122 runs. India soon declared and won by comprehensively.
50. Century 50
Match : India Vs Zimbabwe
Venue : Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur : Year 2000

The 2nd Test of the Zimbabwe series in the year 2000 became a landmark as his second test double hundred also marked his fiftieth International century.