Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar. To celebrate his legacy, here’s a thread looking at his clutch innings in low-scoring test matches across his career🧵
#HappyBirthdaySachin
For this thread, I’ve considered low-scoring test matches as those that have a batting average of under 30. I’ll be looking at some of Tendulkar’s most impressive innings in these games.
57 v Pak, Sialkot 1989
Match Average: 29.92
In his debut series, 16-year-old Sachin Tendulkar scored a fifty after fighting an injury as he was hit in the face by Waqar Younis
111 v SA, Johannesburg 1992
Match Average: 28.5
A Century in a 1st innings where no one else scored over 25
122 vs Eng, Birmingham 1996
Match Average: 27.09
"Lone Warrior" Knock in 2nd innings where no one else crossed 20
92 vs WI, Bridgetown 1997
Match Average: 20.95
Top Scored India’s 1st innings In a low-scoring affair
136 v Pak, Chennai 1999
Match Average: 25.9
Well-Deserved player of the match for his lone warrior knock in a heartbreaking loss fighting injury
97 v SA, Wankhade 2000
Match Average: 18.83
Won Man of the Match despite India losing for his 97 and 3/10
51 v NZ, Wellington 2002
Match Average: 18.83
“Lone Warrior” knock as India collapsed to 36/5 and no one else scored more than 12
76 and 65 vs Aus, Wankhade 2001
Match Average: 26.36
141 runs against one of the best-ever bowling attacks in a match where the rest of the team averaged 13 across the test match
117 vs WI, Port of Spain 2002
Match Average: 26.92
A first-innings century that led to a significant away win against WI at the time
86 v WI, Kingston 2002
Match Average: 27.07
Fighting 4th Innings knock of 86 as the team collapsed around him
55 v Aus, Wankhade 2004
Match Average: 15.12
Shared a decisive 91-run partnership with Laxman to get India a BGT win
56* vs Pak, Delhi 2007
Match Average: 28.14
Scored a crucial 4th innings fifty to get India over the line
71 v Aus, Perth 2008
Match Average: 29.4
Set up a significant away win in Perth with a fine knock of 71
76 v WI, Delhi 2011
Match Average: 27.68
Scored a crucial 76 in the 4th innings as India chased down 276
Sachin also reached 15,000 test runs during this innings
74 v WI, Wankhade 2013
Match Average: 28.8
In his final-ever test match, the Little Master showed his brilliance once again with a well-made 74 as India cruised to victory.
Thanks for reading. Do let me know your thoughts. Feel free to share your favorite knocks of Sachin in the replies/quotes.
Thanks to @McLovinstatto for helping me out in finding this method of looking for test matches with a certain average
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