India vs West Indies DLF Cup 2006 | Sachin Tendulkar's 40th ODI Century:A Memorable Comeback

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West Indies scored their first win in the DLF Cup with a little help from Messrs Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis. They beat India by 29 runs, who will consider themselves unlucky to have lost after a magnificent unbeaten 141 from Sachin Tendulkar helped them post 309. West Indies had reached 141 from 20 overs when rain came down, and steadily pitter-pattered down till play had to be called off.
That the rain came down when it did was disappointing, as the game was perfectly set up. Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan had given West Indies a good start and, with Brian Lara just getting warmed up, a good chase of a testing total was in the offing.
When Rahul Dravid won the toss and chose to bat, all eyes were on Tendulkar, who was back in the side after a lay-off through injury. However, it almost went pear shaped in the third over. Tendulkar - who had his first boundary through a half-edged half-steered stroke past the slips cordon - edged one that was headed straight to Chris Gayle's lap at first slip before Carlton Baugh dived across and parried the ball away in an attempt to take an athletic catch.
Reprieved on 5, Tendulkar helped himself to another 136, carrying his bat in an ODI for just the second time. But it was not smooth sailing all along for Tendulkar, who sported a blue brace on his left elbow as a reminder of the injury that has dogged him in the recent past. The manner in which he began - and it would be fair to describe it as edgy - gave plenty of hope to the West Indian attack. After the dropped catch Tendulkar managed to get a grip, playing two crisp straight drives that cannoned into the stumps at the non-striker's end. A trademark whip through midwicket for four settled the nerves, and India were on their way.
Virender Sehwag stayed long enough to uppercut one crisp six, but soon got a good-length ball that scooted along the floor and crashed into the stumps. Mahendra Singh Dhoni suffered a similar fate, and suddenly it looked as though India may fall short of a genuinely big score. But Tendulkar, who was well set and had seen enough of the pitch to know what shots held the minimum risk, hit two glorious sixes over cover. The timing, transfer of weight and execution were spot on. Suresh Raina contributed a breezy 34, but the first half of the day certainly belonged to Tendulkar who got his 40th ODI century.
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