Sachin Tendulkar: This Test match is not of today but of 24 years ago. What actually happened in Chennai Test in 1999? Completed in exactly 4 days..
Sachin Tendulkar’s hard work was not rewarded. Even though he batted for about 7 hours, he could not win the team. If the scene is cut.. Pakistan won a great victory over Team India. But this test match is not of today but of 24 years ago. What actually happened in Chennai Test in 1999? In that match which was completed in exactly 4 days, despite Sachin’s heroic fight, Team India could not win.
Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai has witnessed many memorable Test matches. Here in 1986 India-Australia test match ended in a tie. In 2008 India-England Test, Sachin Tendulkar – Yuvraj Singh scored 387 runs on the last day.. and gave victory to team India. But this time, even though Sachin Tendulkar fought for almost 7 hours, finally the Indian fans turned away disappointed.
Pakistan’s visit to India after 9 years
Pakistan team came to India for Test series after 9 years. The first match of that series was played in Chennai. This match started on January 28 and ended on January 31. Batting first, Pakistan were bowled out for 238 runs in the first innings. Anil Kumble took 6 wickets for India. In response to this, India managed to score 254 runs in the first innings. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid scored half-centuries for India. Sachin Tendulkar could not open the account in the first innings. Among the Pakistani bowlers, Saqlin Mushtaq took 5 wickets. While Pakistan scored 286 runs in the second innings, India set a target of 271 runs. Shahid Afridi was the top scorer with 141 runs. This time Venkatesh Prasad bowled brilliantly and took 6 wickets.
Sachin bats for 7 hours with back pain..
A target of 271 runs was set before the Indian team who went into bat for the second innings. Team India’s top order batsmen failed miserably in achieving this target. Apart from Sachin Tendulkar and Nayan Mongia, none of the other batsmen could score any notable scores. But Sachin fought till the end. Despite suffering from back pain, he tried to bring his team closer to victory. Mongia also gave him good support.
Sachin batted for a total of 405 minutes and scored 136 runs off 273 balls. At the other end, Mongia played a blistering innings of 52 runs. But the efforts of both failed to bring India to victory. Pak bowler Saqlin Mushtaq once again took 5 wickets. He played a key role in the defeat of Team India. Pakistan won by 12 runs. Sachin scored 136 runs and was selected as the player of the match.
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