Who Hits First ODI Double Hundred in ODI?

As the record for the double century in ODI is recently achieved by Sachin Tendulkar. But when we see the past and we can't ignore womens in the cricket today.

First ever double century in ODI cricket was scored by Belinda Clark of Australia in 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup. Belinda Clark scored 229 not out against Denmark at Mumbai.

Sachin Tendulkar's Double Century:

Runs: 200*

Ball Faced: 147

Strike Rate: 136.05

4's: 25

6's: 3

Belinda Clark's Double Century:

Runs: 229*

Ball Faced: 155

Strike Rate: 147.74

4's: 22

6's: 0

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Sachin Tendulkar

Belinda Clark

India v/s South Africa 2nd ODI: India Wins by 153 Runs

Inspite of the century by AB de Villiers went in vein because of no support was found by him during his inning in the 2nd ODI in Gwalior. After all India wins by 153 runs in the second ODI in Gwalior.

Scene was started when Sachin Tendulkar started his inning by hitting his first 4 in the 2nd over of the match and then he didn't look back and ends with the record individual score of 200* in the ODIs breaking previous highest of Coventry & Anwar. Who held this for a long time.

Dinesh Karthik made 79 off 85 balls. Dhoni remained unbeaten on 68 off 35 balls, while Yusuf Pathan contributed 36. Tendulkar and Dhoni added unbeaten 101 runs for the fourth wicket. India finished at 401/3 in 50 overs. Chasing a victory target of 402, South Africa kept losing wickets at regular intervals and never came back into the match.

South Afirca finally bowled out for 248 in 42.5 overs and lost the match by 153 runs. Villiers remained unbeaten on 114. Hashim Amla made 34.

For India, Sreesanth took 3 wickets, while Ashish Nehra, Ravindra Jadeja and Yusuf Pathan took 2 wickets each. Sachin Tendulkar was declared 'Man of the Match'.

"I dedicate this double hundred to the people of India, who stood by me over these 20 years and always supported me through thick and thin", said Sachin Tendulkar.

It was very good performance by Indian batsmen and bowlers as well. Team efforts lead India to win the match and the series as well.

Next Match: 3rd ODI India v/s South Africa, at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on Feb 27 , 2010 - Saturday.

Another Record by Sachin Tendulkar: 200* Highest ODI Individual Score

Record Record Record… Its been now a decade Sachin is playing cricket and making new records by breaking old records. Here is another one. 200 (Double Century) in one day internationals is the great achievement ever and the man who got it Sachin Tendulkar. He is behind all the records and he prove that he is the master of cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar scored exactly 200 not out against South Africa in Gwailor breaking previous individual highest score of 194 held jointly by Charles Coventry (Zimbabwe) and Saeed Anwar (Pakistan).

SachinTendulkar's innings was breathtaking. He faced 147 balls hitting 25 fours and 3 sixes. His strike rate of 136.05 was higher than any of the other innings on the list of top ten scores one-day international scores.

“I don’t know how to react,” said Tendulkar. “I’d like to dedicate this double-hundred to the people of India for standing behind me for the last 20 years throughout the ups and downs. I felt that when I was 175-plus and it was the 42nd over I had a chance, but I wasn’t actually thinking of it. It was only when I got closer to it that I thought about a double hundred.”

Another Record by Sachin Tendulkar: 200* Highest ODI Individual Score.