Sehwag outclasses Tendulkar

Virender Sehwag slammed the highest score ever in the history of limited overs international cricket by making 219 off 149 balls with 25 fours and seven sixes. Sachin Tendulkar who made an unbeaten 200 off 147 deliveries with 25 boundaries and three sixes against South Africa at Captain Roop Singh Satdium, Gwalior, on February 24, 2010, held the previous record. Virender Sehwag’s 219 was the third highest score in limited overs cricket (list A matches) after Alistair Brown’s 268 for Surrey against Glamorgan at The Oval on June 19,2002 and Graeme Pollock’s unbeaten 222 for Eastern Province against Border at East London on October 19,1974. The hard hitting batsman from Delhi also equalled Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most fours in an innings in limited overs international cricket with 25 fours. He also hit the same number of fours during his unbeaten 200-run against South Africa at Gwalior on February 24, 2010. Sehwag scored 142 runs through boundaries, fours and sixes during his knock. Only Shane Watson made more runs through boundaries in one dayers. The Australian scored 150 runs through boundaries during his unbeaten knock of 185 against Bangladesh at Dhaka on April 11, 2011. He smashed 15 fours and same number of sixes in this innings.
n India recorded their highest ever score in one-day internationals by making 418 for five in 50 overs. It was joint fourth highest ever total in limited overs international cricket. India’s previous highest was 414 for seven in 50 overs against Sri Lanka at Rajkot on December 15, 2009 while their previous highest against West Indies was 341 for three in 50 overs at Vadodara on January 31, 2007.