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On This Day, December 11: Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ton in 1988 in his debut first-class match at Wankhede. Exactly 16 years later, he hit another century, this time vs Bangladesh.
Sachin Tendulkar produced an epic knock of 248 in the first innings against Bangladesh in Dhaka. (Image: ICC/X, formerly Twitter)
December 11 will remain one of the most memorable days in Sachin Tendulkar’s career. While Tendulkar has set innumerable records in his career spanning more than two decades, this day will always be special as he played two epic knocks 16 years apart.
The first ton came in 1988 when Tendulkar showcased his brilliance in his maiden first-class game at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Exactly 16 years later, on the same day, Tendulkar hit another century against Bangladesh. The former Indian batter played that fine knock in the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Tendulkar finished that innings on an unbeaten 248 – his highest score in test cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar, at the age of 15, made his first-class debut against Gujarat. Playing at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, he scored an unbeaten century. With this, he became the youngest Indian to score a century on first-class debut.
Thanks to Tendulkar’s ton, Bombay reached a solid total of 394. The Ranji Trophy match eventually, ended in a draw.
Later, Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar matched his father’s feat by scoring a century on his first-class debut in the Ranji Trophy. Arjun had scored 120 runs facing 207 balls, batting at number seven for Goa against Rajasthan in 2022.
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Sachin Tendulkar went on to hit another hundred on December 11, 2004. This time, the stage was international cricket and the opponents were Bangladesh. Tendulkar remained unbeaten on 159 at the end of the second day’s play. He ended up producing an epic knock of 248 in the first innings. His spectacular innings comprised 35 boundaries.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper at that time, supported Sachin Tendulkar ably, playing a fine knock of 71. Thanks to captain Ganguly and Tendulkar’s brilliance with the bat, India managed to post a solid total of 526 in the first innings.
In the bowling department, Irfan Pathan excelled having registered two five-wicket hauls across both innings. In the first innings, Pathan scripted terrific figures of 5/45 to bowl out Bangladesh for 184.
In the second innings, Pathan scalped six more wickets as the hosts could manage to reach 202. India won the match by an innings and 140 runs.
