INDIA 338 (49.5) ENGLAND 338/8 (50)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH ANDREW STRAUSS
England were powerless to stop Sachin Tendulkar piling up his fifth ICC Cricket World Cup hundred in India's 338 all out at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.With a majestic 120 against England at Bangalore, Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score five hundreds in the ICC Cricket World Cup.February 27, 2011 is a date Sachin Tendulkar will remember with pride and exultation. Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly, with four centuries each, now share the second place behind Tendulkar in the ICC Cricket World Cup.He has now participated in 95 century stands in ODIs.
Chasing a record 338-run total, England fought gallantly and shared honours with India as one of the greatest matches in ICC CWC history ended in a tie. Andrew Strauss played captain innings but at the end, the victory was under the Brits' grasp and they threw it away. The Men in Blue almost snatched victory from the jaws of defeat but in the end have to be satisfied with a tie!
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