Tendulkar scores his landmark 50th Test match hundred

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Tendulkar scores his landmark 50th Test match hundred

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19 December,2010 09:57 pm

Indian legend batsman Sachin Tendulkar has scored his landmark 50th Test match hundred as they battled to save the first Test against South Africa in Centurion.The 37 -year-old great reached the milestone as India fought back on day four, reaching stumps on 107 not out.Tendulkar, who also passed 14,500 Test runs during the innings, brought up his century with a single off Dale Steyn.Australian captain Ricky Ponting has the next highest number of hundreds in Tests with 39.Tendulkar's century, which included 12 fours and a six, came in a gritty fourth-day fightback from India as they tried to avoid defeat against South Africa.