Sachin Tendulkar's 200 breaks ODI Record

India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the first ever double-century in one-day international cricket, reaching the landmark against South Africa.

Mr. Tendulkar's 200 not out on Wednesday beat the previous highest score of 194, made by Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry against Bangladesh in Bulawayo last August and Saeed Anwar of Pakistan against India at Chennai in May 1997.

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Mr. Tendulkar's previous best was 186 not out against New Zealand at Hyderabad in November 1999.

Highest individual batting scores in one-day international cricket (x-denotes not out):

200-x Sachin Tendulkar, India vs. South Africa, Gwalior, February 2010

194-x Charles Coventry, Zimbabwe vs. Bangladesh, Bulawayo, August 2009

194 Saeed Anwar, Pakistan vs. India, Chennai, May 1997

189-x Viv Richards, West Indies vs. England, Manchester, May 1984

189 Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka vs. India, Sharjah, October 2000

188-x Gary Kirsten, South Africa vs. United Arab Emirates, Rawalpindi, February 1996

186-x Sachin Tendulkar, India vs. New Zealand, Hyderabad, November 1999

183-x Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India vs. Sri Lanka, Jaipur, October 2005

183 Sourav Ganguly, India vs. Sri Lanka, Taunton, May 1999

181-x Matthew Hayden, Australia vs. New Zealand, Hamilton, February 2007

181 Viv Richards, West Indies vs. Sri Lanka, Karachi, October 1987