Tendulkar century takes India to historic win

Dec 15, 2008

Gautam Gambhir was well-set on 41 and a lot depended on him•Getty Images

He reached his half-century, off 105 balls•Getty Images

VVS Laxman added 41 for the fourth wicket with Tendulkar, but fell to Graeme Swann, caught at forward short leg, for 26•Getty Images

He was well supported by Yuvraj Singh as the pair added an unbeaten 80 to take India to a position of advantage at 304 for 4 at tea•Getty Images

The pair added an unbeaten 163 to guide India a six-wicket win, the highest successful run-chase in Tests in India•AFP

England drew first blood when Andrew Flintoff accounted for Rahul Dravid•Getty Images

James Anderson eventually struck to remove Gambhir, caught at gully by Paul Collingwood, for 66 •AFP

Monty Panesar tried to exploit the rough outside the legstump•Getty Images

Yuvraj reached his half-century soon after tea•AFP

Tendulkar hit the winning runs, reaching his 41st Test century in the process•AFP

Sachin Tendulkar hung around till lunch and at the break India needed a further 174 with seven wickets in hand•Getty Images

Tendulkar made steady progress and his half-century gave India plenty of hope•Getty Images

Kevin Pietersen ran out of options as his bowlers struggled to restrain Tendulkar and Yuvraj who never got bogged down•Getty Images