Sachin hits Century, as India win Chennai Test by 6 Wickets

Breaking News! India made history in Chennai, by chasing the highest-ever total in a test match on Indian soil. India successfully chased 387 runs to win the Chennai test and take a 1-0 lead in the two-test match series.

Earlier, no team had ever chased more than 300 runs in India to win a test match. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar led from the front on Day 5, as he completed his 41st century in test cricket. Sachin remained unbeaten on 103.

Yuvraj Singh played a memorable innings and remained unbeaten on 85. Gambhir also contributed 66. India's historic run chase was set by Virender Sehwag, who massacred the England bowlers yesterday by scoring 83 off 68 balls. For England, Swann took 2 wickets, while Anderson and Flintoff took one wicket each.

The winning run came from Sachin's bat, as he hit a boundary off Swann to signal India's most famous test victory after 1975-76, when India chased 403 runs to win against West Indies in Port of Spain. India made 387/4 in 98.3 overs. This is the fourth highest run chase in the history of test cricket. Virender Sehwag was declared "Man of the Match" for his explosive century.

After hitting his 41st test century, Sachin saluted the brave hearts of Mumbai terror attacks and said "This 100 is for Mumbai". "This is a special victory for us and certainly one among my best innings", said Sachin Tendulkar.