Tendulkar hits first ODI double century

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

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

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Highest One-Day International Cricket Scores

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.