Sachin Tendulkar scored splendid unbeaten double century against South Africa in the second ODI in Gwalior. Despite AB de Villiers’ unbeaten 114, the visitors did not come near a gigantic total of 401 and lost the three-match series 2-0.

India after opted to bat first lifted by Tendulkar’s wonderful act was always going to be difficult to follow as later South Africa while chaing the target stalled out out despite de Villiers made a fair fist of it despite receiving little support.

After Hashim Amla had continued his superb tour with a 22-ball 34, laced with seven boundaries, India’s bowlers chipped away regularly, leaving the visitors tangled at 105 for 6 in the first fifteen overs. Sreesanth took two wickets, and Yusuf Pathan continued JP Duminy’s misery. The pinch-hitters and regular batsmen failed, leaving Mark Boucher and Wayne Parnell to stoically block while de Villiers fought on.

As earlier in the day, keeper-batsmen Dinesh Karthik and Dhoni composed explosive fifties, but the darling of the crowd was Tendulkar, who struck 25 fours and three sixes in his record-breaking knock. Wayne Parnell’s two wickets cost a massive 95 runs, and in between Karthik (79) shared 194 with Tendulkar, scoring three sixes and four fours.