Chennai: Sachin Tendulkar hit his 41st Test century and along with Yuvraj Singh took India to a historic six-wicket victory in the first Test against England at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.

Tendulkar (103) and Yuvraj (85) took India to victory by an unbeaten partnership of 163 runs for the fifth wicket to achieve the victory target of 387 runs.

When he reached 56, Tendulkar reached 1000 Test runs in the calendar year - a feat that he has achieved for the fifth time in his glittering career.

Tendulkar's knock is a fitting answer to all those who said that Tendulkar has not led India to a victory in a Test by his batting in the fourth innings.

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar hit an unbeaten 103 as India achieved the fourth-highest run chase in history to stun England by six wickets in the first Test here on Monday.

The hosts surpassed the seemingly improbable victory target of 387 on a wearing wicket with 20.3 overs to spare on the fifth and final day to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Reports by session
1st Session: Runs 82, Wkt 3, Ovr 24
2nd Session: Runs 91, Wkt 1, Ovr 26
2nd Session: Runs 83, Wkt 0, Ovr 19.3

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