CLT20: Sachin Tendulkar first Indian to reach 50,000 runs in all formats
Sachin becomes the 16th player ever to reach this landmark in the sport and is the first player from Asia to do so.
In Mumbai Indians' semi-final against Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday, Sachin Tendulkar reached another landmark by completing an astounding 50,000 runs in competitive cricket across all formats.
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Needing 26 runs on the day to reach the mark, Tendulkar tucked the ball towards midwicket for a single off left-arm spinner Yannick Ottley to reach another milestone in a glorious career spanning close to two-and-a-half decades. (Match pics)
He scored 35 off 31 balls before being dismissed by Lendl Simmons. (Didn't know about the record: Sachin)
Tendulkar now has 50009 runs in 953 competitive matches, which includes 551 List A matches, 307 First-class matches and 95 T20 games.
Tendulkar has so far scored 25,228 runs in 307 First-class matches, including a staggering 15,837 runs in 198 Tests.
The 40-year-old has 21,999 runs in 551 List A matches which includes 18,426 runs in 463 ODIs.
Having scored 2747 in the 94 earlier T20 matches, the Master Blaster scored the necessary 26 runs with ease.
Tendulkar has had an ordinary 2013 CLT20 tournament till the semifinals and could score only 20 runs in four matches with a highest score of only 15. (Mumbai beat Trinidad, enter final)
Sachin is also standing on the cusp of another rare feat of becoming the first player in the history of the game to play 200 Test matches, which in all likelihood will be completed in the upcoming two-Test series against the West Indies.
(with PTI inputs)