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Soumya Sarkar Surpasses Sachin With Record-breaking Ton In NZ

By IANS News December 20, 2023 • 11:00 AM View: 465

Mehidy Hasan Miraz: Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar hit his career-best ODI score of 169 off just 151 deliveries to help Bangladesh post 291 all out in 49.5 overs, breaking legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's 14-year-old record during the second ODI match against New Zealand in Nelson on Wednesday.

The effort from the 30-year-old is the highest score by a Bangladesh men's player away from home in an ODI, and the highest in ODIs by a player from the sub-continent in New Zealand, passing Sachin Tendulkar's 163* against the Kiwis in Christchurch in 2009.

The total of 291 is also Bangladesh's highest ODI score in New Zealand.