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Sachin Tendulkar's 146 @ Cape Town v Michael Clarke's 151 @ Cape Town

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Spark

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It's an interesting comparison.

You'd say that in Clarke's favour, aside from the fact he scored 151 at a nonsense strike rate when no one else could buy a run for three innings, it was probably a slightly tougher pitch against a more rounded attack (Philander/Tahir vs. Lopsy/Harris). On the flipside, Tendulkar probably faced the higher quality spell from Steyn, and he scored a huuuuge portion of his runs with the tail (but then, so did Clarke).

In the end, you'd say that the fact that Clarke scored at a nonsense strike rate when no one else could buy a run for two days tips it in his favour. Or I'd say that, anyway. I do mean it when I say it's right up there with the absolute finest innings I've watched live.
 
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rza

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Howe_zat said:
Tendulkar's 146 arguably not even the best innings in the match.
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I couldn't believe my eyes when an article on cricinfo praising Sachin's innnings, and then they say this: "Apart from that, Jacques Kallis scored two special centuries, the second of them through crippling pain ("Someone cutting their own rib", the doctor described it as being)."

What has Kallis done to ex-players and journalists? He must have done something to them, otherwise how do you explain the hatred? The guy scored a century with a broken rib, when his team faced defeat, what more does he need to do? Yes Steyn spell was that good, and if there's anybody who deserves an award then it's him, not a guy who could have been out 10 times in the same innings if it wasnt for the luck on his side on that day. And didn't Tendulkar nick it and didn't walk?

As for the question, I think Clarke's innings was the better of the two, it was flawless.
 
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Yeah amazed at how easily Kallis's innings in that Test have been forgotten. Both absolute masterclasses in their own right.
 
Ruckus

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God he even batted in seismic conditions...is there anything that man couldn't do on that day.
 
andyc

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As I was watching Clarke bat, I thought that it was shaping up to be one the best I've seen. When it was over I thought it was the best one that I've seen, and I'll stick by that. Steyn really had it over him at the start, but he stuck it out and I can't remember him offering any chances. Absolutely loved it.
 
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His first proper "chance" was when he was 110 or something when he nicked one straight through second slip (which begs the question, why the **** would you not have a second slip on that pitch). Apart from that, nothing.
 
Ruckus

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I still don't call that a chance though. I would call a chance as either a bad umpiring decision, where you should have been out e.g. above, or a dropped/missed catch (and perhaps a missed run-out opportunity if you wanted to stretch the definition a bit). Edges that go for boundaries or mistimed shots in the air that just miss fielders are what I'd call streaky, poor batting but, yeah, I wouldn't classify them as chances.
 
Spark

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Hmm, I call that a "chance" in inverted commas because it was such a blatant blunder from Smith that otherwise should have resulted in Clarke's wicket had basic competency had been in place. Not a chance in a traditional sense but the closest you could come up with.
 
Ruckus

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The reason I wouldn't classify it as such is because you can't know for certain if there was a second slip in place if Clarke would have been more cautious, not played at the ball so hard etc.
 
Spark

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I think it was a proper nick tbh to a good ball, he wasn't flashing at it. Will need to check though.
 
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Sachin's knock was great, one of his best ever considering the fact he did it against Steyn bowling one of the best spells of fast bowling ive ever seen. Undeniably awesome knock, but he was out caught behind in the 70s, and inexplicable steyn n co didnt appeal too hard, so Sachin escaped.

As good as SRT's innings was, obviously it wasnt as good as the clarke one. SRT 146= top 5 tendulkar innings, Clarke 151= arguably top 10 test innings of all time. That is all
 
Ruckus

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Spark said:
I think it was a proper nick tbh to a good ball, he wasn't flashing at it. Will need to check though.
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oh ok, I can't recall it myself but fair enough if that's the case then. Still he was already passed 100 when it happened anyway I guess...
 
Manee

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This is an absolute no contest. Clarke's knock was top drawer of all time, Tendulkar's was just a standard century.
 
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Ruckus said:
oh ok, I can't recall it myself but fair enough if that's the case then. Still he was already passed 100 when it happened anyway I guess...
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The last 50 with Siddle was the difference between a great Test knock and one that many here are calling one of the greatest of all time, though.
 
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