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Tendulkar becomes second highest Test run-scorer
Rajneesh Gupta
November 25, 2007

Sachin Tendulkar [Images] became the second highest Test run-scorer during the first Test against Pakistan on Sunday.

Playing in his 142nd match, the Indian batting ace surpassed former Australia skipper Allan Border's aggregate of 11,174 runs when he scored 24 in the second innings on the fourth evening.

The batsman struck paceman Mohammad Sami [Images] for two fours in one over to reach 27 as India closed in on victory chasing a fourth innings target of 203.

Retired West Indies [Images] batsman Brian Lara [Images] heads the list with 11,953 runs from 131 matches.

Tendulkar holds the record for most Test hundreds with 37.

The following table lists the leading run-scorers in Test cricket:

Batsman

Mts

Inns

NO

Runs

Hs

Avg

100

50

0

BC Lara (WI)

131

232

6

11953

400*

52.88

34

48

17

SR Tendulkar (Ind)

141

228

24

11183

248*

54.81

37

45

13

AR Border (Aus)

156

265

44

11174

205

50.56

27

63

11

SR Waugh (Aus)

168

260

46

10927

200

51.06

32

50

22

SM Gavaskar (Ind)

125

214

16

10122

236*

51.12

34

45

12

Note: Lara's tally includes one match played for ICC [Images] World XI.

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