Sachin Tendulkar hit a timely century to lead India to a deserved six-wicket victory over Australia in the first final of the CB tri-series in Sydney on Sunday.
The master batsman was unable to score a hundred on Australian soil in his 37 previous innings, but delivered the knock-out punch when it mattered the most.
He batted through the entire Indian innings to finish unbeaten on 117 and help India take a 1-0 lead in the best of three finals.
This was Tendulkar's fifth hundred in a tournament final, but his first in more than nine years.
We take a look at Tendulkar's match-winning knocks in tournament finals.
| Season | Tournament | Vs | Venue | Runs | Balls | SR |
| 1997-98 | Coca Cola Cup | Aus | Sharjah | 134 | 131 | 102.29 |
| 1997-98 | Singer-Akai Cup | SL | Colombo | 128 | 131 | 97.71 |
| 1998-99 | Champions Trophy | Zim | Sharjah | 124* | 92 | 134.78 |
| 2007-08 | CB tri-series | Aus | Sydney | 117* | 120 | 97.50 |
| 1997-98 | Coca Cola Cup | Kenya | Kolkata | 100* | 103 | 97.09 |
| 1997-98 | Independence Cup | Pak | Dhaka | 95 | 78 | 121.79 |
| 1996-97 | Titan Cup | SA | Mumbai | 67 | 88 | 76.14 |
| 1994-95 | Wills World Series | WI | Kolkata | 66 | 68 | 97.06 |
| 1990-91 | Asia Cup | SL | Kolkata | 53 | 70 | 75.71 |
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