Sachin wanted to change SCG statistic

Sachin Tendulkar said India had never won a game against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground and he wanted to change that statistic in the first final of the CB Series on Sunday.

Sachin's 117 not out helped India beat Australia by six wickets in the first final and also earned him the Man of the Match award. At the end of the match, a poster read: "Sachin Cricket Ground".

"It is wonderful to end up on a winning note. I just saw that we had never won a game at the SCG and we wated to change that," he said.

Sachin also praised Rohit Sharma for a "terriffic effort".

"Rohit batted well and the partnership was crucial. Today, I batted with him for such a long time. He has a terriffic future," he added.

About his first ODI hundred in Australia, Tendulkar said: "I have been wanting to get an ODI hundred in Australia but in the last series I missed a few. Considering that this was the first final and we restricted them to 239, it was important to get the second half correct as well."