Archive · 20 Nov 2025
Tendulkar's Historic 30,000 Runs in 2009
On this day in 2009, Sachin Tendulkar made history by becoming the first person to score 30,000 runs in international cricket.
He did this while playing against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad.
In the same match, he also scored a century.
Sachin Tendulkar is the all-time leading run scorer in international cricket with 34,357 runs.
Kumar Sangakkara is second with 28,016 runs.
Sachin Tendulkar became the first to reach 30,000 international runs in 2009
Achieved this feat against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad
Scored a century in the same Test
Ended career with 34,357 runs
Kumar Sangakkara is second with 28,016 runs
- Who
- Sachin Tendulkar
- What
- Scored 30,000 international runs
- When
- November 20, 2009
- Where
- Ahmedabad, India
- Why
- To set a new record in international cricket
- Total Runs
- 34,357
- Tests
- 15,921
- ODIs
- 18,426
- T20Is
- 10
- Centuries
- 88 (Tests: 43, ODIs: 45)