Sachin Tendulkar [Images] 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.

• Tendulkar leads India to victory | Images

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