David Warner smokes his sixth Test hundred against Pakistan
What's the story
Star Australian opener David Warner smoked a fine century against Pakistan in the Test series opener in Perth.
Warner was at his aggressive best as he scored runs all over the park.
This was his sixth Test ton against the Pakistan team and 26th overall in the format.
The veteran ended up scoring 164 off 211 balls (16 fours, 4 sixes).
Knock
A remarkable knock from Warner
Warner, who has blown hot and cold in Tests lately, backed his attacking instinct against Pakistan.
Batting first in the series opener, the Aussies were off to a fine start with openers Warner and Usman Khawaja (41) adding 126 runs.
Warner was the aggressor in the partnership. He later stitched half-century stands with Steve Smith (31) and Travis Head (40) as well.
Stats
8,500 runs in Tests
With his 13th run in the match, Warner became the seventh Australian to touch the 8,500 run mark in Test matches.
He joined prominent names like Ricky Ponting (13,378), Allan Border (11,174), Steve Waugh (10,927), Steve Smith (9,320), Michael Clarke (8,643), and Matthew Hayden (8,625) in this elite list.
Only Hayden is ahead of Warner in terms of Test runs as an Australian opener.
Stats
Decoding his Test stats
He has raced to 8,651 runs in 110 Tests at an average of 45.05.
He has hammered 36 fifties and 26 centuries (200s: 3).
At home, he has clobbered 5,303 runs in 56 Tests, averaging 59.58.
In 51 away Tests (home of opposition), he has raced past 3,065 runs at 31.59. He tallies 283 runs in three neutral Tests at 47.16.
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Stellar numbers against Pakistan
Warner has accumulated over 1,417 runs against Pakistan in 11 Tests.
While he averages 88.56 against this team, he does not average 70 or more against any other nation.
The southpaw owns six tons and four fifties against Pakistan in the longest format.
He has not scored as many or more Test tons against any other team.
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Averages 140-plus at home against Pakistan
Warner has accumulated 1,009 runs across six Tests against Pakistan at home.
The tally includes five centuries and a solitary fifty. His only triple ton in Tests also came against Pakistan (335* in Adelaide, 2019).
Warner's average in these games is a jaw-dropping 144.14.
He became the second Aussie after Greg Chappell (1,200) to complete 1,000 Test runs against Pakistan at home.