ICC World Cup: David Warner becomes second-highest scorer for Australia
David Warner has become the second-highest scorer for Australia at the ICC Cricket World Cup. He achieved the feat in match number 18 versus Pakistan in Bengaluru. Warner surpassed the legendary Adam Gilchrist in terms of World Cup runs for the Aussies. Warner smashed a solid 163-run knock and added 259 runs for the opening wicket alongside Mitchell Marsh. Here are further details.
Warner surpasses Gilchrist in terms of WC runs
Gilchrist scored 1,085 runs for the Aussies in ICC World Cup from 31 games at 36.16. He smashed one ton and eight fifties with the best of 149. Warner is now only behind Ricky Ponting in terms of World Cup runs for Australia. Ponting leads the show with 1,743 runs under his belt at 45.86 (100s: 5, 50:s 6).
Warner has surpassed 6,500 ODI runs
Warner has surpassed 6,500 ODI runs (6,625). He went past Allan Border, who managed 6,524 runs for the Aussies. Warner became the seventh-highest scorer for Australia in ODIs. The southpaw averages 45.37 in ODIs. He owns 21 tons and 31 fifties. Versus Pakistan, he has 839 runs at an average of 59.92.
Joint-fastest to 1,000 World Cup runs
Warner became the fastest to 1,000 World Cup runs, having taken 19 innings to get to the feat. He broke the previous record held by Sachin Tendulkar and AB de Villiers (20 each). However, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma equaled Warner's feat by racing to the mark of 1,000 runs in 19 innings during his 131-run knock against Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Warner slams 163 versus Pakistan
Warner was at his best against Pakistan. He was dropped twice and made the Men in Green pay. His 163 was laced with 14 fours and nine sixes. He struck at 131.35. Marsh fell for a well-made 121.
Warner smashes four successive ODI centuries versus Pakistan
Warner has smashed four successive ODI tons versus Pakistan. Before this knock, he registered scores of 107(111), Taunton, CWC 2019, 179(128), Adelaide, 2017, and 130(119), Sydney, 2017. As per Cricbuzz, Warner has equaled the record of Virat Kohli in terms of most consecutive ODI hundreds against a team. Kohli smashed four hundreds in a row versus West Indies.
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Warner slammed his 7th score of 150-plus in ODI cricket. He is only behind Rohit Sharma (8). Warner smokes his third 150-plus score for Warner in World Cups; no other player has done that more than once.
