David Warner Surpasses Legends and Equals the Great Ricky Ponting With a Thunderous Ton.
Australian dangerous opener David Warner bagged a fiery century against Pakistan in the 18th match of the mega event in 2023. With this century, he surpasses some legends and equals the great Kumar Sangakkara and Ricky Ponting in terms of the most tons in the history of the World Cup.
Now he is just behind the god of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, and hitman Rohit Sharma. He scored his 21 ODI century, and it was his fifth in World Cups and his first in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
David Warner smashed his 21st century in the ODI format.
David Warner was under pressure and under questions before the game because he could not match his standards in previous games. He started off nicely and looked very aggressive from the very first ball. The left-hander’s first six over square-legs displayed his aggressive mental set. Firstly, he completed his half century, and soon he bagged his fifth century in World Cups and 21 over all in ODI format.
In his inning, he smashed 163 runs, which was his third 150+ score in mega events and the feat of most 150 runs (3) in World Cups. In his knock, the 36-year-old struck nice sixes and 14 fours.
His partnership with Mitchell Marsh
David Warner threaded a gigantic partnership of 259 in just 34 overs with birthday boy Mitchell Marsh, who also bagged a hundred. From the first over, both batters looked to attack the Pakistani bowlers and smash bowlers all around the ground. Both players completed the centuries in the 31st over.
He completed his century with a single through deep midwicket, where Mitchell Marsh struck a punch on the off side to get the mile stone. It was the third-highest partnership in the history of World Cups so far and the highest in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
With this century, David Warner packed plenty of milestones; he entered the list of top ton getters by surpassing legends and became the first player to score three 150+ scores. He also became the first player to score four consecutive centuries against Pakistan.
