Perth: Australian opener David Warner not only silenced his critics but also left behind two Australian greats as he began his farewell Test series with a century against Pakistan on Thursday.
The explosive Australian opener scored 164 runs in 211 balls with the help of 16 fours and four sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 77.72.
During one of his best innings, Warner, playing under immense pressure to perform after poor Test returns for the last two years, overtook Matthew Hayden (8,625 runs) and Michael Clarke to become the top five run-scorers for Australia in Test cricket. Entered among the makers. (8,643 runs).
In the all-time list, his massive century helped him overtake fellow batsmen Sir Viv Richards (8,540 runs) and Virender Sehwag (8,586 runs).
Warner is now ranked fifth among Australia’s leading Test run-scorers with 8,651 runs at an average of 45.05, 26 centuries and 36 fifties, behind only Steve Smith (9,351 runs), Steve Waugh (10,927 runs), Allan Border (11,174 runs). Runs). Ricky Ponting (13,378 runs).
He already has 22 ODI centuries and one T20 century to his name. Warner is also just 20 runs away from becoming Australia’s second highest run scorer in international cricket.
So far, he has scored 18,477 runs in 458 innings of 370 matches at an average of 42.67 with the help of 49 centuries and 93 half-centuries. His best score is 335*.
He is just inches away from surpassing former Australian captain Steve Waugh (18,496 runs) and becoming second behind Ponting (27,483 runs with 71 centuries in 560 international matches).
Warner has continued his excellent form against Pakistan on home ground.
In eight Test innings against the Asian team at home, he has scored 1,009 runs at an average of 144.14 with five centuries. His best score is 335*.
Overall, in 17 innings of 11 Test matches against Pakistan, Warner has scored 1,417 runs at an average of 88.56, which includes six centuries and four fifties. Talking about the match, Australia decided to bat first.
Warner made an opening partnership of 126 runs with Usman Khawaja (41 runs with the help of six fours in 98 balls).
The left-handed batsman later stitched valuable partnerships with Steve Smith (31 from 60 balls, with four fours) and Travis Head (40 from 53 balls, with six fours), helping Australia score 346 by the end of the day. Reached /5. One.
Aamir Jamal (2/63) was the best bowler for Pakistan, while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, Khurram Shahzad took one wicket each.
