David Warner Achieves Big Feat In ODI World Cup History

08.10.2023 - 14:11 sports.ndtv.com

Australian opener David Warner crossed the 1000-run mark in the ICC Cricket World Cup on Saturday, becoming the only third Aussie to do so.

The southpaw achieved this milestone during his country's World Cup campaign opener against India in Chennai. In the match, Warner scored a solid 41 in just 52 balls.

His knock consisted of six fours and runs came at a striker rate of over 78. In 19 World Cup matches since his tournament debut in 2015, he has scored 1,033 runs at an average of 60.76 and a strike rate of over 97.

He has four centuries and three fifties, with the best score of 178. He is the 17th highest-scorer in WC of all time. The 2019 edition of the tournament was an incredible one for Warner.

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