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David Warner scored his fourth consecutive ODI hundred vs Pakistan.

Published - 20 Oct 2023, 17:52 IST | Updated - 20 Oct 2023, 18:53 IST

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Australia and Pakistan are locking horns in Match 18 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Friday, October 20 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and invited Australia to bat first on a great batting track. The decision backfired big time as Australian openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh got involved in a massive opening stand of 259 runs off 203 balls.

Warner in particular looked in imperious touch as he brought up his 21^st ODI hundred. The southpaw reached the landmark in the 31^st over of the innings as he stole a single against Mohammad Nawaz. Notably, it was his fourth consecutive hundred against Pakistan in ODIs and the opening batter celebrated in some style as he jumped in the air in elation. Warner also did the famous gesture from the movie ‘Pushpa’ to celebrate the hundred as the crowd in Bengaluru chanted his name at the top of their voice.

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Watch the celebration here:

Warner went on to play a scintillating knock of 163 off 124 balls smashing 14 fours and nine sixes in his innings. Courtesy of his knock, he rose to the sixth spot in the list of highest run scorers of the tournament. The 36-year-old now has 228 runs in four innings at an average of 57 and a strike rate 109 with one half-century.

Shaheen Afridi picked his third five-wicket haul of ODI career

He got great support from his partner Mitchell Marsh who also brought up his second ODI hundred. Marsh went on to score 121 off 108 balls with the help of ten fours and nine sixes.

However, after the end of their massive partnership, no other batter could score above 21 as Australia finished their innings on 367/9. Shaheen Afridi was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan as he picked his third five-wicket haul in ODIs. The left-arm seamer registered figures of 5/54 in ten overs while Haris Rauf (3/83, 8 overs) also picked up three wickets.

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