Australia batter David Warner acquired a standing ovation as he performed the final innings of his Check profession on the iconic Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) on Thursday. Warner, who scored a century within the first Check in opposition to Pakistan in Perth, registered scores of 38 and 6 within the ongoing Boxing Day Check at MCG. After being cleaned up by Mir Hamza in his ultimate Check innings at MCG, Warner was not comfortable together with his dismissal. Nevertheless, the gang on the MCG gave him a particular ship off. As the gang applauded him with a particular ovation, Warner appeared visibly emotional as he waved his bat on the crowd and confirmed a thumps-up.
As he was strolling again to the dressing room, Warner made a younger fan’s day by handing his batting gloves to him.
On the floor the place he scored 912 Check runs, and made his T20I debut all these years, David Warner bids farewell to the MCG for one ultimate time #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/0XQ6O74meH
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 28, 2023
On Wednesday, Warner surpassed former skipper and legendary batter Steve Waugh to grow to be the second-highest run-scorer for Australia.
Now in 371 worldwide appearances, Warner has 18,515 runs at a mean of 42.56. He has 49 centuries and 93 fifties in worldwide cricket, with one of the best rating of 335*.
He’s now above Waugh (18,496 runs in 493 matches at a mean of 41.65, with 35 centuries and 95 fifties) and beneath legendary Ricky Ponting (27,368 runs at a mean of 45.84 in 559 matches with 70 centuries and 146 fifties) within the all-time run-scoring record.
In 111 Exams, Warner has scored 8,689 runs at a mean of 44.78, with 26 centuries and 36 fifties in 202 innings. His finest rating is 335*.
In 161 ODIs, Warner has 6,932 runs at a mean of 45.30, with 22 centuries and 33 fifties in 159 innings. His finest rating is 179.
Throughout 99 T20Is, Warner has 2,894 runs at a mean of 32.88, with a century and 24 fifties in 99 innings. His finest rating is 100*.
Coming to the match, Mitchell Marsh and Steve Smith led an Australian fightback after the hosts slumped to 16-4 on Day.
At Tea, Australia had been 107-4 with Marsh on 57 and Smith not out 26 in an important 91-run partnership after a horror begin on a pitch nonetheless providing a lot for the bowlers.
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