<p>Cricket fans watched a historic moment when the seasoned Australian opener, David Warner, inscribed his name into the annals of ODI cricket history during a glittering match between India and Australia. In the first game of a riveting three-game series in Mohali on a thrilling Friday, Warner hit the legendary century mark for sixes.<img decoding=”async” class=”alignnone wp-image-195329″ src=”https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/theindiaprint.com-in-an-exciting-match-between-australia-and-india-david-warner-smashes-a-century-of.jpg” alt=”theindiaprint.com in an exciting match between australia and india david warner smashes a century of” width=”1247″ height=”707″ srcset=”https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/theindiaprint.com-in-an-exciting-match-between-australia-and-india-david-warner-smashes-a-century-of.jpg 298w, https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/theindiaprint.com-in-an-exciting-match-between-australia-and-india-david-warner-smashes-a-century-of-150×85.jpg 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 1247px) 100vw, 1247px” title=”In an exciting match between Australia and India, David Warner smashes a century of ODI sixes 3″></p>
<p>Warner entered the exclusive club with a fierce boundary in the 12th over, becoming the sixth Australian hitter and the 43rd batsman overall to accomplish this extraordinary milestone. The left-handed dynamo demonstrated his skill by dispatching R Ashwin’s delivery over mid-wicket, marking his entry into a select club that includes legends like Ricky Ponting (162), Adam Gilchrist (149), Shane Watson (131), Aaron Finch (129), Glenn Maxwell (128), and Andrew Symonds (103).</p>
<p>Notably, David Warner’s achievement solidifies his position as one of the most productive Australian openers in terms of ODI sixes, ranking with Gilchrist (144) and Finch (127). Warner has amassed an incredible 105 sixes in the T20I format throughout this historic voyage, making him only the third Australian batsman to surpass the 100-six barrier in both limited-overs forms, joining Finch and Maxwell.</p>
<p>The centurion of sixes, though, isn’t just the king of ODIs and T20Is; his sway also extends to Test cricket, where he has sent the ball into the stands 65 times. Warner is at the top of the list of Australian cricketing legends because to his overall tally of 270 international sixes. Gilchrist (262) and Finch (255), who have each compiled a staggering total of 250 or more sixes on the international arena, join him in this stratospheric altitude.</p>
<p>David Warner’s ODI career up to this momentous accomplishment has been nothing short of outstanding. He has played in 147 ODIs and amassed a staggering total of 6,236 runs at an incredible average of 44.86, which includes an amazing 20 hundreds. Warner’s lone rival as an opener for the five-time world champs in terms of runs scored is the famous keeper-batter Adam Gilchrist, who has scored an incredible 9,176 runs in ODIs.</p>
<p>Warner’s spectacular innings, which included six boundaries and two enormous sixes, ended at 52 runs from 53 balls, so the exhilaration was not without its triumphs and setbacks. On that recollective Friday, it was the cunning Ravindra Jadeja who was able to get through Warner’s barriers.</p>
<p>David Warner’s century of ODI sixes serves as a monument to his explosive batting ability and his long influence in the world of limited-overs cricket in the broad fabric of cricket history. Cricket fans anxiously await what more stunning accomplishments this Australian legend has in store as the season progresses.</p>
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