AUS vs SA 2023: David Warner Broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record and set a new record for the most centuries by an opener in international cricket: David Warner broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar in the 2nd ODI match of the series against South Africa after scoring his 46th international century as an Opener across all formats.
Warner scored 106 runs in 93 balls against South Africa at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. He knocked his 20th ODI century for Australia in the ODI format as an Opener. On 09 September 2023, Australia played the 2nd ODI match of the ODI series against South Africa.
Australia won the match by 123 runs against South Africa. Australia regained the top spot in the latest ICC Men’s ODI team rankings after winning the 2nd ODI match against South Africa. Australia won the ODI series 2-0 against South Africa in South Africa.
The left-handed opening batsman David Warner has scored a total of 46 centuries in international cricket: 25 in Test cricket, 20 in ODI cricket, and 1 in T20I cricket for his national team.
Warner began his international cricket career for the Australian national team in 2011. He scored his first international century against New Zealand in a Test Series in 2011.
This year, Warner revealed his retirement plan from international cricket after the home test series against Pakistan in 2023-24.
Warner led Australia in white-ball cricket, captaining in 3 ODIs and 9 T20Is. He was the part of winning Australian team in the ICC World Cup David Warner and the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
Most Centuries by Opener in International Cricket in All Format:
- David Warner (AUS) – 46
- Sachin Tendulkar (IND) – 45
- Chris Gayle (WI) – 42
List of centuries by David Warner in International Cricket across all formats:
Test centuries scored by David Warner:
New Zealand – 3 centuries
India – 3 centuries
South Africa – 4 centuries
England – 3 centuries
Pakistan – 2 centuries
West Indies – 1 century
Bangladesh – 2 centuries
ODI centuries scored by David Warner:
Sri Lanka – 4 centuries
England – 1 century
Afghanistan – 1 century
India – 3 centuries
South Africa – 4 centuries
New Zealand – 2 centuries
Pakistan – 3 centuries
Bangladesh – 1 century
T20I centuries scored by David Warner:
Sri Lanka – 1 centuries
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