The Australian batter’s feats in the 50-over arena are often overlooked but his body of work deserves to be recognised as great
riday in Bengaluru was one of those David Warner days. Sure, he got glitter-bombed by the Luck Fairy when he was on 10, his second attacking swing of the bat looping to mid on where it was wildly, impossibly dropped by Usama Mir. But from there he savaged Pakistan’s bowling with a purity of hitting well matched in power and variety.
By then Mitchell Marsh was out for 119, putting on 259 in Australia’s second-biggest partnership at World Cups, beating another Warner effort with Steve Smith against an overwhelmed Afghanistan at the WACA in 2015. It was the second-biggest opening stand for any country, behind Sri Lankan ladder leaders Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Chandana. Warner’s 168 was his third World Cup score above 150, something no other player has done more than once.
When cricketers have an extensive body of work across formats, Test careers tend to occlude the rest. Think of Kumar Sangakkara and people probably think of dreamy left-handed drives, a Test average of 57, more double tons than anyone but Bradman. His 14,234 one-day runs are an afterthought. Shane Watson is remembered for his wrestle with Test batting for mid-range results, not for having one of the best ODI chasing records in history.
But as another massive World Cup innings grew on Friday, his work at the showpiece tournament stood out most. A couple of matches ago he went past 1,000 runs in World Cups, with this his third edition. There are currently 24 players in that group, some of whom played four, five, even six World Cups. It is a group of batting royalty.
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