AUS vs SA: Warner became just the 10th batter and second Australian in Test history to hit a hundred in their milestone 100th appearance during the second Test against South Africa at the MCG.
Australia nature David Warner slammed a century in his 100th Test during day two of the Boxing Day match against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Warner reached the mark off just 144 balls with a four down the on- side off South Africa attachment Kagiso Rabada.
The 36- time-old Warner came just the 10th batter and alternate Australian in Test history to hit a hundred in their corner 100th appearance in whites. Former Aussie captain Ricky Ponting is the only batter to score two centuries in his 100th Test.
Warner has been on a spare patch in Test justice and his recent form had come under heavy scrutiny. His 25th Test ton and fifth against South Africa helped Warner end a band of 27 innings without crossing the three- figure mark.
Warner, who made his Test debut in 2011, also went past the 8000- run mark during the knock- the eighth Australian batter to the feat.
Warner’s 25 Test tons places him in the fifth spot among all openers in Test justice. Sunil Gavaskar( 33), Alastair Cook( 31), Matthew Hayden( 30) and Graeme Smith( 27) are the only batters ahead of Warner in this list.
Warner( 45) also has thesecond-most transnational centuries among active players, only behind Virat Kohli( 72). The dashing left- hander also equalled Sachin Tendulkar( 45) for utmost tons as nature across formats.
An emotional and exhausted David Warner retired hurt after a majestic 200 as Australia dominated day two of the alternate test on Tuesday and South Africa wilted in a Melbourne furnace.
Australia was 386 for three, in reply to the caller’s first innings 189, with a lead of 197 runs and the series at its mercy after the six- gate palm in the Brisbane nature.
Short of runs and without a century in nearly three times, a tiring Warner galumphed his way to his third double- hundred from 254 balls before succumbing to cramps and limping off the Melbourne Cricket Ground field with the aid of a coach.
On the way to his 25th hundred, the 36- time-old nature came the eighth Australian to reach,000 test runs, while ending the debate about his place in the side.
Australia number five Travis Head was 48 not out at wholes, with wicketkeeper Alex Carey on nine.
Warner and Steve Smith put on a 239- run stage for the third gate before Smith was caught in the gully for 85 off the bowling of paceman Anrich Nortje.
It was the only gate taken by a bowler on a dismal day two for the Proteas, with Marnus Labuschagne run out for 14 after Australia proceeded on 45 for one in the morning.
Adding personality to injury, Nortje was knocked over by the host broadcaster’s ‘ Spider Cam ’ after lunch, the mobile, string- suspended camera that takes upstanding shots over the ground.
Warner brought up his first hundred by pulling pace forefront Kagiso Rabada to the fine leg hedge, and he celebrated hectically, blowing kisses off his club as the sundecks roared.
On 124 he lay down by the pitch to have coaches work on his confined legs, but rose to his bases to complete his alternate hundred with a four off Lungi Ngidi before retiring.
All- rounder Cameron Green( six) came the alternate batsman to retire hurt after tea, having been hit on the indicator cutlet by Nortje.
With pace forefront Mitchell Starc floundering with a sore middle cutlet on his bowling hand, Green’s injury could leave Australia short- handed in attack.
South Africa, still, may take little heart from Australia’s struggles, with their batsmen having failed to surpass 200 in recent tests. Know More Cricket News…
