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ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023: David Warner smashed his third 150+ score in his ODI World Cup career

In the crucial encounter against Pakistan at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, David Warner smashed his third 150+ score in his ODI World Cup career to extend his record.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 23.10.2023
David Warner smashed his third 150+ score in his ODI World Cup career

After their poor start at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, the five-time ODI World Cup winners Australia are back on track with two successive victories. In the crucial encounter against Pakistan, David Warner smashed his third 150+ score in his ODI World Cup career to extend his record.

Both Australia and Pakistan were desperate to win the match when they faced each other in the 18th game at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in Bengaluru. After Pakistan chose to field first, Australia scored 367/9 in 50 overs, majorly thanks to the 250+ opening partnership. In reply, Pakistan were all out for 305 runs in 45.3 overs as the Aussies won the match by 62 runs.

Australian openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh provided a very strong start for Australia. The opening partnership put 259 runs on the board in 203 balls. While Marsh scored 121 runs in 108 balls with 10 fours and nine sixes after completing his century in 100 balls, Warner scored 163 runs in 124 balls with 14 fours and nine sixes.


David Warner recorded his 5th CWC century and 3rd CWC 150+ score


The left-handed Australian opening batter Warner completed his first 50 runs in 39 balls. Later, he completed his 21st ODI century in 85 balls. It was Warner’s fifth century in his Cricket World Cup career. Warner then reached his third CWC 150 runs in 116 balls.

  • While Warner is the only batter to hit more than one 150+ score in the CWC history, he has extended it to three. Before his 163-run knock, he scored 178 runs (vs Afghanistan at Perth in 2015) and 166 runs (vs Bangladesh at Nottingham in 2019) in his CWC career.

  • After Ricky Ponting’s five CWC centuries, Warner became the second Australian to record five CWC hundreds.

  • Warner became the fifth batter to record at least five CWC centuries.


Also Read: Players with most centuries in ODI World Cup history


David Warner and Mitchell Marsh giant opening partnership

Also, the 259-run opening partnership between Warner and Marsh was the second-highest opening partnership in the CWC history (Check List 1). Meanwhile, it was Australia’s second-highest CWC partnership for any wicket (Check List 2). Also, it was the sixth-highest partnership for any wicket in the CWC history (Check List 3).


ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: List of highest opening partnerships (List 1)


Partners (Team)

Partnership Runs

Opposition

Venue

Date

Upul Tharanga & Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)

282

Zimbabwe

Pallekele

March 10, 2011

David Warner & Mitchell Marsh (Australia)

259

Pakistan

Bengaluru

October 20, 2023

Upul Tharanga & Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)

231*

England

Colombo (RPS)

March 26, 2011

Saeed Anwar & Wajahatullah Wasti (Pakistan)

194

New Zealand

Manchester

June 16, 1999

Rohit Sharma & KL Rahul (India)

189

Sri Lanka

Leeds

July 6, 2019

(Updated until October 20, 2023)


ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: List of highest partnerships for Australia (List 2)


Partners

Partnership Runs

Partnership Wicket

Opposition

Venue

Date

David Warner & Steven Smith

260

2nd

Afghanistan

Perth

March 4, 2015

David Warner & Mitchell Marsh

259

1st

Pakistan

Bengaluru

October 20, 2023

Ricky Ponting & Damien Martyn

234*

3rd

India

Johannesburg

March 23, 2003

Mark Waugh & Steve Waugh

207

3rd

Kenya

Visakhapatnam

February 23, 1996

Michael Clarke & Brad Hodge

204

4th

Netherlands

Basseterre

March 18, 2007

(Updated until October 20, 2023)

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: List of highest partnerships (List 3)


Partners (Team)

Partnership Runs

Partnership Wicket

Opposition

Venue

Date

Marlon Samuels & Chris Gayle (West Indies)

372

2nd

Zimbabwe

Canberra

February 24, 2015

Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid (India)

318

2nd

Sri Lanka

Taunton

May 26, 1999

Upul Tharanga & Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)

282

1st

Zimbabwe

Pallekele

March 10, 2011

Devon Conway & Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)

273*

2nd

England

Ahmedabad

October 5, 2023

David Warner  & Steven Smith (Australia)

260

2nd

Afghanistan

Perth

March 4, 2015

David Warner & Mitchell Marsh (Australia)

259

1st

Pakistan

Bengaluru

October 20, 2023

(Updated until October 20, 2023)

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