When the Australians played their bitter rivals England in a group B match at the Kensington Oval on Saturday, June 8, in the T20 World Cup 2024, David Warner’s added his name to the exclusive list of the highest run scorers in the T20 World Cups. With a brisk 39-run innings, Warner became the 5th highest all-time run-scorer T20 World Cups, as he neared Chris Gayle an Rohit Sharma’s run tally in the tournament.
David Warner going out with a bang
England won the toss and Jos Buttler chose to bowl first against Australia. In contrast to the previous game where the circumstances necessitated an anchor, David Warner and his opening partner Travis Head got the Aussies off to a furious start up front.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| V Kohli (IND) | 2012-2024 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 1142 | 89* | 76.13 | 874 | 130.66 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 103 | 28 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 2007-2014 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 1016 | 100 | 39.07 | 754 | 134.74 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 25 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 2007-2024 | 40 | 37 | 9 | 1015 | 79* | 36.25 | 790 | 128.48 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 95 | 38 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 2007-2021 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 965 | 117 | 34.46 | 676 | 142.75 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 78 | 63 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 2009-2024 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 901 | 89* | 26.50 | 672 | 134.07 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 94 | 36 |
Warner scored a quick 39 off of just 16 deliveries, smashing four sixes and two fours while scoring at an incredible strike rate of 243. After he got out, Australia found themselves cruising at 70/1 in 5 overs. They achieved their first 200-run milestone in this tournament thanks to their start.
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David Warner would fancy himself to end his T20 World Cup career in the top two or three spots with two more group stage matches remaining against Namibia and Scotland before the Super Eights and knockout stages. He is currently 64 runs behind Chris Gayle who is in the number 4 spot. The distance with Rohit Sharma is a bit more, of 114 runs. But If Warner holds on to his form, he can fancy himself to climb right behind Virat Kohli on that list.
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