{"id":16157,"date":"2023-10-20T15:37:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/david-warner-celebrates-century-in-pushpa-style\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:37:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:37:04","slug":"david-warner-celebrates-century-in-pushpa-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/david-warner-celebrates-century-in-pushpa-style\/","title":{"rendered":"David Warner celebrates century in ‘Pushpa’ style"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Australia batter David Warner continued to express his love for Bollywood as he celebrated his century against Pakistan in \u2018Pushpa<\/em>\u2018 style during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 fixture at Bangalore\u2019s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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David Warner stole the show with his blistering show against Babar Azam\u2019s men in the fixture. He teed off the Pakistan bowlers, especially pacer Haris Rauf, in the round-robin stage fixture.<\/p>\n

He took his score into triple figures in the 31st over of the Australia innings with a single off spinner Mohammad Nawaz\u2019s bowling. He pushed the ball towards the long-on region and completed his landmark.<\/p>\n

The left-handed batter did his celebratory leap before doing the \u2018Pushpa<\/em>\u2018 celebration.<\/p>\n

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Australia, thanks to David Warner and his opening partner Mitchell Marsh\u2019s centuries, set a record target of 368 runs in the fixture. They put on a record opening partnership of 259 runs to propel the side to 367\/9 in their 50 overs.<\/p>\n

Their previous best was former cricketers Shane Watson and Brad Haddin\u2019s 183-run stand against Canada in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.<\/p>\n

David Warner, who scored his fourth consecutive century against Pakistan, top scored with 163 off 124 balls with 14 boundaries and nine sixes to his name.<\/p>\n

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Mitchell Marsh, on the other hand, struck 10 fours and nine maximums on his way to 108-ball 121.<\/p>\n

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The side were cruising and seemed as if 400 were on the cards in the batting-friendly conditions. However, the side\u2019s chances of crossing the mark were dented by left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi.<\/p>\n

Shaheen Afridi, the son-in-law of former Pakistan captain, was the pick of Pakistan bowlers with his superb figures of 5-54 from 10 overs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n