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David Warner becomes highest scorer in CWC 2019, creates World Cup history with 166 in AUS vs BAN match

David Warner set many records with his 166 against Bangladesh in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

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  • Jun 20, 2019, 10:33 PM IST

Australia's David Warner is now leading the run-scoring charts in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 after an innings of 166 innings against Bangladesh. Warner (447) had entered the match with 281 runs under his belt in this World Cup so far and scored 166 runs off 147 balls. Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan is second in the list with 425 runs. Aaron Finch (397), England's Joe Root (367) and India's Rohit Sharma (319) are the others in top five.

Warner also displaced England's Jason Roy and Finch to score the biggest individual score of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019. The top five scorer includes Roy (153), Finch (153), England's Eoin Morgan (148), and India's Rohit Sharma (140).

He also created some big records with his century:

1. David Warner creates World Cup history

David Warner creates World Cup history
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David Warner became the first player with two 150+ scores in the history of the World Cup. Before the 166 against Afghanistan, he had scored 178 runs against Afghanistan in the 2015 World Cup. He also slammed the 11th highest individual score in World Cup history.  (Image: Reuters)

2. Big Warner in big tournaments

Big Warner in big tournaments
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David Warner's  knock was also the second-highest individual score by an Australian batsman in World Cups. The record is held by Warner himself, as he had scored 178 runs against Afghanistan in the 2015 edition.  With his 16th century, Warner is now tied with Adam Gilchrist for most centuries by Australian batsmen. He is joint-third with the former wicketkeeper-batsman but remains behind Mark Waugh (18) and Ricky Ponting (29).  (Image: Reuters)

3. 150-plus against 6 teams

150-plus against 6 teams
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David Warner also became the first cricketer to smash 150 or more against 6 different opponents in ODI cricket history. (Image: Reuters)

 

4. David Warner behind Rohit Sharma

David Warner behind Rohit Sharma
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David Warner now has the second most 150-plus scores in the 50-over format. He is now only behind Indian opener Rohit Sharma (7). (Image: AFP)

5. David Warner second fastest to 16 ODI century

David Warner second fastest to 16 ODI century
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David Warner reached the milestone in his 110th innings, same as Team India captain Virat Kohli. South Africa batsman Hashim Amla is the fastest batsman to score 16 ODI hundreds, taking 94 innings. He is second in the list in terms of matches, behind Hashim Amla (97) and ahead of Virat Kohli (115). (Image: Reuters)

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