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Australia’s explosive opening batter David Warner has now become the country’s leading run scorer in the history of T20 Cricket. Warner who opened the innings for Australia in the team’s opening match of the T20 World Cup 2024 against Oman scored a composed half-century on a wicket that possessed difficulties for the batters as it was assisting the spinners with slow turn and low bounce that was on offer in the night game in Barbados. It was Warner’s innings that ensured that the Mitchell Marsh-led side breached the 150-run mark to post a respectable total on the board.
David Warner: The T20 Giant
The Record
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The left-hander went past former Australian captain Aaron Finch who held the record for scoring the most runs for Australia with the bat in T20 format of the game. Warner who leads the list of Australian batters with the most runs in T20 cricket which also consists of names like Glenn Maxwell and Shane Watson has now scored seven half-centuries for the Kangaroos in the T20 World Cup so far which is the most by an Australian batter in the multi-nation tournament with former all-rounder Shane Watson grabs the second spot with five fifty-plus scores registered to his name.
The Partnership
Warner who scored a half-century on a tough wicket was given good support by all-rounder Marcus Stoinis who played a completely different innings from his partner. Stonis who got off to a slow start shifted gears in the 15th over and started clearing the ropes with ease which lifted Australia to an above-par total against Oman. The hard-hitting all-rounder also contributed with the ball by picking up three wickets and breaking the back of Oman’s run chase.
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The Bowling
In the bowling department, Stoinis was well supported by fellow fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Nathan Ellis along with Adam Zanpa who grabbed his 300th wicket in T20 cricket. Another noticeable factor for the Aussies was part-time spinner Glenn Maxwell who also rolled his arm over in the middle overs of the Oman innings and could play a crucial part going forward in the tournament for the team with the kind of surfaces that have been on offer during the T20 World Cup.
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The Injury
Maxwell’s responsibility in the team increases even more keeping in mind Starc’s injury as the left-arm pacer left the field without completing his full quota of overs which may be a sign of worry for the team management. Having said that Australian team is known for battling against the odds and one would hope that is the case this time around as well.
