Australian opener David Warner has confirmed that he will retire from international cricket after the T20 World Cup 2024. David Warner has already retired from Test and ODI cricket but is still playing T20I cricket.
David Warner scored 70 off 36 balls on his return to T20I cricket. In the meantime, he was playing in the ILT20, leading Dubai Capitals. He played his 100 T20I and in the process, became the only third Australian cricket to achieve the feat. He joins Aaron Finch (103) and Glenn Maxwell (100) to achieve the incredible feat.
Australia scored a mammoth 213/7 on the back of the good start given by David Warner. He scored 70 off just 36 balls at a strike rate of 194.44. Josh Inglis (37), Tim David (39) and Matthew Wade (21) played key knocks as well.
West Indies in response scored 202/8 and lost the match by 11 runs. Brandon King (53) and Johnson Charles (42) added 89 for the first wicket. However, since then there was no substantial partnership that helped the cause of the West Indies.
Warner on his 100th T20I looked the Warner of old with his splendid strokeplay. He started out as someone who was made for T20I cricket and adapted beautifully to the other formats. He played his last ODI which the World Cup final against India. He played his last Test match at his home ground in Sydney. The southpaw is all set to now retire from international cricket after the T20 World Cup.
Want To Play The T20 World Cup And Finish There: David Warner
“Pleasing to get the win on the board. Was a nice wicket to bat on and you have to make the most of those. Feel great and refreshed, I’m pumped. I want to play the T20 World Cup and finish there and it’s a good journey we’ve got going for the next 6 months. Pretty much the same squad going to New Zealand so it’s important we win there as well,” Warner said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
With the ball, Adam Zampa picked up three wickets while Jason Behrendorff, Glenn Maxwell, and Sean Abbott took a wicket each while Marcus Stonis took two to not allow the Windies to get past in their chase.
It was Australia’s 10th T20I win against West Indies in 20 T20Is with West Indies winning 10 as well. The visitors leveled the Test series 1-1 and were whitewashed in the ODI series. They were bowled out for just 86 runs in the final ODI giving a glimpse of their vulnerability in the format. Skipper Rovman Powel reacted to the first T20I loss saying that the lack of partnerships is why they ended up losing the game.
“We struggled to get partnerships in the middle, good game of cricket in the end though. Need to back ourselves a little bit more. I think the guys did well, just in the middle overs we lost a little bit. (About bowling himself more) When you have set batters and a difficult wicket, it’s difficult to bowl back to back overs so I brought on my strike bowler after we got a wicket. Was a nice atmosphere to play in” said Powell after the loss.
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