AUS vs SA, David Warner: Australian Veteran opener David Warner created history in the second semi-final of the ICC World Cup 2023 between Australia and South Africa at the Eden Gardens. With run machine Virat Kohli maintaining his lead at the top of the batting charts, all eyes were on Warner as he is the leading run-scorer for Australia in the World Cup 2023.

WE’RE OFF TO THE FINAL!

A stellar performance with the ball sets up a three-wicket semi-final win against South Africa, and now it’s all eyes on the big dance against India on Sunday! 🏆#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/i1HeMfl7eK

— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) November 16, 2023

David Warner crossed the 500 mark for the second time in the World Cup :-

Australian openers Warner and Travis Head stitched a 60-run partnership for their team in Kolkata to chase down the low but challenging target of 213 runs set by South Africa in the semi-final match.

Batting at a strike rate of 161, Warner scored 29 runs in 18 balls against the South African team in Kolkata. Thanks to this inning, Warner was successful in crossing the 500-run mark for the second time in the World Cup. Earlier, Warner had crossed the 500-run mark for the first time in the 2019 World Cup.

The players who have scored more than 500 runs for Australia in the World Cup are Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Aaron Finch, but not a single player among them could repeat this feat.

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Warner became the third batsman in the world to do so: –

Also, David Warner is the first Australian batsman and only the third batsman in the world to score 500 or more runs in two World Cups. Before this, only two Indians Rohit Sharma and Sachin Tendulkar have been able to achieve this feat.

Players to score 500+ runs in two World Cup seasons:

Sachin Tendulkar (1996 & 2003)
Rohit Sharma (2019 & 2023)
David Warner (2019 & 2023)

Rohit Sharma and David Warner are the only cricketers to achieve this feat in back-to-back editions. pic.twitter.com/A8R2b22lfD

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 16, 2023

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar had achieved this astonishing feat in the 1996 and 2003 editions of the ICC World Cup. In the current World Cup, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma has achieved this feat in the 2019 and 2023 World Cups.

Talking about Warner’s journey in ICC World Cup 2023, Warner has scored 528 runs in 10 matches. During this period he has scored 2 centuries and 2 half centuries.

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