David Warner, the swashbuckling Australian opener, smashed his maiden triple century on Day 2 of the ongoing Pink-Ball Test against Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval on Sa♏turday.
The sou💮thpaw reached the 300-run mark by hitting a boundary towards the mid-wicket r꧋egion.
On Friday, Warner opened the batting with Joe Burns (4), and till stumps, he was batting on 166 not out. His incredible 361-run partnership with No. 3 Marnus Labuschag꧃ne dominated Pakistan bowling attack.
In the first session of play on Day 3, Warner took a single on the last delivery of 84th over of tಌhe innings to complete his double centu🐽ry.
Before fans and experts could anticipate if Warner will break Brain Lara’s 400 run milestone, the Aussie skipper Tim Paine declared the innings. Warner remained unbeaten on 335.
After the de🅺claration, Warner receives a guard of honor from his tea🅠m-mates near the boundary rope.
Warner entered his name into the record books:
- 335* – Highest score by any player at the Adelaide Oval; previous best: Sir Don Bradman – 299*
- 335*- Highest score by an Aussie in Test cricket after Matthew Hayden’s 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Absolute🗹ly wonderful to watch What a p🌜layer many many congratulations mate soo happy for you . 👍🏻👍🏻
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19)
Congratulations for a triple jump!
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Declaration when the lights start to ta🌠ke affect. More swing, more seam, more trouble for the tourists. Well batted
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg)
There have now been 2 triple-centuries in pink ball Tests (Azhar Ali & Warner) – 1 every 6.5 Tests.
There have been 29 triple-centuries in 2359 red ball Tests – 1 every 81.3 Tests— Andrew Samson (@AWSStats)
Banned, shamed & vilified over Sandpaper-gate….taunted & mocked during an Ashes series in which he could barely buy a run…. now he's scored 300 on what would have been his great mate Philip Hughes' 31st birthday.
A stunning redemption for . 👏👏👏👏— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)
We're running out of adjectives for 😭
What an innings, ohh what an innings!! 🔥
3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for the pocket 🧨
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— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
David Warner scores a triple hundred v Pakistan
– The first triple hundred at the Adelaide Oval
– Second ever in a Day/Night Test (after Azhar Ali)
– Fourth triple hundred in Tests v Pakistan
– Seventh by Australian batsman in Tests— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
David Warner's triple century:
– His first in Tests
– First by any batsman at Adelaide
– 4th by any batsman in Australia
– 4th by any batsman v Pakistan
– 7th Australia batsman— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
For the cracking rate☂ at which he has scored runs, this is a remarkable triple century by , even allowing for poor Pak bowling attack. Unless he makes a mistake out of fatigue or Aus declare to pick up some wickets, Brian Lara’🎃s record score unsafe today
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
A 300 is special. is making up very quickly for a lean Ashes. And spare a thought for Yasir Shah who ꩵis about to go past﷽ 200 again
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
335* by David Warner – now the 10th highest Test score!
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
Last two Test triple centurions…
Karun Nair David Warner
100 in 185b (185b) in 156b (156b)
200 in 306b (121b) in 260b (104b)
300 in 381b ( 75b) in 389b (129b)— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
Well played ..
As I said.. you don’t get many opportunities to make a #300
Awesome bud!! Wow!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano)
What a knock 👏👏👏. Wh♐at fitness what concentration. Great commitment .
— Salman Butt (@im_SalmanButt)
300. His maiden triple century and the highest test score ever at this venue. Second on the list? Bradman of c💯ourse. Another incredible milestone from David Warner.🧸. What a journey back.
— Melanie McLaughlin (@Mel_Mclaughlin)
Davidꦍ Warner becomes the fourth batsm🐠an to hit a triple-hundred against Pakistan after Sir Gary Sobers, Mark Taylor and Virender Sehwag
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
Un…believe….able!!! Still more in the tank
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
519 minutes
389 balls
37 fours300 NOT OUT
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
3avid Warner!
Excellent ton. But let's whisper loudly there is something more coming!
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
David Warner p꧅asses 334, a🍷s Mark Taylor applauds 👏
Australia declare with Warner on 335*
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket)
Australia declare on 589/3
David Warner remains unbeaten on 335, the second highest individual score for an Austral💞ian in Tests 🔥 👉
— ICC (@ICC)