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The 18th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 witnessed an electrifying start to the play as Australia’s openers unleashed carnage on the Pakistan bowling unit. The game saw Aussie batters David Warner and Mitchell Marsh 🌳notch up brilliant centuries at M. Chi🌺nnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru and sending Twitter into a frenzy.
The thrilling and breathtaking display of power hitting by the Australian duo even marked just the fourth instanc﷽e in World Cuꦓp history when both openers registered hundreds, creating waves of excitement in the cricketing world.
Massive partnership and a great start to Australia’s innings
Asked to bat first by Pakistan, Australia’s innings witnessed Warner (163) and Marsh (121) orchestrate a remarkable partnership that lit up the Bengaluru stadium. They were not just content with mere fifties but went on to score centuries, firmly asserting their dominance over Pakistan’s bowlers and powering Australia to a mammoth tജotal of 367/9 in their allotted 50 ove𝐆rs. This stellar performance was a testament to their skill, determination, and ability to thrive under immense pressure. Both openers showcased their class and grace while pulverizing the opposition’s bowling attack.
Nevertheless, the Pakistan bowlers did manage to make a comeback towards the end by putting a stop to the Aussie onslaught, with Shaheen Afridi bagging a brilliant fifer and Haris Rauf picking three wickets.
Century on birthday
What made this century from Marsh even more special was the fact that he achieved it on his birthday. This added a layer of sentimentality to the already significant feat. Marsh became only the second player in World Cup history to score a century on his birthday, joining the likes of Ross Taylor, who had achieved this🐷 milestone in 2011 with an unbeaten 131 against🐓 Pakistan in Pallekele.
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Twitter Erupts
As Warner and Marsh pummeled the Pakistani bowlers all over the park, Twitter erupted with excitement. Fans and cricket experts took to the platform to express their admiration for the astonishing display of talent. The internet was flooded with messages, memes, and hashtags celebrating the brilliant centuries by the Aust♏ralian openers. The cricketing world was in awe of this dominating performance and eagerly shared their thoughts and reactions.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
What a stunning opening partnership this i✃s between Warner and Marsh 😍
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
Sensational today from David Warner. Lots of life left in🧔 white ball cricket for him. Other than Mitch Marsh no one really got the better of this surface or the bowling. And that tells you what a great innings it was
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Haanji. Kya jazbaat hain?
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)
This now is becoming mor༺e of a T20 kind of batti⛎ng by Australia. Pakistan are now on a hiding to nothing
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
David Warner has 3 150+ scores at the ICC Cricket Worldꦑ.
No one has more than 1.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Hundred by David Warner.
Hundred by Birthday Boy Marsh 🔥
– Clueless Pakistani bowling at the Chinnaswamy Stadium!
Pak Getting Thrashed and now this is Greatest Partner꧃ship for ൩AUS in WC
— VINEETH𓃵🦖 (@sololoveee)
Warner – Marsh On fire 🔥
— V I P E R™ (@VIPERoffl)
Most 150+ scores in ODI format:
Rohit Sharma – 8
David Warner – 7*
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Australia when Pakistan exist 😭
— Haroon (@ThisHaroon)
David Warner celebrated Mitch Marsh’s century with even more gusto than his own on a day he himself has played a knock that is a celebration of David Warner thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe ODI batter
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)
Warner aur Marsh n♑e aaj Pakistan bowling ka janaza nikaal diya.
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna)
Australia facing Pakistan in a world cup game.
— Dexie (@dexiewrites)
Australia batters vs Pakistan bowling 😅😅
— Kashif Malik (@SportsK89857)