David Warner, one of the best Australian batters, called time on his remarkable international cricket career.
The southpaw batter burst onto the cricketing landscape as a T20 specialist but went on to become a formidable batter across formats for Australia. In a 15-year-long career, Warner saw a fair share of landmark achievements and controversies that will be forever etched in history books.
This article will list 6 of David Warner’s eminent records in international cricket.
100+ Matches in Each Format
David Warner is one of the four players who have featured in 100+ matches in each format — Test, ODI, and T20I. The left-arm opener has played 112 Tests, 161 ODIs, and 110 T20Is for Australia.
First Batter to Score 50+ Runs in 100th Match in Each Format
If making 100+ appearances in all formats wasn’t enough, Warner made each of his 100th match even more memorable by amassing 50+ scores.
In his 100th ODI, he scored 124 runs against India in 2017. 5 years later, the Australian batter turned up the heat in his 100th Test by hammering a double ton against South Africa. He followed the tradition in his 100th T20I by scoring 70 runs versus the West Indies in 2024.
Second Most Runs for Australia Across Formats
David Warner has scored the second-most runs for Australia in all formats combined.
He represented Australia in 383 international matches, accumulating 18995 runs at an average of 42.39, including 49 centuries and 98 fifties.
The southpaw racked up 8786 runs in 112 Tests, 6932 runs in 161 ODIs, and 3277 in 110 T20Is.
Second Most ODI Centuries in a Calendar Year
In 2016, Warner was on a roll in ODI cricket, as he notched up 7 hundreds in the calendar year. This is the joint second-most ODI centuries in a single year, along with Sourav Ganguly (2000) and Rohit Sharma (2019).
500+ Runs in 2 Cricket World Cup Editions
David Warner became the first Australian and, overall, the third batter to amass 500+ runs each in 2 Cricket World Cup editions.
He scored 647 runs in 10 outings in the 2019 edition and accumulated 535 runs in 11 outings in the 2023 edition. Warner’s 535-run contribution was instrumental in Australia clinching the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Most Player of the Series Awards for Australia Across Formats
David Warner has claimed the most Player of the Series (POTS) awards for the Aussies across formats. He has won 13 POTS awards for Australia — 5 each in Tests and T20Is and 3 in ODIs.
