AUS vs SA: David Warner Breaks 3-Year Century Drought With A Ton In 100th Test To Join Greats In Elite Club

The 36-year-old Australia National Cricket Team opening batsman David Warner has finally smashed a century in Test cricket to break nearly a three-year century drought in the purest format of the game.

The veteran left-handed opener was struggling to register big scores in Test cricket for quite some time and questions were raised over his place in the Test team, with many even suggesting that he should consider retirement from the longest format of the game.

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However, David Warner proved the doubters wrong with an innings to remember as he smashed a marvellous century in his 100th match in Test cricket to join the game’s greats in the elite club.

David Warner registered his 25th Test ton in the second match of the three-match series against Dean Elgar-led South Africa National Cricket Team at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. He reached the three figures off just 144 deliveries, pulling a Kagiso Rabada delivery down to fine leg for a boundary and bringing out his trademark celebration.

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David Warner Becomes 10th Man In History Of Test Cricket To Score A Ton In 100th Test

David Warner smashed a phenomenal ton in his 100th Test match and became only the 10th man in the history of Test cricket to register a century in his 100th match.

David Warner joined an illustrious group of names to achieve the unique milestone and he became just the second Australian after Ricky Ponting to achieve the feat. Notably, Ponting is the only player to make dual tons in his 100th Test appearance.

The first nine players to score a century in their 100th Test were -Colin Cowdery, Javed Miandad, Gordon Greenidge, Alec Stewart, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ricky Ponting, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla and Joe Root.

David Warner also became only the second player in the history of the game to register a ton in both his 100th ODI and 100th Test. The first player to achieve this unique milestone was Gordon Greenidge.

Also, David Warner became just the eighth Australian to breach the 8000 Test runs landmark by scoring his first Test century since January 2020, breaking a 27-innings stretch without a hundred. It became his second international ton across formats since January 2020.

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