Friday, 29 September 2017

India vs Australia 4th ODI: Warner’s special hundred ends Australia’s losing streak

Source: battingwithbimal.com --- Thursday, September 28, 2017
David Warner hit his 14th ODI century Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo Australia opener David Warner thumped a sensational 124 to lead his side to a 21-run consolation win over India in the fourth ODI in Bangalore. Warner’s century, which reduced the series deficit to 3-1, was a historic one as he became just the eighth batsman in ODI history to score a century in his 100th match. Furthermore, Australia finally snapped their 11-game losing streak away from home and ended India’s nine-game winning streak in ODIs. Australia captain Steve Smith would have been delighted with his decision to bat first as Warner and Aaron Finch amassed a spectacular 231-run partnership, which is the highest stand in ODI history at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Warner brought up his hundred during the epic partnership, while Finch was on the verge of reaching the triple figure mark himself. Aaron Finch fell six runs short of his ninth ODI hundred Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo Warner looked on track for a massive score, but his innings came to an end when he was caught by Axar Patel at wide long-on off the bowling of Kedar Jadhav for 124, which came off 119 balls and included 12 boundaries and four sixes. Finch didn’t add a single run to his score after Warner’s dismissal as he ended up being caught by Hardik Pandya at mid-on off the bowling of Umesh Yadav for 94, which came off 96 deliveries and included 10 boundaries and three sixes. Yadav ...



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