Warner blasts year's seventh ODI ton against New Zealand
ByReuters
Published 09/12/2016 at 08:19 GMT
Opener David Warner's red-hot form has continued, with the pugnacious left-hander smashing his seventh one-day international century of the year to push Australia to 264 for eight in the third and final match against New Zealand on Friday.
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Warner's 156 from 128 balls rescued Australia after they were reduced to 73-4 by New Zealand's seamers early on a chilly summer's day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Having already scored the most ODI tons in a year by an Australian, Warner drew level with the seven tallied by India's Sourav Ganguly in 2000.
Sachin Tendulkar, who made nine in 1998, is the only player to have scored more.
Warner, who hit a match-winning 115 in Canberra on Tuesday as the hosts wrapped up the series 2-0, was dismissed with the last ball of the innings, run out by paceman Trent Boult after having blasted 13 fours and four sixes to fire up a modest home crowd.
Boult grabbed 3-49, including the prized wicket of captain Steve Smith for a duck, while all-rounders Colin de Grandhomme and Mitchell Santner took two wickets apiece.
Power-hitting Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who was fined by his team mates last week after publicly criticising wicketkeeper and Victoria state captain Matthew Wade, was again omitted from the side.
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