David Warner: Australia thrash Pakistan by eight wickets in opening batter’s final Test
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| Third Test, Sydney Cricket Ground (day 4 of 5) |
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| Pakistan 313 (Rizwan 88, Jamal 82; Cummins 5-61) & 115 (Hazlewood 4-16) |
| Australia 299 (Labuschagne 60, M Marsh 54; Jamal 6-69) & 130-2 (Labuschagne 62*, Warner 57) |
| Australia received by eight wickets; win sequence 3-0 |
Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets in David Warner’s final Test match to seal a 3-0 sequence clear sweep.
Opening batter Warner struck 57 because the hosts comfortably chased 130 to win on the fourth day in Sydney.
An emotional Warner was given a guard of honour by Pakistan and added 119 for the second wicket with Marnus Labuschagne, who made an unbeaten 62.
“I’d like to be remembered as exciting, and entertaining,” stated 37-year-old Warner.
“I hope I put a smile on everybody’s face with the way in which I performed and hopefully the younger youngsters on the market can comply with in my footsteps.
“This workforce, they’re energetic, they’re world class and so they’re a terrific bunch of men.”
Earlier, Pakistan have been skittled for simply 115 having began the morning on 67-7, seamer Josh Hazlewood ending with 4-16.
Usman Khawaja fell for a duck in the primary over however Warner and Labuschagne comfortably negotiated the chase on a sporting pitch earlier than the previous was lbw to spinner Sajid Khan with Australia 11 runs shy of their goal.
Warner, enjoying on his dwelling floor, batted together with his attribute aggression, reaching his half-century from simply 56 balls and hanging seven boundaries.
Pakistan, who have been aggressive in the primary two Tests regardless of the outcomes, fell to their 17th consecutive Test defeat in Australia as solely 4 batters handed double figures in their fourth innings.
Australia captain Pat Cummins was named participant of the sequence for his 19 wickets in the three Tests.
‘He’s going to be laborious to exchange’
| David Warner’s Test profession | ||||
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Warner ends his profession as Australia’s most prolific opener, and the fourth-most profitable opener of all-time in phrases of runs scored, behind England’s Sir Alastair Cook, India’s Sunil Gavaskar and South Africa’s Graeme Smith.
Warner performed 161 one-day internationals and in addition introduced his retirement from that format throughout this sequence, however will proceed to play T20s.
But his profitable profession has additionally been intertwined with controversy.
He was additionally completely banned from holding a management place in Australian cricket groups.
Warner returned from his ban in 2019 and re-established himself as one of many world’s finest openers, which leaves Australia with the troublesome process of discovering his alternative.
“It’s going to be laborious to exchange him,” said Cummins. “He’s principally performed each recreation for the final dozen years.
“He’s an enormous character, he actually units the sport up with the way in which he performs each time he walks out.
“He’s going to be large to exchange. We’ll get pleasure from him for the following day or so whereas we have nonetheless acquired him round.”
