David Warner overtakes Virat Kohli, now fourth in total World Cup runs | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Australian opener David Warner surpassed India’s Virat Kohli to claim the fourth position in the list of the highest run-scorers in ICC World Cup history. This achievement came during the World Cup match against New Zealand in Dharamshala.
Warner displayed excellent form in the game, accumulating 81 runs from just 65 balls, including five fours and six sixes, at a striking rate of 124.61.
In his 24 World Cup matches, Warner has amassed 1,405 runs with an impressive average of 63.86 and a striking rate of nearly 102. He has recorded six World Cup centuries, the most by any Australian, in addition to four half-centuries, with his highest individual score being 178.

In the ongoing World Cup, Warner has tallied 413 runs in six matches at an average of 68.33 and a striking rate exceeding 112. He has secured two centuries and a fifty, with a best score of 163.
On the other hand, Virat Kohli has amassed 1,384 runs in 31 matches at an average of 55.36, including three centuries and nine half-centuries.
Sachin Tendulkar (2,278 runs in 45 matches at an average of 56.95, with six centuries and 15 fifties), Australia’s Ricky Ponting (1,743 runs in 46 matches at an average of 45.86, with five centuries and six fifties) and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara (1,532 runs in 37 matches at an average of 56.74, with five centuries and seven fifties) are ahead of Warner.
Coming to the match, a 175-run opening stand between Travis Head (109 in 67 balls, with 10 fours and seven sixes) and Warner and contributions from lower middle-order such as Glenn Maxwell (41 in 24 balls, with five fours and two sixes), Josh Inglis (38 in 28 balls, with four boundaries and a six) and skipper Pat Cummins (37 in 14 balls with two fours and four sixes) powered Aussies to 388 in 49.2 overs.
Glenn Phillips (3/37) and Trent Boult (3/77) were the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand. Mitchell Santner got two wickets while Matt Henry and James Neesham took one each.
Australia have three wins in five games while New Zealand have four wins in five matches.
(With ANI Inputs)