It is no hidden fact that David Warner is one of the most talented as well as destructive batsmen of the current era. It is now news that the brilliant cricketer has kept making and breaking records till date. He has again reached a milestone whilst playing in the ongoing 15th season of Indian Premier League. The recent match of Delhi Capitals was against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 5th May, 2022. David Warner played an explicable innings against SRH of 92 runs off just 58 deliveries. With this knock, he completed his 89th half-century in T20 cricket. Not to mention, he also transcended Chris Gayle’s record of hitting the greatest number of half-centuries in the shortest format of the game.
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Warner achieved this major breakthrough against the match with Sunrisers Hyderabad. As a matter of fact, he was formerly a part of the SRH team and had performed for the franchise for long period of 8 years. He was also appointed as the skipper of the team. However, while he made a special knock of 92 runs this Thursday, his innings included 12 boundaries as well as 3 sixes. He was smooth in his gameplay and has once again shown the world, the power he holds with the bat. Chris Gayle, the West Indies’ superstar, has a total of 88 fifties under his possession of records. This record is now broken by the Aussie cricketer, David Warner with scoring his 89th half-century in T20 cricket.
Top 5 Batsmen With Most Half-Centuries In T20 Cricket:
S.No. | Player | No. Of Half-Centuries |
1. | David Warner | 89 |
2. | Chris Gayle | 88 |
3. | Virat Kohli | 77 |
4. | Aaron Finch | 70 |
5. | Rohit Sharma | 69 |