ISLAMABAD – Australian Opener David Warner’s wife breaks into tears duringSecond test Match against Pakistan.
Australia opener David Warner slammed his maiden triple ton in the longestformat of the game at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Warner’s wife CandiceWarner, who was also present in the stands, could not control her emotionsafter the opener reached his maiden triple ton.
Warner finished unbeaten on 335 when his side declared their innings at589/3 on the second day of the Day-Night Test against Pakistan, IANS hasreported.
While an elated Warner was seen celebrating after notching up his 300 witha boundary off Mohammad Abbas, wife Candice was spotted wiping tears fromher cheeks after her husband reached the milestone.
With the triple hundred, Warner’s score is now the highest individual scoreat the ground as he surpassed Don Bradman’s 299. He also went past DonBradman’s score of 334, which was also the highest score of formerAustralia skipper Mark Taylor.
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The highest individual score for an Australia lies with opener MatthewHayden with 380. He hit that against Zimbabwe in 2003 in Perth.
Warner’s triple hundred is actually the first from an Aussie since formercaptain Michael Clarke’s unbeaten 329 against India in January 2012.Meanwhile, his triple ton is the first by a left-hander after KumarSangakkara’s 319 against Bangladesh in February 2014.
