Fifty 50-plus scores for Warner
David Warner etched his name on the record books by becoming the first player in the history of the Indian Premier League to register 50 fifty-plus scores.
The burly Australian opener accomplished the feat during his knock of 52 which helped SRH register a comprehensive 69-run win over Kings XI Punjab in Dubai on Thursday night.
An opening stand of 160 between left-hander Warner (52) and his partner Jonny Bairstow (97) put SRH firmly in control, though they would have been slightly disappointed to finish on 201 for six given the platform laid for them.
In reply, KXIP were bundled out for 132 inside 17 overs. The win also helped SRH move up to third in the IPL 2020 table while KXIP continue to languish at the bottom.
Warner currently has 46 fifties -- also the most by some distance -- and four centuries in IPL. Second on the list is RCB captain Virat Kohli with 42 fifty-plus scores to his name in the IPL. This was also Warner's 9th consecutive fifty-plus score against Kings XI Punjab in IPL. This was his 11th fifty overall against KXIP and the second one in IPL 2020.
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