5 times batsmen scored Test centuries before Lunch on Day 1

#5 - David Warner vs Pakistan, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, 2017

David Warner after his record-breaking ton

With the game speeding up, there were plenty of dashing openers who could smash a century before lunch on day one. The names included the likes of Sanath Jayasuriya, Matthew Hayden, Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle, etc. Finally, it was the pocket dynamo of Australian Cricket, David Warner who achieved the feat.

In the third Test match of the tour being played at Sydney, Australian Captain Steve Smith opted to bat first and sent in his openers David Warner and Matt Renshaw. Warner’s intentions appeared clear as he started attacking Pakistan bowlers immediately.

When the first session of day one ended, one Australian opener Matt Renshaw was not out on 25. At the other end, his partner was celebrating his century. David Warner completed the century within a session and in just 78 balls.

The whirlwind innings did not last long and Warner returned to the pavilion with the final score of 113 runs from 95 balls. The assault included 17 boundaries. The hapless Pakistani team lost the Test and the series as well.