Top ten performances by David Warner across all formats

#3 145 vs South Africa (Cape Town, 2014)

Warner has a good record against the Proteas

In the modern era, Australia and South Africa have a closely fought rivalry with some epic contests over the years. That some of David Warner’s best batting performances came against the Proteas bowling attack, one of the most fearsome ones in the modern era, is a feather in the left-hander’s cap.

In the Third Test in the engrossing 2013/14 Australia vs South Africa series, Warner notched up hundreds in both innings and wreaked havoc on the South African bowling attack. He made a quick-fire 135 in the first innings, steering the Aussies to a massive score and his ton in the second innings came even at a faster rate. In the mayhem that lasted 156 balls, Warner clouted four sixes and plundered 145 runs thus becoming one of a handful of cricketers to score centuries in both innings of a Test match.

The South Africans fought tooth and nail to save the match but the first innings deficit and the Aussie pace bowlers were too much to cope with. For his twin tons that fetched his team a huge victory, Warner earned the ‘Man of the Match’ honour.