Australian opener David Warner's innings went to no end. He was excused for 99 off 112 balls and missed his nineteenth ODI century by one run. Warner hit 12 fours in his innings. In the 38th over of the Australian innings, Dhananjay de Silva got puzzled by wicketkeeper Dickwella.
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| David Warner - Photo : Social Media A five match ODI series is being played between Sri Lanka and Australia. Sri Lanka beat Australia by four runs in the fourth ODI to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 258 runs in 49 overs because of Charith Aslanka's hundred years (110 runs) in the match played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday. In answer, the Australian group was decreased to 254 runs in 50 overs.  Josh Hazlewood, David Warner and Aaron Finch - Photo : ICC/Twitter Australian opener David Warner's innings went to no end. He was excused for 99 off 112 balls and missed his nineteenth ODI century by one run. Warner hit 12 fours in his innings. In the 38th over of the Australian innings, Dhananjay de Silva got puzzled by wicketkeeper Dickwella. He turned into the second batsman on the planet to be puzzled on the score of 99 in ODIs.  Before him, India's VVS Laxman was stumped for 99 against West Indies in the year 2002. Not only this, Warner is the third batsman from Australia to be dismissed for 99 in ODIs. Before him, Matthew Hayden was dismissed for 99 against India in 2001 and Adam Gilchrist against Sri Lanka in 2003. The record of missing a century by one run in ODIs is in the name of former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. He returned to the pavilion three times in the turn of 99 in ODIs.  David Warner - Photo : social media |
With his innings of 99 runs, Warner also achieved a special achievement. He also completed 16 thousand runs in international cricket. Warner is the sixth Australian batsman to achieve this feat. Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Allan Border, Michael Clarke, Mark Waugh are ahead of him. Ponting has 27368 runs to his name in international cricket.
Most runs for Australia in international cricket:
Ricky Ponting: 27368
Stein Waugh: 18496
Allan Border: 17698
Michael Clarke: 17112
Mark Waugh: 16529
David Warner: 16037
